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Puducherry Assembly poll results: AINRC leads on 6 seats, BJP on 3

Puducherry [India], May 2 (ANI): All India NR Congress is leading on six seats while Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading on three seats, as per the latest trend.

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Puducherry assembly election 2021: Voting in 30 constituencies today, 324 candidates in fray

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Puducherry will vote in a single phase.
This election will be a keen contest between the AINRC-led NDA and Congress-led Secular Democratic alliance.
Puducherry: The polling for 30 assembly seats in the Union Territory will commence today (April 6). Puducherry will vote in a single phase and the election will be a keen contest between the AINRC-led NDA and Congress-led Secular Democratic alliance.
As many as 10,02,589 electors will exercise their right to vote in the 15 legislative Assembly of the Union Territory to decide the fate of 324 candidates in fray.
Security arrangements are being closely monitored by the Election Commission, which also announced that one all-women polling station is being set up in each Assembly constituency. "The DEO, #Puducherry inspecting the Model Polling Station at the Petit Seminaire School, Moolakulam. Overall, there are 30 Model Polling Stations, 1 in each Constituency, and 28 All-Women Polling Stations for #PuducherryElections2021," tweeted the Election Commission of India.

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Assembly polls | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry set to vote on April 6

Assembly polls | Tamil Nadu, Puducherry set to vote on April 6
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Polling from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m, booth slips not compulsory: Satyabrata Sahoo
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05/04/2021 : The Chief Election Commissioner Satyabrata Sahoo inspecting the monitoring room at the State Secretariat in Chennai on Monday. | Photo Credit: RAGHUNATHAN SR
Polling from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m, booth slips not compulsory: Satyabrata Sahoo
Voters in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are all set to exercise their franchise, adhering to COVID-19 safety protocol, on Tuesday to elect new governments. By-poll for Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha seat will also take place on Tuesday.
In Tamil Nadu, which faces a five-cornered battle, the AIADMK-led alliance with Edappadi K. Palaniswami as its Chief Ministerial face is seeking a renewed mandate. DMK president MK Stalin, heading a rainbow alliance, is making a strong pitch to form a government with him as Chief Minister for the first time.

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Puducherry Assembly elections | Union Territory all set for polling on Tuesday

Puducherry Assembly elections | Union Territory all set for polling on Tuesday
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31,864 first-time voters expected to exercise their franchise; security strengthened to facilitate polling
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All arrangements, including space for social distancing norms, have been made at all polling booths in the Union Territory. A view of the polling booth at Thiruvalluvar Sports Club in T.V. Nagar. | Photo Credit: T. Singaravelou
31,864 first-time voters expected to exercise their franchise; security strengthened to facilitate polling
The Union Territory of Puducherry is all set for polling day today with an estimated 10.04 lakh voters registered to exercise their franchise in the elections across 30 constituencies to choose the 15th Puducherry Assembly.

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Congress announces 14 names for Puducherry polls, leaves out ex-CM Narayanasamy

Congress announces 14 names for Puducherry polls, leaves out ex-CM Narayanasamy
Congress announces 14 names for Puducherry polls, leaves out ex-CM Narayanasamy
Former Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy’s name did not figure in the list of 14 candidates for the Puducherry Assembly Polls announced by the All-India Congress Committee (AICC) on Tuesday.
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Former Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy (Picture Credits: PTI)
Former Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy’s name did not figure in the list of 14 candidates for the Puducherry Assembly Polls announced by the All-India Congress Committee (AICC) on Tuesday.
Narayanasamy had resigned on February 22 ahead of a floor test in the 33-member House following the resignation of 5 Congress and one Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) legislators.

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Puducherry: Narayanasamy out of contest, BJP fields Congress rebels

Puducherry: Narayanasamy out of contest, BJP fields Congress rebels
The Congress, which is in alliance with the DMK, is contesting in 15 of the 30 seats in Puducherry. While the DMK will field candidates in 13 constituencies, the other allies VCK and CPI will contest in one seat each
Chennai: Former Puducherry CM Narayanasamy is unlikely to contest in the April 6 Assembly elections to the Union Territory, if the Congress first list is anything to go by. The Congress high command in New Delhi late on Tuesday released a list of 14 candidates in which Narayansamyâs name was missing. Only one more candidate needs to be nominated by the national party.

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Former CM Narayanasamy will not contest Puducherry polls

Puducherry [India], March 16 (ANI): Former Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy will not contest the 2021 assembly elections in the Union Territory, said Dinesh Gundu Rao, All India Congress Committee (AICC) in-incharge of Puducherry.

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BJP announces nine candidates for Puducherry polls

Puducherry [India], March 16 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released a list of nine candidates for the upcoming Puducherry assembly elections on Tuesday.

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Mayawati's BSP to contest polls in Bengal, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu alone

She also urged party leaders in the four states to fight polls with all their power and show positive results.

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Congress workers revolt against leadership for surrendering seats to DMK

Puducherry Assembly polls | Congress workers revolt against leadership for surrendering seats to DMK
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March 15, 2021 03:03 IST
Disgruntlement was brewing in the national party after Congress allotted four seats more to the DMK compared to the last Assembly polls.
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Congress workers engaged in heated exchanges with senior party leaders at a screening committee meeting of the party at the Pradesh Congress Committee office in Puducherry on Sunday.
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Disgruntlement was brewing in the national party after Congress allotted four seats more to the DMK compared to the last Assembly polls.
The Congress party’s screening committee meeting led by former Chief V. Narayanasamy, former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh and party general secretary Dinesh Gundu Rao held at the PCC office on Sunday plunged into chaos as party workers raised voice against the leadership for surrendering a major share of seats to DMK.

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