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Elections to the state assembly in Tripura are slated for Feb 14. Ballots will be counted Feb 28. Some facts at a glance: *Total seats: 60 (20 reserved for the Scheduled Tribes and 10 reserved for the Scheduled Castes) *Total population: 36,71,032 (2011 census) *Total voters: 23,55,446 *Women electorate: 11,56,476 *First time voters: 53,580 *Total candidates: 249 (women 15) *Total candidates in 2008: 313 (women 31) *Constituency with most candidates : Karbook, Surma, Karamcharra (seven candidates in each seat) *Constituency with least number of candidates : Sonamura, Jolaibari (two candidates in each seat) *Political parties: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Communist Party of India (CPI), Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Congress, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (CPI-ML), Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra (INPT), FB, Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), IPFT, Amara Bangali. *Electronic Voting Machines: 3,772 *Total Number of polling stations: 3,041 (2391 in 2008 polls) *Voter turnout in 2008 polls: 92 percent *2008 party position: CPI-M-46, RSP-2, and CPI-1, Congress-10 and INPT-1
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