Assembly Poll Highlights: Voting ends in phase 3, high voter turnout recorded

Assembly Election 2021 Live Updates: Single round polling was held in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry; Assam and Bengal vote in third phase of assembly elections

A differently abled voter arrives at a polling station in Basanti assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas District in West Bengal. (CEO West Bengal )

On the biggest day of election cycle since the Lok Sabha polls in 2019, voting took place in 475 of the total 824 assembly constituencies across the states of West Bengal, Assam, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and the Union territory of Puducherry on Tuesday. West Bengal, which voted in its third phase, will have five more rounds of polling. A visibly enthusiastic voting was held in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry in a single phase for all their assembly seats. In the state of Assam, people voted for the last of its three-phase polls. The results for all the four states and one Union territory will be announced on May 2....Read More

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• 6 Apr 2021, 08:21:53 PM IST

  High voter turnout recorded in phase 3 polls

  Voting ends, provisional data shows over 70% turnout in Kerala and Puducherry, 65% in Tamil Nadu; Assam sees 82% and Bengal over 77% turnout in Phase 3

• 6 Apr 2021, 08:17:27 PM IST

  Amid turmoil, polling ends with 77.68 pc turnout

  After a day of turmoil, voting for the third phase of the tightly contested West Bengal assembly elections ended on Tuesday evening with a voter turnout of 77.68 per cent.

  According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), some instances of violence and brawls were reported in a few areas and some arrests have been made.

• 6 Apr 2021, 06:41:51 PM IST

  West Bengal records 77.68% voter turnout till 6:35 pm

• 6 Apr 2021, 06:41:44 PM IST

  Puducherry records 78.03% voter turnout till 6:35 pm

• 6 Apr 2021, 06:41:33 PM IST

  Tamil Nadu records 65.11% voter turnout till 6:35 pm

• 6 Apr 2021, 06:41:28 PM IST

  Kerala records 69.94% voter turnout so till 6:35 pm

• 6 Apr 2021, 06:41:22 PM IST

  Assam records 80.32% voter turnout till 6:35 pm

• 6 Apr 2021, 06:10:32 PM IST

  63.60% voter turnout in Tamil Nadu till 5pm

  Tamil Nadu has recorded a voter turnout of 63.60% till 5pm in the assembly polls in the state, according to the Election Commission (EC).

  Edappadi, from where Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami is contesting, saw 73 per cent polling.

• 6 Apr 2021, 06:00:22 PM IST

  Assam polls third phase: 78.29 % voter turnout till 5:20 pm

  The third and final phase of the Assam election witnessed a voter turnout of 78.29 per cent till 5:20 pm on Tuesday, the Election Commission said.

  South Salmara district registered the highest voter turnout with 88.59 per cent polling, while Kamrup Metro witnessed the lowest voter turnout with 60.34 per cent polling.

• 6 Apr 2021, 05:47:08 PM IST

  Puducherry: 66.58 per cent voter turnout till 4 pm

  Puducherry witnessed a voter turnout of 66.58 per cent till 4 pm across 30 constituencies, according to the Election Commission (EC).

  The Yanam constituency in the Union Territory records the highest voting percentage with a voter turnout of 72.34 per cent till 4 pm, while the Mahe constituency witnessed the lowest voting percentage with a voter turnout of 57.52 per cent.

• 6 Apr 2021, 05:42:24 PM IST

  Kerala records over 65 per cent polling by 4.30 pm

  Kerala continued to witness heavy polling in the crucial assembly elections on Tuesday with over 65 per cent of the total 2.4 crore voters having already cast their franchise to elect representativesin 140 constituencies.

  Despite scorching heat and sporadic rain in many parts of the state, people, including women and senior citizens, stood in queues for a long time to take part in the democratic exercise.

• 6 Apr 2021, 02:02:32 PM IST

  Over 53% votes cast in Assam till 2pm, 54% in West Bengal

  

  Voter turnout till 2pm.

• 6 Apr 2021, 01:50:58 PM IST

  Kerala: Union minister V Muraleedharan casts vote at Kottaram booth in Ulloor

• 6 Apr 2021, 01:49:05 PM IST

  In Photos: Voters on their way to polling booth in Canning Purba assembly constituency in West Bengal.

  

  Voters on their way to the polling booth in Canning Purba assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal. (CEO West Bengal)

• 6 Apr 2021, 01:41:11 PM IST

  Kerala: Actor Mammootty casts his vote at a polling booth in Ponnurunni, Ernakulam

• 6 Apr 2021, 01:38:57 PM IST

  Watch: EVMs & VVPATs found at TMC leader’s residence in Uluberia

• 6 Apr 2021, 01:31:58 PM IST

  Nearly 54% votes cast in Assam till 1.30pm, 54% in West Bengal

  

  Voter turnout till 1.30 pm.

• 6 Apr 2021, 01:25:22 PM IST

  Voting underway in South 24 Praganas district in West Bengal

• 6 Apr 2021, 01:18:36 PM IST

  In Photos: A model polling station in Palasbari, Assam dedicated to Covid-19 warriors

  

  Voters pose before a striking wall art dedicated to Covid-19 warriors after casting their vote. (CEO Assam)

• 6 Apr 2021, 01:14:05 PM IST

  In Photos: First-time voters cast their votes in Puducherry

• 6 Apr 2021, 01:11:20 PM IST

  'Blatant misuse of Central forces', West Bengal CM Banerjee alleges

  West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee alleged the misuse of Central forces during the third phase of the ongoing elections in the state. "The blatant misuse of Central forces continues unabated. Despite us repeatedly raising this issue, ECISVEEP continues to be a mute spectator while men in uniform are being misused at several places to openly intimidate TMC voters & influence many to vote in favour of one party", Banerjee wrote on Twitter.

• 6 Apr 2021, 12:51:17 PM IST

  In Photos: A voter with her new-born baby casts vote in Palashbari, Assam

  

  A voter with her new-born baby during the polling process for the Assam assembly elections. (CEO Assam Twitter)

• 6 Apr 2021, 12:46:45 PM IST

  Congress MP Shashi Tharoor casts his vote at a polling station in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

• 6 Apr 2021, 12:43:12 PM IST

  MDMK chief Vaiko casts his vote at Kalingapatty

• 6 Apr 2021, 12:24:51 PM IST

  Nearly 33% votes cast in Assam till 12pm, 35% in West Bengal

  

  Voter turnout till 12pm

• 6 Apr 2021, 12:20:53 PM IST

  Brisk polling at the 'pink polling booth' in Srivilliputhur constituency

• 6 Apr 2021, 12:15:19 PM IST

  Voters defy soaring mid-day temperatures, cast ballot in Kalapet constituency in Puducherry

• 6 Apr 2021, 12:13:19 PM IST

  Visuals from South Salmara polling station in Assam

• 6 Apr 2021, 12:10:51 PM IST

  In Photos: Polling underway in Goghat assembly constituency of Hooghly district

• 6 Apr 2021, 12:07:37 PM IST

  WB: Clash erupts b/w TMC, BJP supporters in Arambag

  Clashes erupted between Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters in Arambag in West Bengal as voting for the third phase of the assembly elections is underway in the state. "In Arandi-I area here, we've minority, SC voters who love Mamata Banerjee. Goons of BJP threatened & tortured women voters last night", alleged Sujata Mondal, TMC candidate from Arambagh, according to news agency ANI.

  "Situation is fine at many places but not okay where we're strong. At booth 45, people voted for TMC but it's going to BJP. In Arandi-ii, our workers were beaten. Central Forces are also not neutral. They're telling people to vote for BJP," Mondal added.

• 6 Apr 2021, 11:30:53 AM IST

  Congress leader AK Antony casts his vote

• 6 Apr 2021, 11:22:16 AM IST

  BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma casts his vote in Amingaon, Guwahati

  Assam minister and BJP candidate from Jalukbari, Himanta Biswa Sarma cast his vote today asserting that the party will win more than expected seats in the elections this time. "There're 40 seats in this phase, we are expecting to win on 22 of them, number can be higher. This elections we will win more seats. Last time we had won 84 seats, we are expecting at least 90 seats this time," Sarma said after casting his vote.

• 6 Apr 2021, 10:58:18 AM IST

  In Photos: ITBP jawan carries senior citizen to help her reach polling booth in Kulpi, Sundarban

  

  An ITBP jawan carries a senior citizen to help her reach a polling booth in Kulpi, Sundarban to cast her vote. (Indo-Tibetan Border Police)

• 6 Apr 2021, 10:56:04 AM IST

  Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami casts his vote

  "I appeal to all to cast their vote in legislative assembly elections," Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami after casting his vote in Siluvampalayam, Eddapadi

• 6 Apr 2021, 10:52:56 AM IST

  In a post-Ahmed Patel era, how the Congress is navigating its first election

  Ever since he was elevated as the political secretary to then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1985 — years later he played the same role under Congress president Sonia Gandhi — Ahmed Patel had been a part of the Congress’s poll strategies and important decision-making processes. Read more

• 6 Apr 2021, 10:42:00 AM IST

  'Found people from DMK distributing money to voters,' alleges BJP's Khushbu Sundar

  "We have found people from DMK distributing money to voters. We have complained to the Election Commission. DMK would want to win by hook or by crook," Khushbu Sundar, BJP candidate from Thousand Lights Assembly constituency, Chennai

• 6 Apr 2021, 10:39:05 AM IST

  Watch| Tamil Nadu Assembly polls: Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan cast their votes in Chennai

• 6 Apr 2021, 10:31:26 AM IST

  Congress leader Karti Chidambaram casts his vote

• 6 Apr 2021, 10:17:28 AM IST

  Telangana governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan casts her vote at a polling station in Virugambakkam, Chennai

• 6 Apr 2021, 10:13:25 AM IST

  Actor Ajith Kumar casts his vote along with wife Shalini in Thiruvanmiyur

• 6 Apr 2021, 10:11:19 AM IST

  Kerala health minister KK Shailaja cast her vote

• 6 Apr 2021, 09:55:55 AM IST

  Nearly 15% votes cast in Assam till 9am, 14% in Bengal

  Nearly 15% votes cast in Assam till 9am in third and final phase, close to 14% polling in Bengal in first two hours

• 6 Apr 2021, 09:47:03 AM IST

  13.80% voter turnout recorded till 9am in the state: Satyabrata Sahoo, Tamil Nadu chief electoral officer

• 6 Apr 2021, 09:40:08 AM IST

  In Photos: Voting underway at polling station in St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Thiruvananthapuram

• 6 Apr 2021, 09:35:37 AM IST

  Kerala BJP president K Surendran and his family cast their votes in Modakkallur, Kozhikode

• 6 Apr 2021, 09:31:08 AM IST

  Tamil Nadu deputy CM Panneerselvam casts his vote

• 6 Apr 2021, 09:17:59 AM IST

  'Not allowing people to cast votes': BJP candidate from Diamond Harbour accuses TMC

  "TMC goons are not allowing people to cast their votes at booth no. 180, 143 Dagira Baduldanga. I have complained to the Election Commission officials", says Dipak Haldar, BJP candidate from Diamond Harbour, South 24 Parganas.

• 6 Apr 2021, 09:16:57 AM IST

  In Photos: Polling underway in West Bengal assembly elections

  

  People queue to cast their vote amid coronavirus pandemic at South 24 parganas district in West Bengal. (HT Photo/ Samir Jana)

• 6 Apr 2021, 09:06:24 AM IST

  Former Puducherry CM Narayanasamy casts his vote

• 6 Apr 2021, 09:04:48 AM IST

  Visuals from polling station in Uttar Moukhali Junior High Madrasa in Canning Purba constituency