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.
EC announces dates for assembly polls in 5 states: Highlights
India
Updated: Friday, February 26, 2021, 23:52 [IST]
New Delhi, Feb 26: The Election Commission on Friday announced poll dates for Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam and Puducherry.
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Voting for five assembly elections will begin on March 27, with West Bengal having the maximum eight phases continuing till April 29, while counting of votes for the four states and one union territory will be done on May 2, the Election Commission said on Friday.
Assam assembly polls will be conducted in three phases on March 27, April 1 and April 6, while polling for the Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry assembly elections will take place in a single phase on April 6.