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Puducherry sees 81.6 % voter turnout

Puducherry polls live
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Published : Apr 6, 2021, 7:08 AM IST

Updated : Apr 7, 2021, 11:05 AM IST

11:04 April 07

Puducherry sees 81.64 % voter turnout

19:40 April 06

78.13 % voter turnout till 7 pm

TheUnion Territory recorded 78.13 per cent of voter turnout till 7 PM. 

19:33 April 06

77.90 % voter turnout till 6 pm

77.90 % voter turnout till 6 pm

TheUnion Territory recorded 77.90 per cent of voter turnout till 6 PM. 

17:51 April 06

76.03 % voter turnout till 5 pm

76.03 % voter turnout till 5 pm

TheUnion Territory recorded 76.03 per cent of voter turnout till 5 PM. 

16:51 April 06

66.59 % voter turnout till 4 pm

66.59 % voter turnout till 4 pm

TheUnion Territory recorded 66.59 per cent of voter turnout till 4 PM. 

15:01 April 06

Third gender electors cast their votes

Third gender electors cast their votes at the poll booth in Uppalam Constituency.

13:57 April 06

voter turnout till 1 pm

Puducherry polls: 53.01 pc voter turnout till 1 pm

11:54 April 06

Puducherry poll percentage at 11:30

Puducherry polls: 35.59 pc voter turnout till 11.30 am

10:13 April 06

Voter turnout at 9

Voter turnout in Puducherry assembly elections till 9 am is 15.63 percent.

09:32 April 06

Former Puducherry CM and Congress leader V.Narayanasamy casts his vote

Former Puducherry CM and Congress leader V.Narayanasamy casts his vote in Puducherry assembly elections.

09:19 April 06

NR Congress chief N Rangaswamy casts his vote

NR Congress chief N Rangaswamy casts his vote at Govt Boys Middle School in Thilaspet.

09:08 April 06

BJP Puducherry President V.Saminathan casts his vote

BJP Puducherry President and candidate from Lawspet constituency, V.Saminathan casts his vote.

08:16 April 06

NR Congress chief N Rangaswamy visited Appa Paithiyam Swamy Temple

NR Congress chief N Rangaswamy visited Appa Paithiyam Swamy Temple and offered prayers today. He is contesting Puducherry Elections from Thattanchavady and Yanam constituencies.

07:12 April 06

Puducherry to vote today

Puducherry to vote today in the single-phase Assembly elections.

Visuals from inside polling station 9/26, 9/26A at a community hall in Thattanchavady where preparation ahead of voting underway

06:20 April 06

Puducherry Assembly polls LIVE Updates

Puducherry: Puducherry and its outlying regions of Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam goes to Assembly polls on Tuesday in a single phase. 

A total of 10,04,507 electors will exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 324 candidates in fray across 30 Assembly segments including five reserved constituencies. Of the 33 Assembly seats, three are nominated. 

Security arrangements are being closely being monitored. The Election Commission announced that one all-women polling station to be set up in each Assembly constituency.

A total of 34 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) have been deployed in the Union Territory (UT). 

Along with that, the Election Commission (EC) has also constituted 105 flying squads, 105 static surveillance teams, 26 rolling static surveillance teams, and 35 video surveillance teams to ensure the free and fair execution of polling. 

For the elections, as many as 1,558 polling stations, including 952 main and 606 auxiliary polling stations, have been set up in the UT in 635 locations.

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Last Updated : Apr 7, 2021, 11:05 AM IST

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