Latest news Live: Assembly Election dates announced for 4 states, 1UT
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Counting of votes for elections to four states and one UT is May 2nd: Chief Election Commissioner
West Bengal polls to be held in eight phases
Polling dates are as follows:
March 27th ( 38 seats)
April 1 ( 30 seats)
April 6 ( 31seats)
April 10 (44 seats)
April 17 (45 seats)
April 22 (43 seats)
Apr 26, Apr 29 ( 35 seats)
Tamil Nadu polls to be held in a single phase on April 6th
Puducherry Poll Schedule:
Issue of notification: March 12th
Last date of nomination: March 19th
Scrutiny of nomination: March 20th
Last date of withdrawal: March 22nd
Date of Poll: 6th April
Kerala poll schedule:
Issue of notification: 12th March
scrutiny of nomination: 20th March
last date of withdrawal: 22nd March
Poll date: 6th april (Mallapuram consituency poll on the same date)
Assam poll schedule:
1st Phase:
Issue of notification 2nd March, last date of nomination 9th March, last date of withdrwal 12th march.
Date of Poll: 27th march
Date of counting: 2nd May
2nd phase:
Issue of notification 5th march
last date of nomination 12th march
last date of withdrawal 17th march
Date of poll: 1st april
3rd Phase:
Issue of notification 12th march
last date of nomination 19th
scrutiny of nomination 20th
last date of withdrawal 22nd march
Date of poll: 6th april
Model Code of Conduct to come into force immediately after the announcement of the election dates: Sunil Arora, Chief Election Commissioner
All poll officials will be vaccinated against COVID-19 before elections for five assemblies: Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora
Webcasting arrangement in place at polling stations in critical and vulnerable areas: Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora
Door-to-door campaigning to be restricted to five persons including candidate, road shows can be held: EC on five upcoming assembly polls
Seats as per states, UT assembly
Reserved seats: SC- 8, ST- 16
2. Tamil Nadu: Seats: 234
Reserved seats: SC- 44 ST- 2
3. West Bengal: Seats: 294
Reserved seats: SC- 68 ST- 16
4. Kerala: Seats: 140
Reserved seats: SC-14 ST- 2
5. Puducherry: Seats: 30
Reserved seats: SC- 5, ST- Nil
Adequate CAPFs deployment shall be ensured during elections. All critical, vulnerable polling stations identified and an adequate number of CAPFs will be deployed: Sunil Arora, Chief Election Commissioner
A total of 824 assembly constituencies shall be going for polls during these elections. 18.68 crore electors will cast vote at 2.7 lakh polling stations in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry: CEC
In the thick of the pandemic, ECI started test trials with elections to 18 seats to Rajya Sabha. After that, came the challenge of the Bihar elections, it was indeed a watershed moment for ECI. It proved to be a litmus test
– Sunil Arora, Chief Election Commissioner
“Our tributes to the COVID warriors, doctors, paramedics, nurses, researchers, scientists and all our officials on election duty who are located on the frontline”
Sunil Arora, CEC
Election Commission of India announces poll schedule for 4 States, 1 UT
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