Polling held in 4 states and 1 Union Territory
New Delhi, Apr 6: Polling was held in the states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Puducherry today, for 475 of the total 824 assembly constituencies. According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), the voter turnout in assembly elections was 70.39% in Kerala, 67.96% in Tamil Nadu, 81.59% in Puducherry, 77.68% in West Bengal and 82.28% in Assam. Polling was conducted in 1,53,538 Polling Stations spread across 475 assembly constituencies.
Today was the end of the current election cycle in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry, where voters voted for all seats in a single phase, while in Assam, it was the final phase of its three phase polls. Only West Bengal, which voted in its third phase, will have five more rounds of elections. The results of all five regions will be announced on May 2nd.
Along with this, by-election was also held on two Lok Sabha seats – Malappuram and Kanyakumari.
