Assembly polls in West Bengal on Mar 27, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry on Apr 6; results on 2 May

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New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) chaired by Chief Election Commissioner in a press conference on Friday (February 26 ) announced polling dates for assembly elections to West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala - and the Union Territory of Puducherry.

The poll panel held the press conference at 4.30 PM during where the dates for assembly elections were announced.

According to sources, voting will begin after the festival of Holi in the month of April. Results for the polls will likely be declared in the first week of May.

The poll panel had held meetings with representatives of political parties, central and state regulatory agencies, senior IAS and IPS officers and the state’s top bureaucrats including the state’s chief secretary, home secretary and director general of police.

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26 February 2021

17:35 IST

Counting of votes for elections to four states and one UT is 2nd May, 2021: Chief Election Commissioner

Counting of votes for elections to four states and one UT is 2nd May: Chief Election Commissioner pic.twitter.com/Jm49qLgP3L

— ANI (@ANI) February 26, 2021

17:33 IST

West Bengal poll to be conducted in eight phases: First phase of polling on Mar 27, Second phase of polling on Apr 1, Third phase of polling on Apr 6, Fourth phase of polling on Apr 10, Fifth phase of polling on Apr 17, Sixth phase polling on Apr 22, Seventh phase on Apr 26 and Eight phase polling on Apr 29