<span style="color: #222222;">The poll preparation gathered momentum in poll bound states and Union Territory filing of nominations for the Fourth Phase of Assembly Elections in West Bengal closes today.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />''Star campaigners of various political parties have been attending rallies across the districts while new candidates are emphasizing on establishing public relation. Addressing a rally at Gosaba in South 24 Parganas, Union Home minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah said that if the BJP comes to power in West Bengal, the Sunderbans delta region would be declared as a separate district.  <br />''<br />'' Trinamool Congress supremo Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee addressed three political rallies today in Purulia district.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Meanwhile, the Election Commission has instructed to impose covid norms strictly in the polling booths during the upcoming assembly election of the state. </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The full bench of ECI led by Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora along with Deputy Election Commissioner Sudip Jain had arrived in Siliguri today where they reviewed the poll preparedness ahead of the assembly polls to be held from 27th of this month.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In a virtual meeting with all District Magistrates and police Supers of the state in presence of four special observers appointed by commission.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The ECI instructed to ensure maintaining social distancing, wearing mask, using of sanitizers in the polling booths.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' In Kerala,  as just 14 days are left for the Assembly elections election campaigning by the three principal coalitions are in full swing.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' In Tamil Nadu Campaigning for the 234 assembly seats is gaining momentum in the State.  Over  4100 candidates are in the fray for the 16th assembly election as per the latest data issued by the Chief Electoral Office.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Meanwhile, the nomination process for the Fifth Phase got underway with the issuance of notification today.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The nomination process was also initiated for By-Elections of two Lok Sabha seats including Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh and Belgaum in Karnataka along with 14 Assembly Constituencies in eleven states.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Assembly Constituencies going in for the by-polls include three in Rajasthan, two in Karnataka and one each in Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Telangana and Uttarakhand.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In this phase, the nominations can be filed till 30th of March and the scrutiny will be undertaken on 31st of March.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The last date for withdrawal of candidature will be 3rd of April. During the Fourth Phase of Assembly Elections, 44 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal will go to polls on 10th of April while 45 Assembly Constituencies will go to polls in the Fifth Phase on 17th of April.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' In the poll-bound states, the final scenario of electoral contests has become clear after withdrawal of candidature in respect of the Third Phase of Assembly Elections in Assam and West Bengal and also for the single-phase elections in Kerala and Tamil Nadu as well as the Union Territory of Puducherry.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In Assam, 47 Assembly Constituencies will go to polls on 27th of March during the First Phase while polling will be held in 30 Assembly Constituencies of West Bengal in this phase.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Second Phase of polling in these two states will be conducted on 1st of April in 39 Assembly Constituencies of Assam and 30 Assembly Constituencies of West Bengal.<br />''      </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Third Phase polling in these two states will be held on 6th of April when 40 Assembly Constituencies of Assam and 31 Assembly Constituencies of West Bengal will go to polls.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The single-phase polling in Kerala, Tamil Nadu along with the Union Territory of Puducherry will also be held on the same day.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">All the 140 Assembly Constituencies of Kerala and 234 Assembly Constituencies in Tamil Nadu along with 30 Assembly Constituencies in Puducherry will go to polls together.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Besides, the Lok Sabha by-polls will also be conducted for Kanniyakumari seat in Tamil Nadu and Malappuram seat in Kerala simultaneously.</span>