TN, Bengal, Kerala, Puducherry, Assam elections 2021: Full polling, counting schedule
New Delhi, Feb 26: The Election Commission of India announced the elections to be held in four states and one Union Territory.
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Following this announcement, the model code of conduct comes into force. Kerala, West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will go to polls starting April 2021. The counting of votes for all the assemblies will held on May 2, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said.
Here is the full schedule:
STATE / UT (number of seats) | NUMBER OF PHASES | POLLING DATES | COUNTING DATE |
Tamil Nadu (234 seats) | Single-phase | April 6 | 2nd May |
Kerala (140 seats),Malappuram by-poll | Single-phase | April 6 | 2nd May |
West Bengal (294 seats) | 8 | Phase1- March 27,Phase 2- April 1,Phase 5- April 17,Phase 6- April 22,Phase 7- April 26,Phase 8- April 29 | 2nd May |
Assam (126 seats) | 3 | Phase 1- March 27,Phase 2- April 1,Phase 3- April 6 | 2nd May |
Puducherry (30 seats) | Single-phase | April 6 | 2nd May |
Kerala:
Elections will be held in a single phase:
Date
of
issue
of
gazette
notification:
March
12
Scrutiny
of
nomination:
March
20
Last
date
to
withdrawn
nomination:
March
22
Date
of
polling:
April
6
Date
of
counting:
May
2
Tamil Nadu:
Elections will be held in a single phase.
Date
of
issue
of
gazette
notification:
March
12
Last
date
of
nomination:
March
19
Scrutiny
of
nomination:
March
20
Last
date
to
withdrawn
nomination:
March
22
Date
of
polling:
April
6
Date
of
counting:
May
2
West Bengal:
Date
of
issue
of
gazette
notification:
March
12
Last
date
of
nomination:
March
19
Scrutiny
of
nomination:
March
20
Last
date
to
withdrawn
nomination:
March
22
Dates
of
polling:
march
27,
April
1,
April
6,
April
10,
April
17,
April
22,
April
26,
April
29
Puducherry:
Election will be held in a single phase
Date
of
issue
of
gazette
notification:
March
12
Last
date
of
nomination:
March
19
Scrutiny
of
nomination:
March
20
Last
date
to
withdrawn
nomination:
March
22
Date
of
polling:
April
6
Date
of
counting:
May
2
Assam:
Elections
to
be
held
in
three
phases:
Date
of
issue
of
gazette
notification:
March
12
Last
date
of
nomination:
March
19
Scrutiny
of
nomination:
March
20
Last
date
to
withdrawn
nomination:
March
22
Dates
of
polling:
March
27,
April
1,
April
6