Election Commission to announce poll dates for 5 states at 4.30 today
India
Updated: Friday, February 26, 2021, 12:11 [IST]
New Delhi, Feb 26: The Election Commission is expected to announce poll dates for Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry at 4.30 pm on Friday. The states are due for elections in April-May.
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Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora
This is the first major set of elections to be held in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic after the Bihar election.
The Election Commission will likely hold elections in Bengal in seven-eight phases. In 2016, elections were held in six phases from April 4-May 5. The ECI data showed that about 6,400 polling booths are deemed sensitive in the state.