The polls will be for 294 seats in West Bengal, 234 seats inTamil Nadu, 140 seats in Kerala, 126 seats in Assam, and 30 seats in the UnionTerritory of Puducherry.
The press conference is live at the time of writing and later a recording (embedded below):
This post will be updated as new details are announced.
04:35 pm
The frontline workers of COVID pandemic are thanked.
All voters are requested and exhorted to exercise theirright and have their say in deciding the future by voting.
Election dates for Assembly polls in West Bengal
Eight-phased elections in Bengal
Phase 1
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification: March 2
Last Date of Nominations: March 9
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations: 10 March
Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures: 12 March
Date of Poll: 27 March
Date of Counting: May 2
Phase 2
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification: March 5
Last Date of Nominations: 12 March
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations: 15 March
Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures: 17 March
Date of Poll: 1st April
Date of Counting: May 2
Phase 3
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification: 12th March
Last Date of Nominations: 19 March
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations: 20 March
Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures: 22 March
Date of Poll: 6 April
Date of Counting: May 2
Phase 4
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification: March 16
Last Date of Nominations: March 23
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations: March 24
Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures: March 26
Date of Poll: 10 April
Date of Counting: 2nd May
Phase 5
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification: March 23
Last Date of Nominations: March 30
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations: March 31
Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures: April 3
Date of Poll: 17 April
Date of Counting: May 2
Phase 6
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification: March 26
Last Date of Nominations: April 3
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations: April 5
Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures: April 7
Date of Poll: April 22
Date of Counting: May 2
Phase 7
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification: March 31
Last Date of Nominations: April 7
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations: April 8
Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures: April 12
Date of Poll: April 26
Date of Counting: May 2
Phase 8
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification: March 31
Last Date of Nominations: April 7
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations: April 8
Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures: April 12
Date of Poll: April 29
Date of Counting: May 2
Election dates for Assembly polls in Puducherry
Single phased elections in Puducherry
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification: 12th March
Last Date of Nominations: 19th March
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations: 20th March
Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures: 22nd March
Date of Poll: 6th April
Date of Counting: 2nd May
Election dates for Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu votes in a single phase
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification: 12th March
Last Date of Nominations: 19th March
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations: 20th March
Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures: 22nd March
Date of Poll: 6th April
Date of Counting: 2nd May
Election dates for Assembly polls in Kerala
Single phase elections in Kerala
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification: March 12
Last Date of Nominations: 20th March
Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures: 22nd March
Date of polls: April 6
By elections to Malappuram on same day.
Date of Counting: 2nd May
Election dates for Assembly polls in Assam
Elections in Assam will be held in three phases.
First phase:
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification: March 2
Last Date of Nominations: March 9
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations: 10th March
Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures: 12th March
Date of polls: 27 March
Second phase
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification: 5th March
Last Date of Nominations: 12th March
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations: 17th March
Date of polls: April 1
Third phase
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification: 12th March
Last Date of Nominations: 19th March
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations: 20th March
Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures: 22nd March
Date of polls: April 6
Date of counting of votes: May 2