2016 Legislative Assembly Election Dates Announced by ECI for Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry
The Election Commission of India(ECI)Announces Dates for Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, Kerala and Puducherry on Friday March 04,2016
Election schedule:
- Assam to vote in two phases on April 4, 11.
- West Bengal to vote in 6 phases - April 4 and 11, 17, 21, 25, 30 and May 5.
- Single phase voting for Kerala on May 16.
- Tamil Nadu to vote in one phase on May 16.
- Puducherry togo to polls on May 16.
- Counting of votes on May 19.
With the announcement of polling dates, the model code of conduct has come into immediate force
No of Assembly Seats going to Polls
- Tamil Nadu has 234 Assembly Seats
- West Bengal has 294 Assembly Seats
- Assam has 126 Assembly Seats
- Kerala has 140 Assembly Seats
- Puducherry has 30 Assembly Seats
The elections in Assam will be held in 2 phases
- for 65 seats on April 04 and
- for 61 seats on April 11,2016
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification: March 11, 14
Last Date for Nominations: March 18, 21
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations: March 19, 22
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures: March 21, 26
Counting of votes for the elections will be on May 19,2016
The Election Commission of India (ECI)will set up over 1 lakh 90 thousand polling station across all these states- Kerala- 21,000, Tamil Nadu - 65,616, West Bengal -77247, Assam 25,000 and Puducherry-913
The Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi said that -
over 17 crore voters are likely to use their democratic right during the elections in all these states -- Assam 1.98 crore, Kerala 2.56 crore, Tamil Nadu 5.80 crore, West Bengal 6.55 crore, Puducherry 9, 27,000.
824 assembly constituencies in 5 states will go to polls
The Election Commission of India(ECI) announced that in these elections NOTA - or the option of voting for none of the above - will have a symbol at the bottom of the list of candidates
For the first time, the Election Commission has introduced a symbol for "None of the Above" (NOTA) option
BJP and AGP to contest the election together after alliance deal Wednesday March 02,2016Counting of votes for the elections will be on May 19,2016
Important dates:
| Phase 1 | Phase 2 | |
| Date of Issue of Gazette Notification | March 11 | March 14 |
| Last Date for Nominations | March 18 | March 22 |
| Date for Scrutiny of Nominations | March 19 | March 24 |
| Last date for withdrawal of candidatures | March 21 | March 26 |
| Date of poll | April 4 | April 11 |
| Counting | May 19 | May 19 |
The Election Commission of India (ECI)will set up over 1 lakh 90 thousand polling station across all these states- Kerala- 21,000, Tamil Nadu - 65,616, West Bengal -77247, Assam 25,000 and Puducherry-913
The Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi said that -
over 17 crore voters are likely to use their democratic right during the elections in all these states -- Assam 1.98 crore, Kerala 2.56 crore, Tamil Nadu 5.80 crore, West Bengal 6.55 crore, Puducherry 9, 27,000.
824 assembly constituencies in 5 states will go to polls
The Election Commission of India(ECI) announced that in these elections NOTA - or the option of voting for none of the above - will have a symbol at the bottom of the list of candidates
For the first time, the Election Commission has introduced a symbol for "None of the Above" (NOTA) option
Many firsts
- Special polling stations at leprosy treatment centres.
- Photographs of all candidates will be included along with their name and the symbol on the EVMs.
- All polling stations in West Bengal and Assam will be covered by Central police forces.
- Every district will have 5 central observers to monitor action against criminal elements for peaceful election.
- All-women polling stations will be set up in the four States and Puducherry.
- ECI has asked officials linked to poll work to declare whether any of their relatives are contesting in the polls
- introduced a symbol for "None of the Above" (NOTA) option
BJP and Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) will together contest the upcoming Assembly election in Assam.
AGP leader Prafulla Kumar Mahanta on Wednesday March 02,2016 announced his party has sealed the deal with the BJP.
AGP chief Atul Bora made the alliance announcement after a meeting with the BJP top leadership, including the party's national president Amit Shah, at his New Delhi residence.
AGP leader Prafulla Kumar Mahanta said a formal announcement about the alliance will be made by the two parties in a day or two where the number of seats to be contested by them would be made public.
BJP's chief ministerial candidate Sarbananda Sonowal, AGP president Atul Bora besides others were present in the meeting.
AGP will play the junior partner and contest 24 seats while the rest 126 will be divided among BJP and three smaller allies.
Note
The BJP has also forged an alliance with the Bodoland Peoples Front (BPF) to jointly fight the Assembly polls in Assam.
Congress has already announced that they will fight alone in the 126 Assembly seats and the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) announced to fight in 60 seats
2011 Assam Assembly Election Results
| Party Name | Seats |
|---|---|
| Indian National Congress (INC) | 78 |
| Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF) | 18 |
| Bodoland Peoples Front | 12 |
| Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) | 10 |
| Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) | 5 |
| Independent (IND) | 2 |
| All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) | 1 |
| Total | 126 |
Three of the states going to the polls have the country's highest Muslim populations
after J&K where 68% people follow Islam. Muslim population in Assam
is 34%, in Bengal and Kerala 27%
Netas and where they stand
1. Illegal migrants from Bangladesh and the question of regularising their citizenship status is a key issue for both Congress CM Tarun Gogoi and chief Muslim neta Badruddin Ajmal.
2. Share of Assamese speakers in state about 47% (2011), down from 48.8% 2001. BJP's main support base, caste Assamese — excluding tribal groups who speak the language — 11-12%.
3. AIUDF, started by perfume baron Ajmal in 2005 was initially a state party, relaunched as national party Feb 2, 2009. Ajmal is Dhubri MP since 2009.
4. AIUDF Assam's principal opposition party, won 18 (contested 77) of 126 seats in 2011 state election
The AGP was born in 1985, soon after its members in their earlier
avatar as student leaders signed the Assam Accord to end a six-year
agitation to rid the state of illegal migrants. It rode an emotional
wave to bag 67 of the 126 assembly seats in the year-ending election.
The BJP cut a sorry figure in that election. It could muster only 3.56% votes and 34 of its 37 contestants forfeited their deposits.
The AGP, however, was never the same. Its best performance since 1985 was in the 1996 election where it won 59 seats — five less than a simple majority in the House.
The BJP’s performance has improved since 1985 but it has never been able to win more than 10 seats (1991 and 2006) or more than 26.31% of the vote share that translated into only eight seats in 2001.
Much of BJP’s optimism this election is based on its 2014 Lok Sabha show where it won seven parliamentary seats riding the Narendra Modi wave.
1. Illegal migrants from Bangladesh and the question of regularising their citizenship status is a key issue for both Congress CM Tarun Gogoi and chief Muslim neta Badruddin Ajmal.
2. Share of Assamese speakers in state about 47% (2011), down from 48.8% 2001. BJP's main support base, caste Assamese — excluding tribal groups who speak the language — 11-12%.
3. AIUDF, started by perfume baron Ajmal in 2005 was initially a state party, relaunched as national party Feb 2, 2009. Ajmal is Dhubri MP since 2009.
4. AIUDF Assam's principal opposition party, won 18 (contested 77) of 126 seats in 2011 state election
Reversal of fortunes for AGP, BJP since poll debut in 1985
The BJP cut a sorry figure in that election. It could muster only 3.56% votes and 34 of its 37 contestants forfeited their deposits.
The AGP, however, was never the same. Its best performance since 1985 was in the 1996 election where it won 59 seats — five less than a simple majority in the House.
The BJP’s performance has improved since 1985 but it has never been able to win more than 10 seats (1991 and 2006) or more than 26.31% of the vote share that translated into only eight seats in 2001.
Much of BJP’s optimism this election is based on its 2014 Lok Sabha show where it won seven parliamentary seats riding the Narendra Modi wave.
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