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New Delhi:
Votes were polled in 1,53,538 Polling Stations spread across 475 Assembly Constituencies today, in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and for third phase of Assam and West Bengal. The number of Polling Stations has increased in view of the fact that the number of voters per polling station has been reduced from 1,500 to 1,000 keeping social distancing norms in view.
The voter turnout In Assam was 82.28% and 84.21% in West Bengal. While 73.40% of the people voted in Kerala till 6 pm, neighbouring Tamil Nadu witnessed 62.86% during the period till 5 pm. 77.87% voters cast their votes in Puducherry.
Meanwhile, an election officer in Bengal was suspended after he claimed he slept overnight with an electronic voting machine (EVM) at the home of a Trinamool Congress leader. The EVM and VVPAT will not be used in the polls, the election body said this morning. Tapan Sarkar, the deputed officer for Howrah's Sector 17 in AC 177 Uluberia Uttar, was found to have taken a reserve EVM to his politician-relative's home to sleep over. Charges for major punishment will now be framed against the official, authorities have said. Police officials attached to him will also face action, they said.
Along with the state polls, voting will also take place for Lok Sabha bypolls for Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari and Kerala's Malappuram seats.
Here are the live updates of assembly elections in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry:
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Election voting: 53% turnout in Bengal, Assam and Puducherry till 1 pm
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Kerala voting: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor casts vote
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Election voting: 34.71% turnout in Bengal, 31.04% in Kerala, 33.18% in Assam till 11 am
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Assam voting: Himanta Sarma casts vote in Guwahati
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Kerala voting: State Finance Minister Thomas Isaac casts vote
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Puducherry Elections: Congress contesting in 14 seats, ally DMK in 13
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Assam Voting: 40 seats vote in third and final phase in Assam
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Tamil Nadu Voting: Congress leader Karti Chidambaram casts vote in Tiruppathur
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Kerala Voting: Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja casts her vote in Kannur
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Election News Live: 14.62% Polling In Bengal, Over 13% In Kerala And Tamil Nadu Till 9 am
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Assembly Elections 2021 news: CPM is contesting 77 seats, Congress in 93 seats
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Phase 3 election live news: Senior citizen inaugurates a polling booth in Assam
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