Overview
- CEC Gyanesh Kumar visited the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple on Sunday with his wife and said he prayed for all electors and for peaceful elections.
- The Election Commission ordered fresh voting across all 285 polling stations in West Bengal’s Falta constituency on May 21 after finding severe electoral offences during April 29 polling.
- Official counting for the assembly elections in West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry is scheduled for May 24 under Election Commission procedures.
- At temple visits in Chittoor district, Kumar urged stronger voter turnout and called the recent polls a new beginning for election management.
- Some outlets have reported specific state outcomes, but those claims remain unconfirmed until the Commission completes the May 24 count.