Tripura: Amid the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections, the people residing in a remote area of Tripura used boats to exercise their vote.
The Election Commission of India took to its official X handle and wrote, Vote By Boat ! Anchoring the choice : Voters of 44/68 Raima Valley AS remote area of Dhalai district, are coming to cast their votes by using boats.
Vote By Boat !
Anchoring the choice : Voters of 44/68 Raima Valley AS remote area of Dhalai district, #Tripura are coming to cast their votes by using boats.
📸 @ceotripura #Phase2 #GeneralElections2024 #ChunavKaParv #DeshKaGarv pic.twitter.com/ZcPXqFFIgo
— Election Commission of India (@ECISVEEP) April 26, 2024
Meanwhile, around 55 per cent of voters cast their votes till 1 p.m. in the Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency where polling is underway.
Around 1,050 voters in the tribal-dominated Raima Valley refused to cast their votes on Friday morning in protest against bad road conditions and poor water supply in their area. However, after being persuaded by senior officials, the angry voters agreed to cast their votes.
Around 14 lakh electorate, including 6.94 lakh females, are eligible to cast their votes to decide the fate of nine candidates in the politically crucial parliamentary seat.