The election schedule for the five Assembly States has been announced. Briefing reporters in New Delhi today, the Chief Election Commissioner, S.Y.Qureshi said that elections in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry will be held on complaints from voters. To curb the menace of money power in elections, Mr Qureshi said an expenditure monitoring division has been set up in commission manned by senior income tax officials. He said several other 13th of next month in one phase. He said, in Assam, the votes will be cast in two phases on 4th and 11th of April. West Bengal will have a six-phase poll schedule. Mr. Qureshi said it will begin on the 18th of April and conclude on 10th of May. Counting of votes will take place on the 13th of May.Mr. Qureshi said that model code of conduct has come into effect immediately. He said for the first time the election commission will distribute voter slips to the electorate through booth level officers and said that a call centre will be established to receive measures for strict scrutiny and monitoring of expenditure have been taken.AIR correspondent reports that Kerala with 140 seats and West Bengal 294 seats are being ruled by left front , while Congress is in power in Assam which has 126 assembly seats and 30 seat Puducherry. Tamil Nadu which has 234 seats is ruled by DMK.
News On AIR | March 1, 2011 7:21 PM
Assembly poll schedule for 5 states announced