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Elections during a Pandemic Chapter 7

scheduled for single phase polls on April 6, 2021. A three- The elec ons to five states/UT involved an electorate size
phased polling was scheduled in Assam on March 27, April of 18.72 crore across 824 Assembly Cons tuencies.
1 and April 6, 2021. West Bengal was to witness eight- Following the special summary revision with reference to
phased polling on March 27, April 1, April 6, April 10, April January 1, 2021 as the qualifying date, the final electoral
17, April 22, April 26 and April 29. The number of phases is rolls were drawn up in all states/UT by mid-January. The
primarily dependent on factors such as history of seat and electorate strength in each state/UT are as below:
insurgency (eg: LWE), poli cal violence, status of law and
order, prevalence of in mida on of voters, availability of
deployment of CRPF, etc.

ASSAM
Assembly Seats: 126 Polling Stations (PS) in -
Electors: 2,32,44,454 2016: 24,890
2021: 33,530
% increase in PS: 34.71%
WEST BENGAL
Assembly Seats: 294 Polling Stations (PS) in -
TOTAL Electors: 7,34,07,832 2016: 77,413
Assembly Seats: 824 2021: 1,01,916
Electors: 18,72,66,892 % increase in PS: 31.65%
The final numbers of electors PUDUCHERRY
were subject to minor revision Assembly Seats: 30 Polling Stations (PS) in -
due to reconciliation Electors: 10,02,589 2016: 930
2021: 1,559
% increase in PS: 67.53%
KERALA TAMIL NADU
Polling Stations (PS) in - Assembly Seats: 140 Assembly Seats: 234 Polling Stations (PS) in -
2016: 21,498 Electors: 2,67,88,268 Electors: 6,28,23,749 2016: 66,007
2021: 40,771 2021: 88,936 PERCENTAGE INCREASE
% increase in PS: 89.65% % increase in PS: 34.73% in Number of Polling Stations

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