By-elections running smoothly, says IEC Updated
Nothando Mkhize
Steve Bhengu
The Electoral Commission s (IEC) CEO Sy Mamabolo says it s all going smoothly. No incidents, all is going well. The party agents are playing their role accordingly. Our staff are cooperating well with the voters as well as with the security.
The ANC KZN spokesperson Nhlakanipho Ntombela says they re looking forward to taking a seat previously held by the DA. We got a particular interest of Ward 110 in eThekwini though that Ward is under the DA. It is an area we want to our efforts in ensuring that we take over that Ward as the ANC in KwaZulu-Natal.
PM Modi urged voters in the 5th phase of Bengal assembly elections to vote in large numbers
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged voters in the fifth phase of the West Bengal assembly elections to vote in large numbers.
In tweets, he also noted that by-elections to many Assembly and Lok Sabha seats were taking place today, and asked people to vote in record numbers.
There are by-polls taking place in different parts of the country. I urge voters in the seats polling today to vote in record numbers and strengthen the festival of democracy. Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 17, 2021