AGARTALA, Sep 23 (TIWN): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb has urged voters to cast votes in the Badharghat constituency by-election which has been started since morning 7 am.

In a message CM said, “A vote is the most effective way to enrich our democracy. Requesting all those voting in today's Badharghat by-election to do so in large numbers. I specially urge young and first-time voters to vote in record numbers”.

The bypoll was necessitated due to the death of BJP leader Dilip Sarkar in April this year. The much awaited vote counting will take place on September 27 deciding the fates of the contesters Mimi Majumder (BJP), Bulti Biswas (CPI-M), Ratan Das Congress.

The voting for the four constituencies-- Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), Pala (Kerala), Hamirpur (Uttar Pradesh) and Badharghat (SC) (Tripura)--started on Monday morning.