COVID-19 protocol in a polling station in India

A health worker checks the body temperature of a voter, as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus, before casting her ballot during Phase 1 of Assam's legislative election at a polling station in Nagaon district of Assam, India, on March 27, 2021. Polling booths opened at 7 am, and polling has been extended by an hour due to the Covid pandemic. Results will be on May 2. According to India's Election Commission, 72.14 percent voter turnout was recorded till 6 pm as voting for the first phase of Assam Assembly Elections 2021 ended on Saturday, March 27, Election Commission data said. Tight security arrangements have been put in place across 12 districts in Assam as the state goes to the polls.