Tripura bypolls: Vote counting begins in Barjala, Khowai

Agartala: The counting of votes of the by-elections to the Barjala and Khowai assembly seats in Tripura began on Tuesday, an official said. [caption id=“attachment_3118294” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. PTI[/caption] Polling for the two scheduled caste reserved seats in Tripura took place on Saturday amidst tight security. The Barjala seat fell vacant after Congress legislator Jitendra Sarkar resigned on 6 June following an internal feud within the party while the Khowai seat turned vacant following the death of veteran CPI-M legislator Samir Deb Sarkar. Five candidates each contested from the two constituencies. Both by-polls were four-cornered contests.