The Election Commission announced the schedule for Assembly elections in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Union Territory of Puducherry on Friday. The polling for the 824 Assembly seats will begin on March 27 and results will be declared on May 2.
The term of Assemblies of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam will expire in May and June. Puducherry is under the President's Rule after the Congress-led government lost the vote of confidence in the Assembly following a spate of resignation by party MLAs, pushing the government into the minority.
Feb 26, 2021
19:31
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Feb 26, 2021
17:36
Results for all 824 seats going to polls will be announced on May 2: EC
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Feb 26, 2021
17:35
Puducherry polls - Single phase
Election date - April 6
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Feb 26, 2021
17:30
West Bengal polls - 8 phases
1st phase - 30 Assembly seats
Election date - March 27
2nd phase - 30 Assembly seats
Election date - April 1
3rd phase - 31 Assembly seats
Election date - April 6
4th phase - 44 Assembly seats
Election date - April 10
5th phase - 45 Assembly seats
Election date - April 17
6th phase - 43 Assembly seats
Election date - April 22
7th phase - 36 Assembly seats
Election date - April 26
8th phase - 35 Assembly seats
Election date - April 29
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Feb 26, 2021
17:21
Election on Kanyakumari Lok Sabha seat will take place simultaneously with Assembly polls on April 6: EC
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Feb 26, 2021
17:20
Tamil Nadu polls - Single phase
Election date - April 6
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Feb 26, 2021
17:20
Mallapuram Lok Sabha seat to go to polls along with Kerala Assembly polls on April 6: EC
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Feb 26, 2021
17:19
Kerala polls - Single phase
Election date - April 6
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Feb 26, 2021
17:18
Assam polls - 3 phases
1st phase -- 47 Assembly seats
Election dates -- March 27
2nd phase - 39 constituencies
Election date - April 1
3rd phase - 40 Assembly seats
Election date -- April 6
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Feb 26, 2021
17:13
CEC Sunil Arora retires on April 13, 2021. It is his last press conference.
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Feb 26, 2021
17:09
The expenditure in the election for Puducherry is Rs 20 lakh per seat and Rs 30.8 lakh in 4 states: EC
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Feb 26, 2021
17:08
The model code of conduct to come into force following the announcement of poll dates: CEC
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Feb 26, 2021
17:07
Polling will not be held on days of festivals, examination dates: CEC
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Feb 26, 2021
17:02
All polling officials will be administered COVID-19 vaccines: CEC
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Feb 26, 2021
16:56
Postal Ballot has been extended to voters above 80 years, people with disabilities and people involved in essential services: CEC
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Feb 26, 2021
16:53
Two people will accompany the candidate during the filing of nomination papers: EC
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Feb 26, 2021
16:52
Door to door campaigning allowed with a maximum of five people including the candidate: CEC
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Feb 26, 2021
16:51
Polling time has been uniformly increased by one hour in view of the COVID-19 pandemic: CEC
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Feb 26, 2021
16:49
There will 1.1 lakh polling centres in West Bengal: CEC
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Feb 26, 2021
16:47
18.6 crore voters will exercise their franchise in Assembly polls in 4 states and a UT: CEC
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Feb 26, 2021
16:44
A total of 824 Assembly seats will go to polls in the upcoming elections in 4 states and a UT: CEC
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Feb 26, 2021
16:38
The voter turnout in Bihar Assembly polls 2020 was higher than 2015 Assembly polls and 2019 Lok Sabha polls: CEC
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Feb 26, 2021
16:37
The election in Bihar amid COVID-19 in November 2020 was a litmus test for the EC: CEC Sunil Arora
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Feb 26, 2021
16:35
This is the first election amid the COVID-19 pandemic this year.
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Feb 26, 2021
16:29
Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora has reached Vigyan Bhawan in the national capital along with his team.
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Feb 26, 2021
16:27
Elections would be held for 234 Assembly seats in Tamil Nadu. It will be a direct contest between DMK and AIADMK. Both Congress and BJP would be ally partners.
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Feb 26, 2021
16:20
West Bengal is likely to witness multi-phase polls. In 2016, the state witnessed six-phase polls.
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Feb 26, 2021
16:14
There are 140 Assembly seats in Kerala. And the state is witnessing a contest between UDF, LDF, and the BJP is also in the fray.
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Feb 26, 2021
16:10
There are 294 Assembly seats in West Bengal. And the state is witnessing a triangular contest between Trinamool Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party, and Left-Congress combine.
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Feb 26, 2021
16:08
Puducherry is under the President's Rule after the Congress-led government lost the vote of confidence in the Assembly.
