79.27% voter turnout in Bengal till 4 pm, 72.06% in Assam in 1st phase of polling

The voting will begin at 7 AM and will conclude at 6 PM, as the timing has been extended by an hour in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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New Delhi: Voting for the much-awaited West Bengal and Assam Assembly elections took place on Saturday (March 27, 2021) in the first phase of pollingfor both states. Polling began at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm with an extra hour added to ensure COVID-19 protocols are followed. 

In West Bengal, thirty seats are up for election in the first round, including all of Purulia and Jhargram's constituencies, as well as those from Bankura, Purba Medinipur, and Paschim Medinipur. The WB Assembly polls will take place in eight phases, of which, the first round of polling will decide the electoral fate of 191 candidates. Polling in West Bengal will be a contest between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

On the other hand, in Assam, a total of 264 candidates are in the fray from 47 seats, which will witness 42 seats from the 11 districts of the upper Assam and the northern Assam region and five seats from the central Assam's Nagaon district. In Assam, the elections will be conducted in three phases, where it will be a three-way contest between the ruling BJP-AGP alliance, the Congress-led opposition grand alliance and the newly formed Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP).

The voting will conclude at 6 pm, as the timing has been extended by an hour in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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27 March 2021

21:02 PM

Polling for the 47 seats in the first phase of the Assam Assembly elections ended with a voter turnout of 72.14 per cent, the Zee Media team held a special conversation with Assam Chief Electoral Officer Nitin Khade after the elections were done for the day. Read more here

17:54 PM

West Bengal has registered 79.27 per cent voter turnout till 4 pm while Assam has recorded 72.06 per cent turnout, latest ECI data shows.

13:59 PM

West Bengal Approximate Voter Turnout till 1 PM (Source: ECI)

Assembly Constituency Wise

Bankura:

1. Chhatna -60.52%

2. Raipur -48.12%

3. Ranibandh -58.44%

4. Saltora – 62%

Jhargram

1. Binpur -58%

2. Gopivallavpur -61.10%

3. Jhargram -59.80%

4. Nayagram -58%

Paschim Medinipur

1. Dantan -62.20%

2. Garbeta -48.67%

3. Keshiary -46.67%

4. Kharagpur -43.81%

5. Medinipur -56.17%

6. Salboni -56.50%

Purbo Medinipur

1. Bhagabanpur -58.11%

2. Egra -52.78%

3. Kanthi Dakshin -56.74%

4. Kanthi Uttar -59.79%

5. Khejuri -61.45%

6. Patashpur -56.25%

7. Ramnagar -59.64%

Purulia

1. Baghmundi -52.50%

2. Balrampur -58.66%

3. Bandwan – 56.23%

4. Joypur -51.73%

5. Kashipur -43.25%

6. Manbazar -52.79%

7. Para -53.97%

8. Purulia -48.63%

9. Raghunathpur -44.76%.

13:56 PM

West Bengal Approximate Voter Turnout till 1.45 PM (Source: ECI)

Total Voter turnout -54.90%

District Wise: 

1. Bankura  -57.40%

2. Jhargram -59.23%

3. Paschim Medinipur -52.60%

4. Purbo Medinipur -57.75%

5. Purulia -51.42%.

13:43 PM

Election Commission of India: 37.06% and 40.73% voter turnout recorded till 1 pm, in the first phase of polling in Assam and West Bengal Assembly elections, respectively.

13:43 PM

Assam: Congress President Ripun Bora casts his vote at a polling booth in Gohpur.

Assam Congress President Ripun Bora casts his vote at a polling booth in Gohpur. #AssamAssemblyElections2021 pic.twitter.com/cM2bfgjPV4

— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2021

12:35 PM

Soumendu Adhikari's car vandalised: BJP leader and Suvendu's brother Soumendu Adhikari's car has been attacked at East Midnapore's Sabajput. Adhikari claims that he arrived at Sabajput School as he is an election agent when he was allegedly surrounded by TMC cadres and his car was completely ransacked. 

He has verbally communicated to the EC. 

12:34 PM

West Bengal: State BJP President Dilip Ghosh casts his vote at a polling booth in Jhargram in the first phase of state assembly elections.

West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh casts his vote at a polling booth in Jhargram in the first phase of state assembly elections. pic.twitter.com/bAL4RulEMy

— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2021

11:34 AM

Assam: CM Sarbananda Sonowal casts his vote a polling centre in Dibrugarh. "We will get more than 100 seats," CM said.

Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal casts his vote a polling centre in Dibrugarh

"We will get more than 100 seats," CM says pic.twitter.com/nHpEdNpVss

— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2021

11:32 AM

Election Commission of India: 24.48 and 24.61% voter turnout recorded till 11 am, in the first phase of polling in Assam and West Bengal Assembly elections, respectively.

09:37 AM

Election Commission of India: 8.84% and 7.72% voter turnout recorded till 9 am, in the first phase of polling in Assam and West Bengal Assembly elections, respectively: 

Phase I polling for the Assam Legislative Assembly Election 2021 has begun in 47 constituencies in the state. #AssamElections2021 #AssemblyElection2021 @ecisveep @diprassam pic.twitter.com/wst2jOmdds

— CEO Assam (@ceo_assam) March 27, 2021

First voter welcomed with a gamusa and a sapling in model polling station in Batadraba; Pwd voter greeted with a gamusa in Model polling station in Rupohi, Nagaon election district pic.twitter.com/o6Ykw1SwlD

— Sheyphali Sharan (@SpokespersonECI) March 27, 2021

09:09 AM

09:00 AM

West Bengal: 10 AITC MPs to visit State EC at 12 noon today to raise 'some serious concerns'. They will also do a presser outside the EC office.

08:59 AM

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee: I call upon the people of Bengal to exercise their democratic right by coming out and voting in large numbers.

I call upon the people of Bengal to exercise their democratic right by coming out and voting in large numbers.

— Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) March 27, 2021

08:05 AM

PM Narendra Modi urges people to vote in the first phase of elections in Assam and West Bengal.

Today, Phase 1 of the West Bengal Assembly elections begin. I would request all those who are voters in the seats polling today to exercise their franchise in record numbers.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 27, 2021

The first phase of elections begin in Assam. Urging those eligible to vote in record numbers. I particularly call upon my young friends to vote.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 27, 2021

07:47 AM

07:42 AM

Assam: Voting underway for the first phase of Assembly elections at several polling stations in the state.

#AssamAssemblyPolls: A long queue of voters at a polling centre in Rupahi, Nagaon District pic.twitter.com/1elWsnnKZt

— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2021

Assam: Voters waiting in a queue at a polling station in JP Nagar, Dibrugarh, as polling gets underway for the first phase of Assembly elections pic.twitter.com/VFHIGvoOJB

— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2021

07:42 AM

West Bengal: Voting underway in the Jhargram district.

West Bengal: Voting underway at Kechanda Part Basic School in Jhargram pic.twitter.com/gkAcHYX7fL

— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2021

07:29 AM

07:17 AM

West Bengal: Voting underway at a polling centre in West Midnapore district.

#WestBengalElections2021: Voting underway at a polling centre in West Midnapore pic.twitter.com/h93aLK9UjD

— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2021

07:17 AM

West Bengal: 1st phase of polling begins in the Jhargram district.

West Bengal: First phase of polling begins in Jhargram #WestBengalElections2021 pic.twitter.com/fHP1oKNQ2x

— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2021

07:15 AM

Polling for West Bengal, Assam Assembly elections phase 1 begins.

06:40 AM

Assam: Pictures clicked during preparations at a polling station in Nagaon's Rupahi. (ANI visuals)

Assam: Preparations underway at a polling station in Rupahi, Nagaon district, ahead of voting for the first phase of #AssamAssemblyPolls today.

Visuals from Rupahi Higher Secondary School pic.twitter.com/OTI3sbct0u

— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2021

06:35 AM

06:29 AM

West Bengal: Preparations underway at a polling booth in East Midnapore. (ANI visuals)

West Bengal: Preparations underway at a polling booth inEast Midnapore, ahead of voting for the first phase of #WestBengalElections2021 today.

Visuals from Prabhat Kumar College in Contai pic.twitter.com/6af0penX1d

— ANI (@ANI) March 27, 2021

06:28 AM

In Assam, a total of 264 candidates are in the fray from 47 seats, which will witness 42 seats from the 11 districts of the upper Assam and the northern Assam region and five seats from the central Assam's Nagaon district. 

06:27 AM

In West Bengal, thirty seats are up for election in the first round, including all of Purulia and Jhargram's constituencies, as well as those from Bankura, Purba Medinipur, and Paschim Medinipur. The first round of polling will decide the electoral fate of 191 candidates. 

06:27 AM

The voting will conclude at 6 pm, as the timing has been extended by an hour in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

06:26 AM

The much-awaited West Bengal and Assam Assembly elections are here with the two states beginning voting at 7 am on Saturday (March 27, 2021) in the first phase.