Updates:
| > 13th May 2010: Counting of votes to begin at 8:00 AM sharp today at 839 centers spread over in the five states involving 43,982 personnel. |
| > Counting of votes on 13th May 2011. Election Results expected by afternoon. |
| > Exit poll survey, conducted by CVB News-C-Voter indicate that the ruling party(left front) will be able to get only about 49 to 57 seats in the 140-member assembly. Read More |
| >13 April 2011: Polling completed peacefully in all 140 Assembly constituencies in Kerala. Around 74% polling recorded. |
| >13th April 2011: Moderate to brisk polling reported in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and union territory of Puducherry. Polling begin on Wednesday morning amid tight security. |
| > 13th April 2011 : Poll Day today |
| > 11th April 2011: Polling for 140 ACs to take place on 13th April 2011 |
1st March 2011, The Assembly elections in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry will be held from April 4 to May 10. Announcing the schedule, the Election Commission said on Tuesday that the counting of polls would be uniformly taken up on May 13.
The model code of conduct has come into effect and is applicable to the Central government with respect to those States/Union Territory going to the polls, the State/UT governments, political parties and the candidates, Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi said.
The CEC, who announced the poll schedule, along with Election Commissioners V.S. Sampath and H.S. Brahma here, said that for the first time non-resident Indians, who had already registered themselves as voters, would be eligible to vote and instructions had been given to polling officials in this regard.
The Model Code of Conduct comes into effect immediately from now onwards. All the provisions of the Model Code will apply to the whole of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Assam and West Bengal and will be applicable to all candidates, political parties, the State Governments of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and UT Administration of Puducherry and the Union Government from today itself.
Attention of the political parties and candidates is particularly invited to the following provisions of the Model Code:- “There shall be no appeal to caste or communal feelings for securing votes. Mosques, Churches, Temples or other places of worship shall not be used as forum for election propaganda.”
| 1. |
Issue of Notification |
19.3.2011 (Saturday) |
| 2. |
Last date for making Nominations |
26.3.2011 (Saturday) |
| 3. |
Scrutiny of Nominations |
28.3.2011 (Monday) |
| 4. |
Last date for withdrawal of candidature |
30.3.2011 (Wednesday) |
| 5. |
Date of Poll |
13.4.2011 (Wednesday) |
| 6. |
Counting of Votes |
13.5.2011 (Friday) |
| 7. |
Date before which election process shall be completed |
18.5.2011 (Wednesday) |
#Poll Timings 07.00 AM to 03.00 PM for all ACs.
|
Party |
Contested |
Won |
VOTE* % |
| CPM |
85 |
61 |
49.40 |
| INC |
77 |
24 |
43.84 |
| CPI |
24 |
17 |
48.78 |
| MUL |
21 |
7 |
43.77 |
| KEC(M) |
11 |
7 |
47.89 |
| JD(S) |
8 |
5 |
43.13 |
| KEC |
6 |
4 |
47.05 |
| IND |
376 |
5 |
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| Others** |
323 |
10 |
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| TOTAL |
931 |
140 |
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* Percentage of votes for the AC
**Others consist all other parties who contested in the elections |
| Left Front |
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| Mr. V. S. Achuthanandan |
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