Assembly Elections 2021: Stage Set For Polling In TN, Kerala & Puducherry; Assam & Bengal Up For 3rd Phase

Assembly Elections 2021: While Southern states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will all go in a single phase and wrap up voting tomorrow, West Bengal and Assam will conduct the third phase of polling on Tuesday, April 6. 

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The stage is set for massive polling for assembly elections across five states - West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry. The day will witness voting on as many as 475 assembly seats in total. While Southern states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will all go in a single phase and wrap up voting tomorrow, West Bengal and Assam will conduct the third phase of polling on Tuesday, April 6. 

In Bengal, polling has already been done for 60 seats in the first two phases conducted on March 27 and April 1. The next set of 31 seats will go for voting on Tuesday while the rest 203 will be up for voting in the next five phases. In this phase of elections, the 31 seats are spread over three districts - eight in Hooghly, seven in Howrah and 16 in South 24 Parganas. As many as 205 candidates are in the fray with Diamond Harbour having the maximum number of candidates - 11. The major political parties, Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party are contesting all 31 assembly seats. Congress will contest on 7 seats tomorrow while the CPI-M will fight on 12 seats. Heavy security has been deployed to ensure smooth conduct of polling tomorrow. 

In Assam, 40 seats will go for voting in the third and final leg of Assembly elections 2021. All the 40 seats are spread across 16 election districts located in Lower Assam and the Bodoland Territorial Region. As many as 337 candidates are in the fray including 25 women. There are 6 seats reserved for STs and two for SCs. 

West Bengal Assembly Election Phase-3 Constituency List:

1. Uluberia Uttar
2. Uluberia Dakshin
3. Shyampur
4. Bagnan
5. Amta
6. Udaynarayanpur
7. Jagatballavpur
8. Jangipara
9. Haripal
10. Dhanekhali
11. Tarakeswar
12. Pursurah
13. Arambag
14. Goghat
15. Khanakul
16. Basanti
17. Kultali
18. Kulpi
19. Raidighi
20. Mandirbazar
21. Jainagar
22. Baruipur Purba
23. Canning Paschim
24. Canning Purba
25. Baruipur Paschim
26. Magrahat Purba
27. Magrahat Paschim
28. Diamond Harbour
29. Falta
30. Satgachhia
31. Bishnupur 

Assam Assembly Election Phase-3 Constituency List:

1. Mankachar                                                 
2. Salmara South
3. Dhubri                                                       
4. Gauripur
5. Golakganj                                                   
6. Bilasipara West
7. Bilasipara East                                           
8. Goalpara East
9. Goalpara West                                         
10. Jaleswar
11. Gossaigaon                                               
12. Kokrajhar West (ST)
13. Kokrajhar East (ST)                                     
14. Sidli (ST)
15. Bijni                                                           
16. Sorbhog
17. Bhabanipur                                               
18. Tamulpur
19. Barama (ST)                                               
20. Chapaguri (ST)
21. Bongaigaon                                               
22. Abhayapuri North
23. Abhayapuri South (SC)                               
24. Patacharkuchi
25. Barpeta                                                       
26. Jania
27. Baghbar                                                     
28. Sorukhetri
29. Chenga                                                     
30. Dharmapur
31. Dudhnoi (ST)                                             
32. Boko (SC)
33. Chaygaon                                                   
34. Palasbari
35. Hajo                                                           
36. Jalukbari
37. Dispur                                                         
38. Gauhati East
39. Gauhati West                                             
40. Barkhetri