AGARTALA, Sep 23 : Northeast state Tripura is ahead of four poll-bound states in the ongoing by-election.

Tripura which experienced a massive drop of voting percentage in last local body election, now once again in the right track.

54.35% vote casted till 2 pm in Badharghat constituency (Tripura) whereas other states recorded as: Kerala 45.17%, UP 22.90%, Chhattisgarh 43.36%.

Voting is underway peacefully on Monday since 7 am for the by-poll in BJP-ruled Tripura's Badharghat Assembly constituency and the voting will continue until 5 p.m. The voting for the four constituencies-- Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), Pala (Kerala), Hamirpur (Uttar Pradesh) and Badharghat (SC) (Tripura)--started on Monday morning. In Tripura it started followed by dozens turbulences and tensions, allegations, protests of the opposition demanding a peaceful election in the Badharghat constituency.