Assembly Election Schedule announced for
Assam, Keralam, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal
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Assembly Election
Schedule announced for Assam, Keralam, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
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The Election Commission
of India has announced the schedule for Assembly elections in Assam, Keralam,
Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
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Voting in Assam, Keralam,
Puducherry and Tamil Nadu will be held in a single phase, while West Bengal
will go to polls in two phases.
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Chief Election
Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar made the announcement during a press briefing in New
Delhi.
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Polling in Assam, Keralam
and Puducherry is scheduled for 9 April, while Tamil Nadu will vote on 23
April.
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In West Bengal, the first
phase of voting will cover 152 constituencies on 23 April, and the second phase
will cover 142 constituencies on 29 April.
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Counting of votes for all
states and the Union Territory will take place on 4 May.
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With the announcement,
the Model Code of Conduct has come into force immediately in all the concerned
regions.
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Over 17 crore voters are
eligible to participate across 824 assembly constituencies, with more than two
lakh polling stations being set up and 25 lakh election officials deployed.
¨ The Commission has issued directions to ensure minimum facilities such as drinking water, toilets and signage at every polling station, along with 100 percent webcasting for monitoring.
¨ The election preparations included visits by the Commission to meet political parties, Chief Electoral Officers, Chief Secretaries and Directors General of Police to ensure a smooth and transparent electoral process.
