Mamata Banerjee leading with 3,327 votes after the 11th round of counting in Nandigram.
The counting of votes for the Assembly elections began in the four states - Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Union Territory of Puducherry adhering to COVID-19 protocols. While Assam and West Bengal saw multiple phases of polling, electors in Kerala, Puducherry and Tamil Nadu cast their votes in a single phase on April 6.
On Saturday, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra reviewed counting arrangements with senior officers of the commission and the CEOs of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal and Puducherry in a virtual meeting.
An official release said Chandra directed that all counting halls must be fully COVID-19 guidelines compliant.
"Contesting candidates have given details of approximately 1,50,000 counting agents (including substitutes) in five States/UT by the stipulated time. More than 90 per cent of them have already been facilitated RTPCR/RAT tests. The remaining are being provided the test facility today by the DEOs. The Commission has also directed to accept test reports from any authorized lab. This is also being followed in by-poll PCs/ACs," an Election Commission release said.
Counting will take place at 2,364 counting halls and 822 returning officers and more than 7,000 assistant returning officers have been designated for the purpose. The commission has deputed approximately 1100 Counting Observers to watch the process of counting.
Here are the LIVE updates:
- Mamata Banerjee leading with 3,327 votes after the 11th round of counting in Nandigram.
- This is a significant victory as in the past 40 years no govt re-elected for a second successive term. This shows people of Kerala have appreciated the performance of the Pinarayi Vijayan government, the way it tackled floods, COVID&pro-people development, said CPIM's Prakash Karat on LDF leading in Kerala.
- ECI takes serious note of reports coming in of congregation(s) of people to celebrate anticipated victory. EC has directed Chief Secretaries of all 5 states to file FIR in each such case, suspend concerned SHO and report action taken immediately of each such incidence.
- TMC leads in 5 out of 7 Assembly segments under BJP leader Babul Supriyo's Lok Sabha seat - Asansol Uttar, Kulti, Barabani, Jamuria, Asansol Dakshin.
- As per the trends, it is clear that Bharatiya Janata Party will form the government in Assam: Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal
- 'Metro man' E Sreedharan, BJP candidate from Palakkad, leading from the Assembly constituency.
- Official trends for 98 seats | BJP leading on 50 seats, its ally Asom Gana Parishad on 11. Congress leading on 19 seats, its ally AIUDF on 9.
- TMC crosses halfway mark in West Bengal in early leads, while in Tamil Nadu, DMK crosses the halfway mark.
- BJP's Babul Supriyo trailing in Tollygunge, TMC's Aroop Biswas leading.
- Assam: BJP leading on 6 seats, its ally Asom Gana Parishad on 2. Congress leading on 2
- BJP's Rajib Banerjee, Locket Chatterjee, Babul Supriyo lead in early trends in West Bengal.
- MK Stalin leads in Kolathur, Kamal Haasan leads in Coimbatore South in Tamil Nadu.
- In Assam, B BJP's Rajib Banerjee, Locket Chatterjee, Babul Supriyo lead in early trends in West Bengal. JP's Himanta Sarma leads from Jalukbari; BJP ahead in 24 Seats, Congress in 14.
- In Kerala, early trends show CM Pinarayi leading in Dharmadam; Metro Man E Sreedharan leads in Palakkad.
- Trends available for West Bengal 162/292 seats: TMC is ahead in 88 seats whereas BJP+ is leading in 71 and Congress + in three seats.
- Trends available for Assam 46/126 seats: BJP+ ahead in 24, Congress leading in 18 and others in four seats.
- Trends available for Tamil Nadu 82/234 seats: DMK+ leading in 51 seats and AIADMK+ ahead in 30 seats and others in 1 seat.
- Trends available for Kerala 129/140 seats: LDF ahead in 74 seats, UDF in 50 seats and BJP+ in four seats.
- Trends available for Puducherry 10/30 seats: BJP+ ahead in six and Congress+ in four seats.
- In Tamil Nadu, DMK takes a massive lead in early trends, leading on 27 seats., while AIADMK ahead on 16 seats.
- BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari leading now in Nandigram.
- In Kerala, LDF leads on 52 seats, UDF leads on 38 seats, while the NDA is leading on one seat.
- DMK ahead in early leads in Tamil Nadu.
- Counting of postal ballots in Nandigram begins. Mamata Banerjee leading in initial rounds.
- After taking early leads in West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress seems to have fallen behind the Bharatiya Janata Party, which is ahead in Assam too.
- Counting of votes also being done for by-election to Parliamentary constituencies in Andhra Pradesh (Tirupati), Karnataka (Belgaum), Kerala (Malappuram) and Tamil Nadu (Kanyakumari). Votes also being counted for by-election to Vidhan Sabha in 10 states.
- Counting of votes for Assembly Elections 2021 begins. Votes being counted across Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
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