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- Published: April 6, 2021 08:41
New Delhi: Voting begins in 475 Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, Bengal, Puducherry. The elections for Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu assemblies are being held in a single phase. In Assam, the polling for the third and final phase is going on today. While in West Bengal, the third phase of polling is being held on Tuesday.
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Kerala sees 47.08 polling till 1.30 pm
Puducherry polls: 53.77 pc voter turnout till 1.30 pm
TN polls: 40.39 pc voter turnout till 1:30 pm
West Bengal polls: 53 pc voter turnout till 1:30 pm
Assam records 53.23 pc polling till 1:30 pm, Chirang district witnesses highest voter turnout
Voter turnout in #AssemblyElections2021 till 12 pm:
Assam 33.18%, Kerala 31.62%, Puducherry 35.71%, Tamil Nadu 22.92% and West Bengal 34.71% pic.twitter.com/tWEYTbgU0M— ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2021
Congress leader AK Antony cast his vote at Government High School, Jagathy in Thiruvananthapuram earlier today. #KeralaElections pic.twitter.com/YZNodLilAt
— ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2021
#WestBengalPolls | TMC goons are not allowing people to cast their votes at booth no. 180, 143 Dagira Baduldanga. I have complained to the Election Commission officials: Dipak Haldar, BJP candidate from Diamond Harbour, South 24 Parganas pic.twitter.com/ZFBGH0BfLa
— ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2021
Assam Minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma casts his vote at a polling station in Amingaon, Guwahati pic.twitter.com/9NTYFnlF7Z
— ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2021
WB Assembly polls: 14 pc voter turnout till 9:30 am
Tamil Nadu polls: 13.8 pc voter turnout till 9:30 am
Assam Polls: 12.83 pc voter turnout recorded till 9:30 am
Puducherry polls: 14.01 per cent voter turnout till 9.30 am
Actor Ajith Kumar and his wife Shalini arrive at a polling booth in Thiruvanmiyur to cast their vote for #TamilNaduElections pic.twitter.com/8Q8Z8bmCvk
— ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2021
Voter turnout in assembly elections till 9.11am: Kerala- 3.21%, Tamil Nadu – 0.24%, Puducherry – 0.38%, West Bengal – 4.88% and Assam – 0.93%
Former Puducherry CM and Congress leader V.Narayanasamy casts his vote in Puducherry assembly elections
Sector Officer has been suspended. It was a reserved EVM that has been removed from the election process. Severe action will be taken against all involved: Election Commission of India (ECI)
EVMs and VVPATs were found at the residence of a TMC leader in Uluberia, West Bengal pic.twitter.com/IBFwmDSXeY
— ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2021
Tapan Sarkar, sector officer of Sector 17 in AC 177 Uluberia Uttar at Howrah district, went with Reserve EVM and slept at a relative’s house. This is a gross violation of EC’s instructions for which he has been suspended and charges will be framed for major punishment: EC
Chennai: DMK President MK Stalin cast his vote at Siet College, Teynampet
#TamilNaduElections2021 | I appeal to all to come out and cast their votes, says DMK’s Udhayanidhi Stalin who is contesting from the Chepauk assembly constituency pic.twitter.com/wRNAF3Frla
— ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2021
Chennai: DMK President MK Stalin cast his vote at Siet College, Teynampet
He was accompanied by his wife Durga and son Udhayanidhi Stalin#TamilNaduElections2021 pic.twitter.com/ilKnKyS9u1
— ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2021
West Bengal: Polling yet to begin at booth number 129 of AC 200 in Arambag, Hooghly. Voters continue to stand in a queue. #WestBengalPolls pic.twitter.com/PGbE8NehZl
— ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2021
#WATCH: NR Congress chief N Rangaswamy visited Appa Paithiyam Swamy Temple and offered prayers today. He is contesting #PuducherryElections from Thattanchavady and Yanam constituencies. pic.twitter.com/gii2fQxAJ4
— ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2021
NR Congress chief N Rangaswamy casts his vote at Govt Boys Middle School in Thilaspet.#PuducherryElections pic.twitter.com/ZsJxmqdZIO
— ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2021
#PuducherryElections | BJP Puducherry President and candidate from Lawspet constituency, V.Saminathan casts his vote pic.twitter.com/paEjvtBN5N
— ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2021
West Bengal: BJP candidate from Diamond Harbour in South 24 Parganas, Dipak Haldar casts his vote at Abdalpur F P Primary School in the district for the third phase of #WestBengalPolls pic.twitter.com/YBkkA4MPbJ
— ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2021
Tamil Nadu: Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan, his daughters Shruti Haasan & Akshara Haasan stand in a queue as they await their turn to cast vote. Visuals from Chennai High School, Teynampet in Chennai.#TamilNaduElections pic.twitter.com/7zjjcGUjVV
— ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2021
Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan casts his vote at Chennai High School, Teynampet in Chennai. He is also contesting #TamilNaduElections from Coimbatore South assembly constituency. pic.twitter.com/xsZ01rwGEX
— ANI (@ANI) April 6, 2021
West Bengal Assembly Elections
Polling for the first two phases of the West Bengal elections were held on March 27 and April 1 respectively. The fourth phase of polling will take place on April 10. The counting of votes will take place on May 2.
Assam Assembly Elections
Polling for the third and final phase of the tea-garden state of Assam began on Tuesday morning with security arrangements in place.
The main contest is seen to be between the BJP-led NDA and Congress-led Mahajot. There are 79,19,641 general electors in the third phase. Of these, 40,11,539 are males, 39,07,963 are females, and 139 are other genders. The number of service voters stood at 24,460.
Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections
Polling across 234 assembly constituencies in 38 districts of the state begins at 7 am on Monday. Meanwhile, a total of 3,998 candidates are in the poll fray.
In view of COVID-19, the number of polling stations has been increased to 88,937.
Kerala Assembly Elections
Kerala votes in a single-phase today with results scheduled to be announced on May 2.
Puducherry Assembly Elections
Polling began at 7 am on Tuesday for one of the busiest days in the ongoing Assembly election in all four states and one Union Territory – West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.