TTAADC Election: Around 21.5% voter turnout recorded till 9 am

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Agartala: The overall voter turnout in the ongoing General Election of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) 2026 stood at around 21.5 per cent till 9 am, according to official polling data.

As per the 2-hourly polling report, out of a total of 951,613 registered voters, nearly 204,679 electors exercised their franchise in the first two hours of polling from 7 am to 9 am, showing strong participation during the morning hours.

Between 7 am and 9 am, around 100,058 male voters cast their votes, while 104,621 votes were cast by women, indicating a higher female voter turnout.

Among constituencies, several ST-reserved seats, including Kathalia-Mirza Rajpur, Maharani-Chelagang, and Ramchandraghat, reported comparatively higher turnout, touching around 24-25 per cent, while constituencies such as Machmara, Chaumanu, and Dasda-Kanchanpur recorded relatively lower participation in the range of 20-21 per cent.

Dhamcharra-Jampui recorded the lowest voter turnout so far, with just 16 per cent of the voters coming to vote in the first two polls.

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According to Tripura State Election Commission Secretary Anurag Sen, a total of 1,257 polling stations have been set up to ensure smooth voting across all 28 constituencies of the TTAADC.

The election will cover 16 subdivisions under the TTAADC areas, with a total of 962,547 registered voters, including 481,959 male voters, 480,582 female voters, and six transgender voters.

The contest features 173 candidates, of which 165 are male, and eight are female.

For smooth and peaceful polls in the election in the autonomous area, TSR and Civil Police were deployed at all polling stations, with the central government providing 24 companies of CAPF, of which 12 companies are of BSF, 10 of SSB, and two of CRPF.

Also Read: Assembly Elections 2026: Assam Logs 17.87% Turnout, Kerala 16.23% And Puducherry 17.41% At 9 Am

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