On the busiest day of the ongoing Legislative Assembly elections, all four poll-bound states — West Bengal, Kerala, Assam and Tamil Nadu — and the Union Territory of Puducherry went to polls on April 6. Polling, which began at 7 am, is being held in a single-phase in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. While Assam is voting in its final phase, West Bengal is headed for the third round in its eight-phase elections. In this picture: Electors of 138, Canning Paschim (SC) assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas District waiting for their turn to cast votes in the ongoing West Bengal Assembly election on April 6. (Image: Twitter/@CEOWestBengal)
Voters standing in queue to cast their votes in Puducherry. Polling is underway in all 30 constituencies of the Union Territory. (Image: Twitter/@ceopuducherry)
Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) troops guarding booths and helping senior citizens in Kulpi, Sundarbans during the third phase of West Bengal Assembly polls today. (Image: Twitter/@ITBP_official)
Third gender electors after casting their votes at the poll booth in Uppalam Constituency, Puducherry. (Image: Twitter/@ceopuducherry)
Electors waiting to cast their votes while remaining conscious to maintain social distancing amid COVID-19 pandemic at Chanditala-1 Block area under 195 Jangipra Assembly Constituency of Hooghly District, West Bengal. (Image: Twitter/@CEOWestBengal)
A senior citizen inaugurates a polling booth in Bongaigaon, Assam. (Image: Twitter/@ceo_assam)
Thermal checking being done amid the COVID-19 pandemic at 140 Baruipur Paschim assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas District, West Bengal. (Image: Twitter/@CEOWestBengal)
Voters posing in front of a wall art dedicated to COVID-19 warriors at a Model Polling Station in Mirza Girls High School Palasbari, Assam. (Image: Twitter/@ceo_assam)
A voter being assisted to wear gloves amid the COVID-19 pandemic at 129 Kultali (SC) assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas District, West Bengal. (Image: Twitter/@CEOWestBengal)
An National Service Scheme (NSS) volunteer assisting a differently-abled voter to cast her vote at the Karaikal South constituency in Puducherry. (Image: Twitter/@ceopuducherry)