<span style="color: #222222;">Preparations are in full swing for the upcoming assembly elections in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Kerala as well as Union Territory of Puducherry.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' The withdrawal of candidature ended yesterday for the first phase of assembly polls in Assam and West Bengal. In Assam, 47 Assembly Constituencies will go to polls on 27th of this month 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;"><br />'' In Assam, 269 candidates are in the fray in the first phase of assembly elections.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Process of filing of nomination papers for the second phase of assembly polls in Assam and West Bengal also concluded yesterday. 39 Assembly Constituencies of Assam and 30 Assembly Constituencies of West Bengal will go to polls on 1st of April in the Second Phase.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Filing of nomination papers has also begun for the single-phase assembly elections in Kerala, Tamil Nadu as well as the Union Territory of Puducherry.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' 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 on 6th of April.<br />''<br />'' The counting of votes in the four States and the Union Territory will take place on 2nd of May.</span><br />''