Assembly polls: Violence reported from parts of West Bengal, Kerala; voting peaceful in other states Meanwhile, Mamata Banerjee alleged that the central forces were intimidating TMC workers and influencing ‘many to vote in favour of one party’. Updated 3 hours ago A paramilitary officer stands guard as people wait to cast their votes at a polling station in South 24 Parganas in West Bengal on Tuesday. | Dibyangshu Sarkar/AFP
The states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, and the Union Territory of Puducherry went to polls on Tuesday. Some incidents of violence were reported from parts of West Bengal and Kerala. Voting remained peaceful in the other states.
Assembly Election 2021: Peaceful voting in 5 states/UT, Assam records highest voter turnout
As per Election Commission data, Assam recorded the highest voter turnout at over 80%, followed by Puducherry, West Bengal, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. Polling for Phase 3 Assembly Elections underway in Assam (Image Source: Twitter/@ECISVEEP)
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Updated: Apr 6, 2021, 07:29 PM IST
On Tuesday, polling was conducted peacefully in 1,53,538 polling stations spread across 475 Assembly constituencies in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and for the third phase of Assam and West Bengal.
As per Election Commission data, Assam recorded the highest voter turnout at over 80%, followed by Puducherry, West Bengal, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. Assam reported a turnout of 80.32% till 6.30 pm, whereas 78.03% turned out to vote in the Union Territory of Puducherry.
1470 Women wait in a queue at a polling station to cast their votes for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, in Coimbatore. PTI
Chennai, April 6
Voter turnout crossed 60 per cent in Tamil Nadu by evening as polling continued peacefully with key leaders, including AIADMK’s K Palaniswami, O Panneerselvam and DMK chief MK Stalin, exercising their franchise for the April 6 assembly polls on Tuesday.
Sporadic, poll related minor incidents were, however, reported from a couple of places though there were no major untoward incidents.
Till 5 pm, the polling was 63.60 per cent, Chief Electoral Officer Satyabrata Sahoo told reporters. Namakkal saw the highest of 70.79 per cent and Tirunelveli the lowest with 50.05 per cent.
Dubai: Despite several unfavourable situations, hundreds of Indian expats from the UAE have managed to cast their votes in state elections and proudly displayed their inked fingers on social media to show their participation in the democratic process back home.
Though assembly elections are happening in four states Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam and the Union Territory of Puducherry, the election fever is generally higher among Keralites in the UAE, who form the largest group of the more than 3.4 million Indian expatriates here.
Politically agile Keralites are traditionally known for flying home in thousands to cast their votes. However, their numbers have drastically diminished this time, largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic-related travel hassles and safety concerns. Most of the people, who cast their ballots, are either active supporters of political parties in the state or are on vacation back home.
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