Five Assembly Polls to Begin From March 27, Results to Be Declared on May 2 The Election Commission of India on Friday announced...

Five Assembly Polls to Begin From March 27, Results to Be Declared on May 2

The Election Commission of India on Friday announced the dates for assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry. While the polls in West Bengal and Assam will be held in eight and three phases respectively, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry will witness single-phase polling. The results for all the elections will be declared on May 2.

Nearly 18.68 crore people will vote across 2.7 lakh polling stations for 824 seats across the four states and one union territory.

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said everyone on election duty for the upcoming polls will be vaccinated against COVID-19 before polling day. Arrangements will be put in place for candidates to file their nominations online for the five assembly polls. Voting will be allowed for an additional hour, keeping in mind COVID-19 safety guidelines, he said.