Voting in Tripura and Assam picked up on Monday as voters in the two northeastern states became the first ones to kick-start the nine-phase 16th Lok Sabha elections in the country.<br /><br />Around 60% of the electorate had cast their votes till 2pm on Monday as polling was held in Tripura <br /><br />West, one of the two constituencies in Left-ruled Tripura, an official said.<br /><br />No untoward incident has been reported so far, the official said.<br /><br />Balloting will continue till 5pm, but can be allowed beyond the stipulated time if voters arrive at the polling stations by 5pm, he said.<br /><br /><br />For More information on this news visit : http://www.newsx.com/<br />Connect with us on Social platform at : http://www.facebook.com/newsxonline<br />Subscribe to our YouTube Channel : http://www.youtube.com/newsxlive
