Covid Protocols, Socially Distanced Queues As Assam, Bengal Votes In Assembly Elections
Updated: March 27, 2021 15:52 IST
Voting for the first phase of the Bengal and Assam assembly elections began this morning - for 30 and 47 seats respectively. Polling booths opened at 7 am and will close at 6 pm; polling has been extended by an hour due to the Covid pandemic. People went to cast their ballots following Covid protocol. Results will be declared May 2.
Elderly women cast their votes in the Assembly elections 2021
People stand in queue outside a polling booth to cast their votes in the assembly elections
Voters stand in socially distanced queues in Assam as they vote for the assembly elections in the state
Social distancing found an important place in voting today amid the pandemic in Assam
People stand in chalk circles on a ground as they wait to cast their vote in Assam
Temperatures being checked at polling booth keeping the pandemic in mind
