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Assembly Polls 2021

Assembly Polls 2021: All Updates

| @indiablooms | Mar 27, 2021, at 01:56 pm

The first phase of polling to elect a new Assembly in Assam and West Bengal is currently underway from Saturday. Apart from West Bengal and Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry will also vote to form a new assembly in the upcoming phases of the election. In this phase, polling is being held in 30 seats in Bengal and 47 in Assam.

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Your vote is your right: Sarbananda Sonowal

 

Amit Shah tweets in Bangla

 

Mamata Banerjee tweets, asks people to vote in large number

Mamata Banerjee tweeted: "I call upon the people of Bengal to exercise their democratic right by coming out and voting in large numbers."

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges people to vote in record numbers

Indian PM Narendra Modi on Saturday urged people to vote in West Bengal and Assam in record numbers.

Modi tweeted: "The first phase of elections begin in Assam. Urging those eligible to vote in record numbers. I particularly call upon my young friends to vote."

"Today, Phase 1 of the West Bengal Assembly elections begin. I would request all those who are voters in the seats polling today to exercise their franchise in record numbers," he said.

 

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