Bru voters vote in Tripura for first time in Lok Sabha polls
At the Goenang Para polling station in the Tirthamukh area under the Gomati district, hundreds of Bru voters cast their votes. Read further on Dynamite News:
Gomati: For the first time, the newly settled Bru voters of Tripura exercised their franchise for the General Elections to Lok Sabha 2024 on Friday.
Earlier, they had voted in the assembly elections held last year in March. The Bru migrants who had been staying in six relief camps of North Tripura district till 2020 now received permanent settlement in 12 locations across the state.
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Since the morning, eligible voters from the Bru community turned up in large numbers at the polling stations.
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At the Goenang Para polling station in the Tirthamukh area under the Gomati district, hundreds of Bru voters cast their votes.
Speaking to media after casting his vote, a Bru community voter said, "We have never voted in the MP elections of Tripura. We are very happy to participate in the democratic exercise. The total number of voters in this particular polling station stands at 609." (with ANI inputs)