Voting is underway in states of Kerala, West Bengal, Assam and Tamil Nadu, and in the Union Territory of Puducherry amid the second wave of Coronavirus sweeping through the country.The Election Commission had made elaborate arrangements to ensure the smooth progress of voting in 4 states and the Union Territory of Puducherry with adequate emphasis on maintaining Covid-appropriate behaviour. Let's take a look.(Above) Thermal checking being done at 111 (Purba Tapna Primary School) booth under Uluberia Dakshin assembly constituency of Howrah district, West Bengal.
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Photograph of polling at a booth in Wayanad district, Kerala.
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Thermal checking is being done at 139-Canning Purba assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal.
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Social distancing witnessed at the Mahe constituency in Puducherry. Mahe region is a small enclave of the UT, which is geographically situated in the Kannur district, Kerala on the Arabian Sea coast.
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An elderly voter is being assisted to wear mask to maintain Covid-19 protocol at Polling Station No 17 (Kalikapur Adaitya F P School) of Joynagar (SC) assembly constituency of South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal.
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ITBP soldier helps a senior citizen in Kulpi, Sundarbans during the third phase of West Bengal assembly polls.
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Thermal check being conducted during the Phase III assembly elections in 42-LAC under Bajali district in Assam.
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92-year-old voter Shri Rabha being felicitated in Dudhnoi polling station in Assam. Shri Rabha has votedin every election since independence.
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Polling scene from constituency of Yanam, an enclave of the UT of Puducherry, which is geographically located in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh. Note the squirrel, which is the election mascot of Puducherry.
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Sanitization being done at Bharatgarh Primary School under 128-Basanti Assembly Constituency of South 24 -Parganas District, West Bengal
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A glimpse of the ongoing poll at the 5 Constituencies in the Karaikal district.
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