US EditionECI Announces Election Schedule for Four States, Puducherry; Two-Phase Polling in West Bengal
The Election Commission of India will oversee polling for 17.4 crore electors across 824 constituencies with voting in April and counting on May 4.
- On March 15, the Election Commission of India announced poll dates for West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Puducherry, with voting scheduled in April.
- Because several assemblies' terms end soon, the ECI scheduled polls for West Bengal on 23 and 29 April and announced by-elections in phases for six seats, including in Goa and Karnataka.
- A CEC briefing noted the scale: 17.4 crore electors will vote across 824 constituencies, with around 25 lakh polling personnel at 2.19 lakh polling stations.
- The Supreme Court ordered that over 60 lakh adjudication cases in West Bengal be decided, with the MCC in effect and the CEC Gyanesh Kumar pledging strict enforcement.
- Union minister Piyush Goyal said the BJP-NDA expects a landslide, and counting will take place on May 4.
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"BJP, NDA will get landslide victory in Assembly polls": Piyush Goyal after EC announces election dates for four states
The polling in West Bengal will be conducted in two phases on April 23 and 29. Kerala and Assam will vote in a single phase on April 9, while Tamil Nadu will go to the polls on April 23. Voting in Puducherry will also take place on April 9. The counting of votes for all four states and Puducherry will be held on May 4, the ECI announced.
EC Announces Poll Schedule for Four States, 1 UT; MCC Implemented
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. According to the schedule, polling in West Bengal will be conducted in two phases on April 23 and April 29. Kerala and Assam will vote in a single phase on April 9, while Tamil Nadu will go to the polls on April 23. Voting in Puducherry will also take place on April 9. The counting of votes for all four states and Puducherry will be held on May 4, the ECI announced. India News | EC Announces …
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India News: NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Sunday announced the assembly poll dates for 4 states and one union territory, while detailing several special p.
Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in five states - Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, West Bengal and Puducherry - next month (April). Puducherry will go to the polls in a single phase on April 9. The total number of voters in Puducherry is 9.44 lakh. Elections will be held in a single phase for all 30 constituencies in Puducherry. There is a tight competition between the DMK-Congress and the NR Congress-BJP alliance. In particular, the DMK an…
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