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As many as 17.1 lakh voters are expected to exercise their franchise in 2,470 polling stations. Voters above 80 years have been extended the postal ballot facility.

The Chief Minister had said that she will hold a protest rally in Cooch Behar on Sunday against the firing incident and visit the homes of the deceased.

She alleged this was part of a conspiracy hatched by the Union home minister.

The youth, identified as Anand Burman, was dragged outside polling booth number 85 in Pathantuli area of Sitalkuchi while voting was underway and shot dead.

Polling began at 7 am for 44 seats in the fourth phase of the West Bengal Assembly election amid tight security.

A total of 1,15,81,022 voters will participate in this phase, out of which 2,63,016 are first-time voters.

Villagers came out of their houses and exercised their franchise to vote violating the prohibitory orders under Section 144.

Elections are being held for 515 ZPTC seats and 7220 MPTC in the state from 7 am to 5 pm. In 660 ZPTC, elections are being held for 515 ZPTC seats and 2058 candidates are in the fray.

Elections in Puducherry, which is currently under President's Rule, is mainly between the Congress - DMK alliance and NDA comprising All India NR Congress, AIADMK and BJP

Even before polling opened at 7 am, people could be seen eagerly queuing up before the polling stations.

Puducherry and its outlying regions have a strength of 10.04 lakh voters.

Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are voting on Tuesday in single-phase assembly elections.

Altogether 79,19,641 voters -- 40,11,539 men, 39,07,963 women and 139 of the third gender -- are entitled to exercise their franchise in 11,401 polling stations.

Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are voting on Tuesday in single-phase assembly elections.

Kerala had witnessed a fierce campaign in the run up to the polls by the ruling CPI(M) led Left Democratic Front (LDF), Opposition Congress led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the BJP led NDA.

The Election Commission has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC in all the constituencies, declaring them as 'sensitive'.

As the incident came to light, the District Election Officer suspended five poll officials of the booth, set up at 107(A) Khotlir LP School, and proposed a repoll.

A total of 264 candidates are in the fray for 47 seats 42 seats from 11 districts of Upper Assam and northern Assam region and five seats from central Assam's Nagaon district.

The commission has made it clear that polling will not be held in the constituencies affected by a stay order issued by a court and where the local body has more than six months of its tenure left.

Elections to 294 constituencies in the state will be held in eight phases till April 29 and the results will be declared on May 2.