The tenure of the members of the Legislative Assembly in the state was to end on 31 May 2016. Elections were held later there on 26 October 2016 [13][14], 2016 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election, 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, 2016 Puducherry Legislative Assembly election, 2016 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, "Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, Assam polls in April–May", "Terms of Houses, Election Commission of India", "Assembly polls: Chasing the Muslim vote", "VVPAT usage in 64 seats in 5 states Schedule for the General Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry", http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Election-Commission-announces-dates-for-5-state-polls-in-April-and-May/articleshow/51254477.cms, "West Bengal Assembly Election Schedule 2016 - infoelections.com", http://infoelections.com/infoelection/index.php/kolkata/6333-west-bengal-assembly-election-schedule.html, "It's 'Mamata wave' in West Bengal as voters reject Congress-Left alliance", "2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly Election Results Constituency Wise", "4 States, Puducherry to go to polls between April 4 and May 16", "Can BJP give Tamil Nadu's Dravidian parties a jolt in 2016? [8], The tenure of the Legislative Assembly of Kerala expired on May 31, 2016.
All India Trinamool Congress under Mamata Banerjee won 211 seats, and thus was reelected with an enhanced majority.
After decades of duels between the DMK and the AIADMK, Tamil Nadu … The first phase, held in Naxal-affected areas, had two polling dates — April 4 and April 11. Elections for 234 constituencies of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly will be held on May 16. Election to two assembly constituencies were cancelled by the Election Commission on confirmed reports of bribing voters in Aravakurichi and Thanjavur. The dates of these elections were announced on 4 March 2016.
As we fight disinformation and misinformation, and keep apace with the happenings, we need to commit greater resources to news gathering operations. The other phases were held on April 17, 21, 25, 30 and May 5. The elections in India in 2016 include the five state legislative assembly elections. Elections for 234 constituencies of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly will be held on May 16. It’s a support for truth and fairness in journalism. [2][3] More than 18,000 Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPATs) in 64 Assembly constituencies were used in these 5 elections.
The tenure of the Legislative Assembly of Puducherry expired on June 2, 2016. Like in 2011, the polls for the next assembly were held in six phases. [4] The dates of these elections were announced on 4 March 2016.[5]. The various parties in the fray include AIADMK+, DMK+, DMDK, People’s Welfare Front and PMK. [10] In the previous election in 2011, the AIADMK, under the leadership of Jayalalithaa, won a majority and formed the government. * The photographs of candidates will be printed along with their names and election symbol in the EVMs. We have been keeping you up-to-date with information on the developments in India and the world that have a bearing on our health and wellbeing, our lives and livelihoods, during these difficult times. Find out >here. It has helped us keep apace with events and happenings. The tenure of the Legislative Assembly of Assam expired on June 5, 2016. * Model polling stations will be set up in select constituencies. The elections in India in 2016 include the five state legislative assembly elections. The polls for the next assembly were held on 16 May 2016 to elect members of the 30 constituencies in the non-contiguous territory.