Polling stations remain open as hundreds of people cast their ballots in the General Election today.

The polls were opened at 6am and will close at 6pm today.

There have been reports of long lines in several parts of the country.

Some 19 political parties and 4 independents are today making bids for a seat in the 41 member House of Representatives.

A total of 1 million 134 thousand 136 people are eligible to vote today.

One hundred and 50 candidates are in the race today.

There are 2,210 polling stations in all 41 constituencies.

In terms of numbers of candidates, the Trinidad Humanity Campaign has put forward 7.

The New National Vision has 6 candidates, while the Movement for Social Justice has 5.

The Congress of the People, 4 and the Movement for National Development is contesting the 3 Diego Martin seats, northeast, central and west.

The other parties contesting the election include the Progressive Democratic Patriots, which has put up candidates in Tobago east and Tobago west.

The National Coalition for Transformation has 2 candidates and The Progressive Party has 1.

The Independent Liberal Party has 1 candidate in the race, while the Democratic Party of Trinidad and Tobago also has 1.