New Delhi: The counting of votes for the assembly elections, held on 16 and 27 February, in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura began Thursday at 8 am.
Tripura, with 60 seats, voted on 16 February and saw a 87.6 per cent voter turnout, while Meghalaya, 59 seats, & Nagaland, where voting took place on 27 February, recorded a turnout of 85.17 per cent & 83.63 per cent respectively.
Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma’s National People’s Party (NPP) looks all set for a second term in the state, with the party winning 20 seats and leading in 5 as of 5:45 pm. Among the NPP’s coalition partners in the outgoing government, the United Democratic Party (UDP) has won 11 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had won 2 and was leading in 1. Meanwhile, the Congress, which emerged as the single-largest party in the last election with 21 seats only to be reduced to zero following defections, has won 5.
In Tripura, BJP-IPFT alliance has won 31 seats in the 60-member assembly securing second term in power, the Election Commission said. Outgoing Chief Minister Manik Saha won from Town Bardowali, defeating Congress’ Ashish Kumar Saha by 1,257 votes. The TIPRA-Motha won 12 seats.
In Nagaland, the NDPP-BJP alliance eased to victory on Thursday, with chief minister Neiphiu Rio’s Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party winning 25 seats and the Bharatiya Janata Party claiming 12 to cross the majority mark of 31 in the 60-member House.
Here are the highlights:
2:10 pm: Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma thanks people for voting his party as NPP wins 5 seats and is ahead in 21 seats. “We are short on a few numbers, so we’ll wait for the final results to come out. We will see what next steps are to be taken based on the final results,” he said. Tripura CM Manik Saha wins from his constituency of Town Bardowali constituency.
1:50 pm: Hekani Jakhalu, a Delhi University alumnus, lawyer, activist, and social entrepreneur became the first woman to enter the Nagaland Assembly. She won from the Dimapur III Assembly constituency on a NDPP ticket. Read the full report here.
1:45 pm: In the 60-seat Tripura assembly, BJP has won 5 seats and leading in 28 constituencies.
1:40 pm: BJP is racing ahead in Nagaland, along with its allies NDPP.
1:30 pm: The party-wise results and trends of Meghalaya.
1:15 pm: NDPP-BJP combine on way to thumping majority in Nagaland, NPF leading in 4 seats. Read our full report here.
12:58pm: As per initial trends, in Nagaland, NDPP has won 1 seat, leading on 25 seats along with BJP’s two seats which is leading on 12 seats. Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) is moving ahead with 3 seats. Union Minister Ramdas Athawale’s Republican Party of India (Athawale) wins two seats.
12:48pm: In Nagaland, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale’s Republican Party of India (Athawale) wins two seats, NDPP wins 1 seat, leading on 25 seats, BJP won two seats while leading on 12 seats. Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) is moving ahead on 3 seats.
12:20pm: In the initial trends in Nagaland, the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party has won 1 seat and leading with 22 seats. The BJP has bagged two seats and moving ahead with 11 seats while the Republican Party of India (Athawale) wins one seat and leads on one seat.
#NagalandAssemblyElections2023 | Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party wins 1 seat, leading on 22 seats, BJP won two seats and leading on 11 seats
Republican Party of India (Athawale) wins one seat and leads on one seat. pic.twitter.com/AtSGPWyhIO
— ANI (@ANI) March 2, 2023
12:09pm: As per ECI trends, in Nagaland, the BJP-NDPP alliance leads on with 32 seats, and wins 2 out of 60 seats.
11.25am: As counting continues, BJP is set to return to power in Tripura. It has crossed the majority mark leading with 31 seats in the 60-seat Assembly.
BJP set to return to power in Tripura, as the party crosses majority mark in the 60-seat Assembly, even as counting continues.#TripuraAssemblyElections2023 pic.twitter.com/eL5qfUFR3j
— ANI (@ANI) March 2, 2023
11:17am: In Tripura, initial trends suggest that BJP is leading with 26 seats, CPIM-Congress alliance in 18 while Tipra Motha moves ahead with 13.
11:10am: As per initial trends, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma’s National People’s Party is leading with 22 of the total 59 seats so far. Meanwhile, BJP and Congress are moving ahead with 6 seats each.
#MeghalayaElections | As per official EC trends, CM Conrad Sangma's National People's Party leading on 22 of the total 59 seats so far. Counting of votes still underway, trends on 55 seats known.
BJP and Congress leading on 6 seats each pic.twitter.com/5KSsnt0PRq
— ANI (@ANI) March 2, 2023
10:45am: Leader of Opposition of Meghalaya and former Chief Minister Mukul Sangma leading from Songsak constituency.
10:32am: As per initial trends in Meghalaya, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma’s National People’s Party is leading on 17 of the total 59 seats so far.
#MeghalayaElections | As per official EC trends, CM Conrad Sangma's National People's Party leading on 17 of the total 59 seats so far. Counting of votes still underway, trends on 47 seats known. pic.twitter.com/GsLOUPGgSd
— ANI (@ANI) March 2, 2023
10:09am: In Tripura, BJP is leading on with 17 seats, Tipra Motha Party with 11, Communist Party of India (Marxist) is moving ahead on 6 seats while Congress with 4 seats.
#UPDATE | As per ECI, BJP leading on 17 seats, Tipra Motha Party leading on 11 seats, Communist Party of India (Marxist) leading on 6 seats and Congress leading on 4 seats#TripuraElection2023 pic.twitter.com/fwi9FxHMag
— ANI (@ANI) March 2, 2023
10:01am: In Meghalaya, National People’s Party is leading on 11 seats, United Democratic Party is ahead with 4 seats, while BJP and Congress is leading on 3 seats each. All India Trinamool Congress leading on 2 seats.
#MeghalayaElections | National People's Party leading on 11 seats, United Democratic Party leading on 4 seats, BJP and Congress leading on 3 seats each and All India Trinamool Congress leading on 2 seats pic.twitter.com/ABqh4P3ToK
— ANI (@ANI) March 2, 2023
9:59am: In Nagaland, incumbent Chief Minister and Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party candidate Neiphiu Rio leading from Northern Angami-II assembly constituency in early trends.
9:58am: In Nagaland, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party is leading on 11 seats, BJP won one seat and leading on 3 seats while Janata Dal (United), Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Nationalist Congress Party & Republican Party of India (Athawale) leading on one seat each.
#NagalandAssemblyElections2023 | Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party leading on 11 seats, BJP won one seat and leading on 3 seats
Janata Dal (United), Lok Janshakti Party(Ram Vilas)Nationalist Congress Party & Republican Party of India (Athawale) leading on one seat each pic.twitter.com/wtAfPGYMel
— ANI (@ANI) March 2, 2023
9:54am: In Tripura, as per initial trends, BJP is leading on 12 seats, Congress leading on three seats, while Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Tipra Motha Party are leading on two seats each.
#TripuraElection2023 | As per ECI, BJP leading on 12 seats, Congress leading on three seats, Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Tipra Motha Party leading on two seats each
Counting of votes underway pic.twitter.com/0hhduRCVcm
— ANI (@ANI) March 2, 2023
9:20 am:
As counting continues in Meghalaya, Trinamool Congress leading on two seats.
#MeghalayaElections | Garo National Council's Nikman Ch Marak leading from the Chokpot assembly seat, as per ECI
As per early trends, TMC leading on 2 seats in #MeghalayaElections pic.twitter.com/wlWMJld9m2
— ANI (@ANI) March 2, 2023
9:10 am:
With counting underway in Tripura, Congress and BJP leading on one seat each.
#TripuraElection2023 | As per early trends, BJP and Congress leading on one seat each; Counting underway pic.twitter.com/Z1sF7dNENU
— ANI (@ANI) March 2, 2023
8:10 am
Counting has begun in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura. Stay tuned for more updates.
Counting of votes begins for 60 assembly seats in Tripura: officials
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) March 2, 2023
Counting of votes begins for 59 assembly seats in Meghalaya: officials
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) March 2, 2023
Counting of votes begins for 59 assembly seats in Nagaland: officials
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) March 2, 2023
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