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Puducherry Poll Results: Puducherry assembly elections 2021 took place in a single phase on April 6 New Delhi: Counting of votes in the Union Territory of Puducherry began at 8 am today along with four states that went to polls this year. The counting begins as a raging coronavirus pandemic infects lakhs daily giving rise to fears that the process may lead to rise in cases further. Puducherry is currently under President s Rule after the dramatic collapse of the V Narayanasamy-led Congress government. The Puducherry assembly election 2021 took place in a single phase on April 6. The Congress contested 14 of the 30 Assembly seats, with DMK getting 13 and smaller allies the rest. The BJP ceded majority to a local party - in this case, the AINRC of Former Chief Minister N Rangaswamy. The AINRC is contesting 16 seats. The BJP is contesting nine, with the AIADMK getting five. ....
Poll results: Initial trend shows Congress leading on 3 seats in Puducherry ANI | Updated: May 02, 2021 10:27 IST Puducherry [India], May 2 (ANI): Congress is leading on three seats while Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading on two seats, according to the initial trends as counting of votes in the Puducherry polls has commenced. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is leading on one seat. The election schedule spread across four states and one Union Territory began on March 27 and continued till April 29. The single-phase election for the 30 members legislative assembly here was held on April 6. The election in the UT was declared after the Congress-led government in the Union Territory collapsed before completing its five-year term under Chief Minister V Narayanasamy. ....
As the polling for the third phase in West Bengal and Assam and single phase poll in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are underway, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his sister and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra urged the people to exercise their franchise. Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter and wrote, Do cast your votes today - India is counting on you. His sister Priyanka Gandhi, who is in home isolation after her husband Robert Vadra tested positive for Covid-19, took to Twitter and wrote, As polling begins in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, I request my sisters and brothers to go out and vote in large numbers and ensure a strong, progressive and prosperous future for themselves. ....
Puducherry sees 77.90 pc voting till 6 pm ANI | Updated: Apr 06, 2021 18:10 IST Puducherry [India], April 6 (ANI): Puducherry registered a voter turnout of 77.90 per cent till 6 pm across its 30 constituencies, according to the Election Commission (EC). Karaikal district witnessed 76.74 per cent voter turnout while Puducherry district witnessed 78.14 per cent polling till 6 pm. The Yanam constituency in the Union Territory recorded the highest voting percentage of 85.76 per cent till 6 pm, while the Mahe constituency witnessed the lowest voting percentage of 69.92 per cent. A total of 10,04,507 electors are deciding the fate of 324 candidates. (ANI) ....
Puducherry [India], April 5 (ANI): As Puducherry goes to polls on Tuesday, 34 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) have been deployed in the Union Territory (UT). ....