Agartala, Mar 3: South Tripura, a tribal dominated district - with four of the seven assembly seats being reserved - is considered to be one of the strongest hold of the CPI(M) in the state. The district went into polls on February 18, along with other regions of Tripura. The results are scheduled to be declared today by the Election Commission. The counting of votes were scheduled to begin at 8 am. Stay tuned on this page for the latest updates and results from all seven constituencies of South Tripura: Belonia, Hrishyamukh, Rajnagar, Santirbazar, Sabroom, Jolaibari and Manu.

In the previous assembly elections, the district was swept by Tripura, winning all seven constituencies. This time, however, the party is facing a more dynamic battle due to the alliance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with the Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT), an anti-Left tribal-based party.

Tripura Assembly Election Results 2018: Latest Updates From South Tripura District

BELONIA

Tripura - Belonia
Counting In Progress
Candidate Party Votes
ARUN CHANDRA BHAUMIK Bharatiya Janata Party 10569
BASUDEV MAJUMDER Communist Party of India (Marxist) 10080
BHOLA NATH DHAR Indian National Congress 233
PRASANTA SEN All India Trinamool Congress 175
GAURI SANKAR NANDI Amra Bangalee 101
AMALENDU BANIK Independent 75
None of the Above None of the Above 196

Last Updated at 11:52 On 03/03/2018

HRISHYAMUKH

Tripura - Hrishyamukh
Counting In Progress
Candidate Party Votes
BADAL CHOUDHURY Communist Party of India (Marxist) 18049
ASHESH BAIDYA Bharatiya Janata Party 12808
DILIP KUMAR CHOUDHURY (MUHURY) Indian National Congress 400
SUDARSHAN MAJUMDER Independent 335
None of the Above None of the Above 381

JOLAIBARI

Tripura - Jolaibari
Counting In Progress
Candidate Party Votes
JASHABIR TRIPURA Communist Party of India (Marxist) 16201
ANKYA MOG CHOUDHURI Bharatiya Janata Party 15421
MADHU SUDAN TRIPURA All India Trinamool Congress 286
BRAJA MOHAN TRIPURA Indian National Congress 246
KALYAN REANG Independent 208
None of the Above None of the Above 286

MANU

Tripura - Manu
Counting In Progress
Candidate Party Votes
DHANANJOY TRIPURA Indigenousn People's Front Of Tripura 16014
PRAVAT CHOWDHURY Communist Party of India (Marxist) 15692
MONGLA MOG Indian National Congress 665
KANCHAI MOG Independent 388
None of the Above None of the Above 373

Rajnagar

Tripura - Rajnagar
Counting In Progress
Candidate Party Votes
SUDHAN DAS Communist Party of India (Marxist) 20769
BIBHISHAN CHANDRA DAS Bharatiya Janata Party 15190
MANIK DAS Indian National Congress 419
UTTAM DHUPI Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation) 347
RADHA RANI DAS (BHOWMIK) Independent 179
None of the Above None of the Above 413

SABROOM

Tripura - Sabroom
Counting In Progress
Candidate Party Votes
RITA KAR MAJUMDER Communist Party of India (Marxist) 10772
SANKAR ROY Bharatiya Janata Party 10192
MANORANJAN DATTA Indian National Congress 224
NARAYAN CHANDRA DEY Independent 214
None of the Above None of the Above 222

SANTIRBAZAR

Tripura - Santirbazar
Counting In Progress
Candidate Party Votes
PRAMOD REANG Bharatiya Janata Party 15371
MANINDRA REANG Communist Party of India 13812
BANETI REANG Indian National Congress 318
MILAN PADA MURASING Independent 228
None of the Above None of the Above 396

In the 2013 assembly elections, the CPM-led Left Front wrested 50 of the 60 seats in the state. It remains intriguing to watch whether the CPM can defend what remains the final Left bastion in the nation. For election results related news and updates, click here.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Mar 03, 2018 07:58 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).