<div>Over 55 per cent voters cast their votes till noon in East Tripura (ST) Lok Sabha constituency, election officials said here.<br /><br /><div>Nine EVMs malfunctioned in the early hours in some polling stations and were replaced immediately.<br /><br /></div><div>Women tribal voters outnumbered menfolk in the polling booths in rural and hilly areas of the state, which is witnessing the second phase of polling.<br /><br /></div><div>Vendors made quick business selling tea and snacks near the polling centres.<br /><br /></div><div>Police said no untoward incident was recorded from any part of the constituency where security personnel were deployed.<br /><br /></div><div>The first phase of the polls in Tripura, which has two seats, was held on April 7.<br /><br /></div><div>There are 12 candidates in the fray including CPI(M)'s Jitendra Chowdhury, who is the state industries minister, Congress' Sachitra Debbarma, an educationist, BJP's Parkshit Debbarma, an ex-armyman, and Trinamool Congress leader Bhriguram Reang.<br /><br /></div><div>The CPI(M) had won the seat 11 out of 15 times between 1952 and 2009 and consecutively since 1996. </div></div>
<div>Over 55 per cent voters cast their votes till noon in East Tripura (ST) Lok Sabha constituency, election officials said here.<br /><br /><div>Nine EVMs malfunctioned in the early hours in some polling stations and were replaced immediately.<br /><br /></div><div>Women tribal voters outnumbered menfolk in the polling booths in rural and hilly areas of the state, which is witnessing the second phase of polling.<br /><br /></div><div>Vendors made quick business selling tea and snacks near the polling centres.<br /><br /></div><div>Police said no untoward incident was recorded from any part of the constituency where security personnel were deployed.<br /><br /></div><div>The first phase of the polls in Tripura, which has two seats, was held on April 7.<br /><br /></div><div>There are 12 candidates in the fray including CPI(M)'s Jitendra Chowdhury, who is the state industries minister, Congress' Sachitra Debbarma, an educationist, BJP's Parkshit Debbarma, an ex-armyman, and Trinamool Congress leader Bhriguram Reang.<br /><br /></div><div>The CPI(M) had won the seat 11 out of 15 times between 1952 and 2009 and consecutively since 1996. </div></div>