Campaigning will end this
evening for assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry and
third phase of polling in Assam and West Bengal. While single phase
polling will be held in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry on Tuesday,
Assam is witnessing three-phase voting, and that of West Bengal eight
phases. Third phase of polling in Assam and West Bengal will be held on
Tuesday.
Bypolls to Kanniyakumari Lok Sabha
seat in Tamil Nadu and Malappuram Parliamentary constituency in Kerala
will also be conducted simultaneously. Voting for 40 assembly seats in
Assam and 31 seats in West Bengal will be held in this phase. On
Tuesday, single-phase polling is taking place for 234 assembly seats in
Tamil Nadu, 140 constituencies in Kerala and 30 Assembly seats in
Puducherry.
In Assam, all the political parties are
making last ditch efforts to woo the voters. Senior BJP leader and Home
Minister Amit Shah, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, state BJP
President Ranjeet Kumar Dass and minister Himanta Biswa Sarma are
holding rallies for NDA candidates. Assam Jatiya Parishad President
Lurinjyoti Gogoi, AIUDF President Badruddin Ajmal and senior Congress
leaders, including state party President Ripun Bora and MP Gaurav Gogoi
are also holding election rallies for their candidates.
In Kerala, the three major fronts are
intensively campaigning across the State. Union Minister Nirmala
Sitaraman, Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi, LDF senior leader and Chief
Minister Pinarayi Vijayan hold public rallies and meetings at various
places in the State today. As the State will go to polls on April 6th,
all the necessary security arrangements and voting facilities are being
organised in polling booths across the State, adhering to strict Covid
guidelines.Over 41000 polling booths are there in the State. Nearly
60000 security forces including central forces are deployed across the
State.
In West Bengal, Over 40 lakh electors
will choose their representatives from over 122 candidates. Star
campaigners and senior leaders of BJP, Trinmool Congress and Sanyukt
Morcha addressing back to back election rallies on the last day of
campaigning for third phase of assembly polls. Campaign will come to an
end this evening. Good governance, development of the region and
providing employment to youth and poor people are main poll planks of
canvassing. Polling will be held on Tuesday in 31 assembly segments
spread over districts of Hooghly, Howrah and South 24 Pargana.
In Tamil Nadu, leaders of all political
parties are involved in campaigning giving assurances on their
manifestos and allegations against each other. Poll preparations are on
full swing by the election and law and order authorities all over the
State. Paramilitary and police forces departing to their places of
duty.
In the Union Territory of Puducherry,
with just one day left for the polling, the spirited electioneering
reached its peak. Following the imposition of Section of 144 and other
restrictions imposed by the election department, the candidates
preferred a door-to-door campaign. Moreover, because of the scorching
heat, candidates prefer canvassing in the morning and evening.
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