ECI announces election schedule for 4 States, Puducherry; two-phase polling in West Bengal

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Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar (C) with Election Commissioners S S Sandhu, (L), and Vivek Joshi, (R), during a property conference, astatine Vigyan Bhawan successful New Delhi, Sunday. | Photo Credit: PTI

The Election Commission of India (ECI) connected Sunday (March 15, 2026) announced the docket for Assembly elections successful West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and the Union Territory of Puducherry, mounting the signifier for a high-stakes electoral conflict successful implicit 800 constituencies.

The polling volition statesman successful aboriginal April, with antithetic States voting connected abstracted dates. Kerala, Assam and Puducherry volition spell to the polls connected April 9, portion Tamil Nadu volition ballot successful a azygous signifier connected April 23. Voting successful West Bengal volition beryllium held successful aggregate phases opening April 23. Counting of votes for each 5 Assemblies volition instrumentality spot connected May 4.

Announcing the schedule, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said the canvass sheet had completed consultations with governmental parties and State medication to guarantee creaseless behaviour of the elections.

With the announcement of the schedule, the Model Code of Conduct has travel into contiguous effect successful the poll-bound State and Union Territory.

Published - March 15, 2026 04:57 p.m. IST

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