AGARTALA, April 24 (TIWN): After East Tripura poll was conducted and maximum voters amid threats could cast their votes, CPI-M is now focused on re-polling.

Calling a press conference CPI-M spokesperson Gautam Das has demanded re-poll in 846 booths at least.

Tripura MP Jitendra Chaudhury on Tuesday could not cast vote as he was engaged in Khowai to prevent BJP’s poll rigging.

Over 79 percent of the total 12.5 lakh voters on Tuesday cast their ballots in the deferred polling for the Tripura East parliamentary constituency, earlier Tripura touched a record of 90% in voting rate. Lakhs of voters could not cast votes and video footage of election rigging have been sent to Special Observer Vinod Zutshi.

Gautam Das said, “Many voters could not cast their votes today, but still we salute the courage of people’s urge for voting”.

 He also praised jana-jati people’s urge to cast votes who were standing for hours since 4.30 am to cast their votes.

The CPI-M leaders described how since yesterday night, BJP threatened the voters, polling agents and in many places, CPI-M’s polling agents were pushed out from booths.

“Many voters could not cast votes, many could not accomplish duties as polling agents. Still the situation was far better than West Tripura as Election Commission was alert following the West Tripura Election rigging”, said Das.