Puducherry Legislative Assembly election, 2016
Puducherry Legislative Assembly election, 2016
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The legislative assembly election in the Indian union territory of Puducherry will be held on 16 May 2016 to elect members of the 30 constituencies in the non-contiguous territory.[1]
Background
The ruling All India N.R. Congress party is currently in Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA and both are going to contest together. The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Indian National Congress are also in an alliance. The tenure of the Puducherry assembly ends on 2 June 2016.[2]
The polling booths in three Assembly constituencies in Puducherry (out of total 30 segments) would be equipped with Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines along with EVMs.[3][4][5][6][7] VVPAT system would be introduced in 68 polling stations.[8] 35 VVPAT machines will be used in Puducherry.[9]
| Assembly constituencies of Puducherry having VVPAT facility with EVMs[10] |
| Ouppalam |
| Orleampeth |
| Karaikal South |
Schedule
The election will be held on 16 May 2016. The counting of votes will be on 19 May.[1]
Parties and Alliances
See also
References
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