Mr Chavez has admitted that the opposition is likely to take seats from his party But Mr Chavez hopes to hold on to a two-thirds majority in the Assembly.
Opinion polls suggest that the vote could be tight in what is seen as a test of Mr Chavez's popularity two years before presidential elections.
......Mr Chavez has admitted that his party is likely to lose seats to the opposition umbrella group Table for Democratic Unity.
He appealed to Venezuela's 17 million voters to prevent a derailment of the Venezuelan "revolution" and denounced the opposition campaign as "Operation Demolition". Polls opened at 1030 GMT and will remain open until 2230 GMT.

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