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Election 2026 highlights: Voting ends with high turnout in Assam, Kerala; CEC calls elections ‘historic’
Assembly Elections 2026 Voting highlights: Voting in Kerala, Assam and Puducherry started at 7am and will continue till 6pm. Meanwhile, voting for bypolls is also underway in Karnataka, Nagaland and Tripura.
- 10:41 PM IST, Apr 9Key highlights as voting for Assam, Kerala, Puducherry concludes
- 9:45 PM IST, Apr 9Puducherry records nearly 90% voter turnout
- 9:43 PM IST, Apr 9Over 78% voter turnout recorded
- 9:43 PM IST, Apr 9Voter turnout over 85%
- 8:57 PM IST, Apr 9CEC congratulates voters in Assam, Puducherry, Kerala; calls 2026 Assembly polls ‘historic’
- 8:28 PM IST, Apr 9Voter turnout over 78%; highest in
- 8:12 PM IST, Apr 9Woman initially denied right to vote over bandaged finger, votes after waiting for hours
- 6:56 PM IST, Apr 9Voting concludes for 30 constituencies union territory
- 6:43 PM IST, Apr 9Over 60% turnout in Bagalkot, Davangere South till 5 pm in Karnataka bypolls
- 6:40 PM IST, Apr 9Polling for Tripura byelection ends
- 6:17 PM IST, Apr 9Voting for 140 Assembly seats in Kerala concludes
- 5:59 PM IST, Apr 9Voter turnout till 5 pm
- 5:54 PM IST, Apr 9Voter turnout till 5 pm
- 5:52 PM IST, Apr 9Voter turnout till 5 pm
- 5:33 PM IST, Apr 9Polling officials seal EVM, VVPAT after voting concludes in Kamrup
- 4:59 PM IST, Apr 9FIR over video made inside polling booth in Assam's Diphu constituency
- 4:48 PM IST, Apr 9Voter turnout till 3 pm
- 4:38 PM IST, Apr 9Polling has been favourable, confident of forming govt, says Puducherry Cong chief
- 4:35 PM IST, Apr 9Kerala Speaker A N Shamseer casts vote
- 4:30 PM IST, Apr 9Bodoland Territorial Council chief says ‘all communities with us’; expresses confidence in NDA
- 4:25 PM IST, Apr 9Brief clash between Cong, BJP at polling booth in Mannadipet
- 3:59 PM IST, Apr 9Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma casts his vote in Jalukbari
- 3:55 PM IST, Apr 9Minor protests in several booths over bogus voting claims
- 3:46 PM IST, Apr 9Voter turnout till 3 pm
- 3:45 PM IST, Apr 9Voter turnout till 3 pm
- 3:44 PM IST, Apr 9Surge in voter turnout till 3 pm
- 3:33 PM IST, Apr 9RG Kar victim's mother files nomination as BJP candidate from Panihati for upcoming Bengal polls
- 3:27 PM IST, Apr 9Trend shows voter turnout to reach 90% in Kerala, says CEO
- 3:19 PM IST, Apr 9Voter turnout till 1 pm in Nagaland's Koridang, security stepped up after April 5 violence
- 3:11 PM IST, Apr 9Newly-wed couple turn up at polling booth after marriage in Pathanamthitta
- 3:06 PM IST, Apr 9Confident of ‘landmark victory’ in polls, says BJP candidate R Sreelekha
- 3:01 PM IST, Apr 9Kerala Governor casts vote, urges voters to ‘perform sacred duty’
- 2:19 PM IST, Apr 9Voting peaceful, says Kerala poll body chief
- 1:49 PM IST, Apr 9LoP Satheesan predicts 100+ seats for UDF
- 1:44 PM IST, Apr 9Kerala voter turnout till 1pm
- 1:43 PM IST, Apr 9Voter turnout till 1pm in Assam
- 1:37 PM IST, Apr 9People are going to give a decisive mandate for development, says Sarma
- 1:11 PM IST, Apr 9Bagalkot records 27.83%, 22% in Davanagare South till 11 am
- 12:53 PM IST, Apr 9Congress leader confident of party's landslide win
- 12:44 PM IST, Apr 9Man dies after voting in Thrissur
- 12:38 PM IST, Apr 9Poll official found dead in Assam
- 12:21 PM IST, Apr 9Kerala logs 33.30% turnout
- 12:01 PM IST, Apr 937% voting till 11am in Puducherry
- 11:52 AM IST, Apr 9Shashi Tharoor casts vote
- 11:48 AM IST, Apr 9Assam records 38.92% voting till 11am
- 11:44 AM IST, Apr 9Nagaland leads early surge in Assembly bypoll turnout with 19.80%, Tripura and Karnataka follow
- 11:16 AM IST, Apr 9BJP's Sarbananda Sonowal casts vote in Dibrugar
- 11:14 AM IST, Apr 9Voter turnout, other Assam election highlights
- 11:12 AM IST, Apr 9Voter turnout and other Puducherry election highlights
- 11:11 AM IST, Apr 9Voter turnout, candidates in fray and other Kerala election highlights
- 11:03 AM IST, Apr 9Congress' AK Antony casts vote
- 10:54 AM IST, Apr 9Actor Mammootty arrives to cast vote | WATCH
- 10:35 AM IST, Apr 9Brisk voting underway in Assam
- 10:21 AM IST, Apr 9Puducherry CM Rangaswamy confident of winning both constituencies
- 10:13 AM IST, Apr 9MoS MEA Pabitra Margherita casts vote in Assam
- 10:06 AM IST, Apr 9Congress' KC Venugopal slams Assam's Himanta as ‘most corrupt CM’
- 10:01 AM IST, Apr 9CM Rangaswamy leaves on bike to cast vote | Watch
- 9:50 AM IST, Apr 9Puducherry voter turnout till 9am
- 9:47 AM IST, Apr 9Voter turnout till 9am
- 9:46 AM IST, Apr 9Voter turnout till 9am
- 9:45 AM IST, Apr 9Gaurav Gogoi's aunt's message after casting vote
- 9:34 AM IST, Apr 9BJP's V Muraleedharan casts his vote | WATCH
- 9:29 AM IST, Apr 9Top leaders who cast their votes so far
- 9:23 AM IST, Apr 9Positive trend among the people for LDF, says Kerala minister
- 8:59 AM IST, Apr 9False propaganda cannot defeat LDF, says Vijayan
- 8:55 AM IST, Apr 9Kharge's ‘statehood’ pitch for Puducherry
- 8:49 AM IST, Apr 9KC Venugopal casts vote in Ambalapuzha | Video
- 8:30 AM IST, Apr 9Vote for a government that listens, cares, and delivers: Kharge to Kerala voters
- 8:19 AM IST, Apr 9WATCH | CM Pinarayi Vijayan casts his vote
- 8:05 AM IST, Apr 9UDF will win 100+ seats, says Kerala Cong chief
- 7:50 AM IST, Apr 9Congress MP Hibi Eden confident of UDF win
- 7:47 AM IST, Apr 9Union minister Suresh Gopi praises BJP performance
- 7:41 AM IST, Apr 9Kerala LoP casts vote
- 7:27 AM IST, Apr 9Modi's message to Assam voters
- 7:24 AM IST, Apr 9Turn out in large numbers to exercise franchise, Modi to Puducherry voters
- 7:21 AM IST, Apr 9PM Modi's appeal for Kerala voters
- 7:09 AM IST, Apr 9Voting for by-polls in Karnataka, Nagaland and Tripura begins
- 7:07 AM IST, Apr 9Single-phase voting in Kerala, Assam, Puducherry
- 7:05 AM IST, Apr 9Voting for high-stake polls begins
- 6:59 AM IST, Apr 9How many citizens in Kerala are eligible to cast their vote
- 6:51 AM IST, Apr 9Puducherry election highlights
- 6:48 AM IST, Apr 9Kerala poll highlights
- 6:44 AM IST, Apr 9Assam poll updates
- 6:41 AM IST, Apr 9Voting time in Kerala, Assam, Puducherry
- 6:39 AM IST, Apr 9Bypolls in Karnataka, Nagaland, Tripura
- 6:37 AM IST, Apr 9Voting in Kerala, Assam, Puducherry today
Assembly elections 2026 highlights: Voting for assembly elections in Kerala, Assam and Puducherry concluded smoothly amid heightened security measures. According to latest figures by the Election Commission, Assam recorded a voter turnout of 85.74%, while Kerala recorded 78.26% voting. Puducherry logged a voter turnout of 89.87%, according to the Election Commission. The final figures are awaited....Read More
Voting in the two states and Union territory commenced at 7am on Thursday and will continue till 6 pm and security has been stepped up in view of the voting in the high-stake elections. Counting of votes will be held on May 4.
Kerala election highlights:
In Kerala, 2.71 crore electors will decide the fate of 883 candidates for its 140-member Legislative Assembly in a tight contest between the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
Assam election highlights:
In Assam, polling for 126 seats will be held today where over 2.50 crore electors are eligible to exercise their franchise with 722 candidates in the fray. The BJP-led NDA is seeking a third consecutive term. The Congress-led alliance includes Raijor Dal and CPI(M).
Puducherry election highlights:
Similarly, for 30-member Legislative Assembly of Puducherry, 10,14,070 electors are eligible to exercise their franchise.
By-polls in Karnataka, Nagaland and Tripura:
In Nagaland, voting will take place for the Koridang assembly in Nagaland’s Mokokchung district where the by-election was necessitated by the death of sitting BJP MLA Imkong L. Imchen in November 2025.
Voting will also be held in Karnataka’s Bagalkot and Davanagere South assembly segments where the by-elections were necessitated by the deaths of senior Congress MLAs H Y Meti and Shamanur Shivashankarappa.
North Tripura's Dharmanagar assembly is set for bypolls which was necessitated by the death of BJP leader and assembly speaker Biswa Bandhu Sen in December 2025.
