Agartala, April 16 -- Repolling in four Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) polling stations recorded 86.83% voter turnout on Thursday, an official from the state Election Commission said.

Elections to the TTAADC, which covers nearly two-thirds of Tripura's geographical area, were conducted on April 12.

The state Election Commission ordered repolling at four out of 1,257 polling stations after irregularities reportedly surfaced in the 28-seat TTAADC polls.

"The percentage of turnout will increase as there are still some voters standing in the queue," said the official.

Voting began from 7 am on Thursday, including one polling centre each under the Maharani-Teliamura (ST) district council constituency and Hirapur ...