India Assembly Elections: Polling is underway in 4 states, 1 UT
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Voting begins in 475 Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, Bengal, and Puducherry.
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.
Polling is being held for a total of 475 of the total 824 assembly constituencies across the states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and the Union territory of Puducherry.
While for West Bengal, the day marks the third in an eight-phase election, in Assam it is the third and final phase of voting. The remaining states/UT –Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are witnessing a single-phase polling. Counting for all the polls will be held on May 2.
Hooghly (West Bengal) [India], April 6 (ANI): A clash has erupted between Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Arambagh as the third phase of West Bengal Assembly polls is underway on Tuesday.
Hooghly (West Bengal) [India], April 6 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Sujata Mondal Khan has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of creating chaos in Arambagh amid the ongoing third phase of West Bengal Assembly polls on Tuesday.
Bengal third phase polls: 67.24 pc voter turnout recorded till 3:30 pm
Bengal third phase polls: 67.24 pc voter turnout recorded till 3:30 pm ANI | Updated: Apr 06, 2021 16:03 IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 4 (ANI): In the strongly contested third phase of the West Bengal assembly polls, around 67.24 voter turnout was recorded till 3:30 pm on Tuesday.
The highest turnout among districts was recorded in Hooghly with 69.50 per cent, while Howrah and South 24 Parganas recorded 68.38 per cent and 65.59 per cent respectively.
Goghat recorded the highest voter turnout among all constituencies with 76.34 per cent, while Diamond Harbour recorded 66.40 per cent turnout and Joynagar recorded 64.20 per cent.
Earlier, a clash had erupted between Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in Arambagh as voting for the third phase of West Bengal Assembly polls began at 7 am today.