Assam, Puducherry, Kerala, Tamil Nadu Assembly Election 2021 Voting Percentage: In Tamil Nadu, around 65 per cent voting was recorded till 5 pm. Kerala recorded 70 per cent voting. Assam recorded around over 80 per cent voter turnout while that in Puducherry stood around 77.90 per cent. Polling was largely peacefull in Tamil Nadu with top leaders including AIADMK’s K Palaniswami, O Panneerselvam, DMK chief M K Stalin and celebrities like Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan exercising their franchise.
Top actor Vijay rode a bicycle to the polling booth. No untoward incident was reported. Chief Minister Palaniswami accompanied by his grandson, cast his vote at Siluvampalayam in his native Salem district and urged all people to cast vote. In Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who is contesting from Dharmadam in Kannur, Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala (Haripad), Senior Congress leader Oommen Chandy (Puthupally), BJP state president K Surendran, trying his luck from Konni and Manjewswaram and ‘Metroman’ E Sreedharan, (Palakkad) were among those who cast their votes. In Puducherry, former Puducherry CM and Congress leader V. Narayanasamy, NR Congress chief and former Puducherry CM N Rangaswamy and BJP Puducherry President V. Saminathan were among the leaders who cast their votes early today.
Earlier in the day, AIADMK’s Babu Murugavel has filed a complaint against DMK leader and MK Stalin’s son Udhayanidhi Stalin for violating Model Code of Conduct. Udhayanidhi Stalin today went to voter while wearing a shirt with party logo. Polling is underway in 444 Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, Puducherry. Of the seats going to polls, 234 are in Tamil Nadu, 40 assembly seats in Assam, 140 seats in Kerala and 30 seats in Puducherry.
Assam Assembly Election 2021: The third and last phase of the state election in Assam which is underway amidst tight security in 40 constituencies spread across 12 districts was largely peaceful despite sporadic incidents of violence and disturbances in some areas. There were reports of a clash between two groups of people over some issues at a polling station at Dighaltari lower primary school at Golakganj. Police resorted to lathicharge and firing in the air to control the situation but none was injured. The polling at the booth was stopped for a brief period and resumed soon. At a booth at Guptipara in Bilasipara West constituency security personnel were attacked by a group of people over distribution of free masks. Here too the police resorted to lathicharge when the attackers threw stones at the polling station.
As a result voting at the polling station was interrupted for about half-an-hour but later resumed normally. In a polling booth in Bongaigaon, there was lathi charge by the police when a huge crowd arrived. Another polling station in the same constituency witnessed commotion when the presiding officer went to help a differently abled person to cast his vote. The situation was brought under control immediately by the police. In another incident police detained at least two persons from a polling booth at Kamrup Academy Higher Secondary School in Guwahati for allegedly distributing inside it BJP pamphlets carrying minister Siddhartha Bhattacharya’s pictures. Around 10 people have been detained from different constituencies where voting is on. EVM malfunctioning was reported in several polling centers and voting in them resumed after the machines were replaced. (PTI)
Assembly Election 2021 LIVE: Assam 78.94%, Kerala 69.95%, Puducherry 77.90%, Tamil Nadu 63.47% and West Bengal 77.68%.
In Tamil Nadu, around 65 per cent voting has been recorded till 5 pm. Kerala has so far recorded 70 per cent voting. Assam and Puducherry is heading towards a high-voter turnout in the fourth and final phase of the elections today. Assam has so far recorded around 78.94 per cent voter turnout while that in Puducherry stands around 77.90 per cent.
Exit Polls 2021: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam, Puducherry election result predictions on April 29
Assam: Voters queue at a polling booth in Guwahati. Voting for the third and final phase of Assembly elections is underway.
Kerala Election Live: Film Actor Mammootty cast vote at CKCLPS, Ponnurunni, 083 Thrikkakara LAC, Ernakulam District earlier today
Kerala Election Live: A tribal women after casting vote at Sulthan bathery Polling Booth Wayanad earlier today
“Kariyan, from Maancheri. He kept his words. He came out of the hills to cast his vote .Visuals from Nedunkayam, Malappuram District,” says EC, shares his pictures
Assam Election Live: A Model Polling Station in Mirza Girls High School Palasbari, dedicated to COVID warriors. Voters pose before a striking wall art after casting their vote. A health Camp has been set up as well.
Assembly Election Live: Polling peaceful across Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry. Young and first-time voters participate in large numbers.
Assembly Election Live Update: Around 68.31 per cent voter turnout in Assam, 58.69 per cent in Kerala, 66.58 per cent in Puducherry and 54.10 per cent in Tamil Nadu till 3.30 pm
AIADMK’s Babu Murugavel filed a complaint against DMK leader and MK Stalin’s son Udhayanidhi Stalin for violating Model Code of Conduct as he wore a shirt with party logo while casting his vote earlier today.
Assam Election Live: The opposition has no face in Assam. People are giving their mandate to NDA. UPPL & BJP will win all 8 seats of Phase 3 polls, says Pramod Boro, Chief Executive Member, Bodoland Territorial Region
Assam has recorded around 68.31 per cent voter turnout till 3 pm while that in Puducherry stands around 66.58 per cent. Kerala has registered around 58.54 per cent voting as Tamil Nadu records brisk voting of around 54 per cent till 3 pm.
Kerala Election Live: 55.48 percent polling recorded in Idukki till 3.30 pm
Kerala Election Live: 58.35 per cent polling in Wadakkanchery till 2.15 pm
Actress Aishwarya Rajesh cast her vote
Tamil Nadu Election Live: Visually challenged voters cast their votes at a polling station in Tamil Nadu’s Trichy.
Puducherry Election Live: Third gender electors after casting their votes at the poll booth in Uppalam Constituency
Kerala Election 2021 Live: Kerala is voting – to end poverty – to revive its economy – to lead India into prosperity Kerala is voting for UDF!
Kerala Elections Live: Actor Mammootty cast his vote at a polling booth in Ponnurunni, Ernakulam
Tamil Nadu Election Live: BJP spokesperson and Ramanathapuram Assembly constituency candidate Kuppuramu casts his vote
Tamil Nadu Election Live: Vanathi Srinivasan of BJP shares video of her visit to a polling booth
Union Minister V Muraleedharan casts vote at Kottaram booth in Ulloor, Thiruvananthapuram. “This poll is going to create a sort of milestone in political history of Kerala. People will express their dissatisfaction & reject both UDF & LDF alliances,” he says.
Assam Election Live: BJP candidate and minister Himanta Biswa Sarma shares his pictures after casting votes
Puducherry Election Live: Dedicated volunteers and ramp & wheel-chair facilities in all the poll booths
Puducherry Election Live: First-time voters after casting their votes in Puducherry. Around 32,000 young electors in the UT are exercising their right to vote for the first time in this Election 2021.
Kerala Election Live: Polling Percentage (12.30 pm) State Level – 41.57% Males – 43.98% Women – 39. 32% Transgender – 12.80%
Tamil Nadu Elections 2021: Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) Chief Vaiko casts his vote at Kalingapatty.
Assembly Elections 2021 LIVE: Assam 33.18%, Kerala 31.62%, Puducherry 35.71%, Tamil Nadu 22.92%
Tamil Nadu Election Live: Actor Vikram cast his vote at the Besant Nagar polling booth
The District Collector – cum – District Election Officer (DEO), Karaikal, and the Senior Superintendent of Police (Karaikal), casting their votes at the poll booth in Karaikal
A voter with a new-born baby and senior citizens casting their votes in Palashbari LAC. Senior citizen voters have been gifted saplings.
Polling for Phase 3 Assembly Elections underway in Assam.
Congress leader AK Antony cast his vote at Government High School, Jagathy in Thiruvananthapuram earlier today.
There’re 40 seats in this phase, we are expecting to win on 22 of them, number can be higher. This elections we will win more seats. Last time we had won 84 seats, we are expecting at least 90 seats this time: Assam Minister & BJP candidate Himanta Biswa Sarma from Jalukbari
Assam Minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma casts his vote at a polling station in Amingaon, Guwahati
Assam Election Live: Polling for Phase III Assembly Elections underway in 41-LAC and 42-LAC under Bajali Election District.