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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
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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In the third phase of polling in West Bengal, voting took place for 31 seats that witnessed a tough fight between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In Assam, voting was held in 40 out of the 126 seats in the final phase and the contest is between the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Congress-led Mahajot.
In Tamil Nadu, all the 234 assembly seats are in the fray and the contest is between the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-led alliance and the incumbent All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). In Kerala, 140 seats witness a fierce fight between the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF). In Puducherry, voters exercise their franchise for the 30 assembly seats shortly after the Union territory slipped into a political crisis before the elections were announced as the Congress-led government fell due to defections.
MNM chief Hassan talks of 'next course of action' after voting
"The next course of action is to educate people about this cash distribution, how disastrous it is for their lives and democracy. The money dolling out politicians put the blame on the people. This is a vicious circle and we are trying to make it virtuous", says Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan after he cast his vote at Chennai High School, Teynampet in Chennai.
Kerala opposition leader Chennithala casts his vote
In Photos: Polling underway in West Bengal assembly elections
Election Commission suspends official as EVMs and VVPATs found at Trinamool leader’s hosue in Bengal
Amid the ongoing Phase 3 polls of the West Bengal Assembly Election 2021 on Tuesday, electronic voting machines (EVMs) and VVPATs were found at a residence of a Trinamool Congress leader in Uluberia. Read more
As voting for final phase of Assam assembly elections begins, high voter turnout expected
Voting for 40 constituencies in the third and final phase of the ongoing assembly polls in Assam began at 7.00am on Tuesday. People were seen queuing outside many polling stations; with the weather department predicting clear skies a high voter turnout is expected. Read more
'Appeal to all to come out and cast their votes': DMK's Udhayanidhi Stalin
Visuals of polling in Arambag, Hooghly
NR Congress chief N Rangaswamy casts his vote in Puducherry
DMK President MK Stalin casts his vote at Siet College, Teynampet
DMK President MK Stalin cast his vote at Siet College, Teynampet in Chennai.
He was accompanied by his wife Durga and son Udhayanidhi Stalin. After casting his vote, MK Stalin said, "I have been getting reports of high voter turnout from across the State. This vote is against the ruling party", DMK President MK Stalin
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan casts his vote at a polling booth in Pinarayi
Actor Rajinikanth casts vote at a polling booth in Chennai
Congress' Chidambaram casts vote in Tamil Nadu
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram cast his vote in a polling booth Chittal Achi Memorial High School in Kandanur, Sivaganga district. "Our secular progressive alliance is all set for a landslide victory as people of Tamil Nadu want a change," Chidambaram said after casting his vote.
Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan casts his vote in Chennai
'BJP will have an impressive show': 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan after casting his vote in the Kerala assembly elections
"BJP will have an impressive show this time, there's no doubt about it. I will win from the Palakkad constituency with a big margin. My entry into BJP has given a different image to the party," said 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan after casting his vote in the Kerala assembly elections.
Visuals from a polling booth in Kokrajhar, Assam
Prime Minister Modi urges people to vote in 4 states, 1 UT as polling begins
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to vote as polling began in 4 states, 1 UT on Tuesday. "Elections are taking place in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. I request the people in these places to vote in record numbers, particularly the young voters," he said in a tweet.
