The assembly elections of five states, including Bengal, Assam, Kerala, which are considered important from the national point of view, have been done. The Election Commission on Friday announced the assembly election programs of all these states. Voting will take place from March 27 to April 29 and the results will be announced on May 2.
In Bengal, which is considered politically most sensitive, the Commission has decided to hold elections in eight phases, which will be the longest election in the state so far. Earlier, elections have been held in seven phases here.
In Assam, elections will be held in three phases. While assembly elections will be held in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Union Territory of Puducherry in one phase each. With the announcement of elections, the code of conduct has come into force in these states.
Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora announced the assembly elections in four states including Bengal and the Union Territory of Puducherry, assuring that the elections would be completely fair. Also, adequate security arrangements have been made. Meanwhile, he also informed about the necessary precautionary measures taken in view of the risk of corona infection. Mask will be necessary for voters in this. In addition, special police supervisors have also been deployed in all the states regarding the robust security arrangements. However, two such observers have been deployed in Bengal. The Commission has also asked to increase their number when needed. Along with the Chief Election Commissioner, his colleagues Election Commissioners Sushil Chandra and Rajiv Kumar were also present during this period.
During this period, the Commission rejected the possibility of holding elections under the supervision of Central Security Forces in states like Bengal and Assam and said that states also have their own role. Central forces are sent only on the demand of the states. In such a situation, it is for the states to decide where to deploy them. It was also clarified that the Central Security Forces have not been sent to Bengal alone, but have been given to all the electoral states on demand basis. In response to a question, the Commission said that the decision to hold elections in more phases in Bengal and Assam has been taken in view of security arrangements.
The Chenab Times News Desk