THe Election charge of bharat on sun proclaimed the schedule for assemblage elections in five regions – Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal – involving 824 assembly constituencies, around 17.4 crore voters, and 2,18,807 polling stations.Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said nearly 25 lakh election officials will be deployed to conduct the polls across the four states and one Union Territory.Counting of votes for all five regions will be held on May 4, 2026.ALSO READ | EC announces poll dates for 4 states, 1 UT: Voting between Apr 9–29, results May 4; all except Bengal in single phaseKey numbers of the 2026 assembly electionsTotal constituencies: 824Total voters: Around 17.4 crorePolling stations: 2,18,807Election officials: Around 25 lakhCategory-wise seats by stateAssam: 126 seats - 98 general, 9 SC, 19 STKerala: 140 seats - 124 general, 14 SC, 2 STPuducherry: 30 seats - 25 general, 5 SCTamil Nadu: 234 seats - 188 general, 44 SC, 2 STWest Bengal: 294 seats - 210 general, 68 SC, 16 ST State-wise election schedule and numbers Assam – 126 seats | Single phase voting on April 9The assembly election in Assam will be held in a single phase on April 9, 2026.Schedule– Gazette notification: March 16, 2026– Last date for nominations: March 23, 2026– Scrutiny of nominations: March 24, 2026– Last date for withdrawal: March 26, 2026– Polling date: April 9, 2026– Counting: May 4, 2026– Election process completion: May 6, 2026ElectorateMale voters: Around 1.25 croreFemale voters: Around 1.25 croreThird gender: 343Total voters: Around 2.50 crorePolling stationsTotal: 31,486 – 3,775 urban; 27,711 rural.Average voters per booth: 793Special booths -– Model polling stations: 126– Women-managed polling stations: 3,716– PwD-managed booths: 23ALSO READ | ‘Convenient’: Election Commission of India on why Bengal election phases have been reduced from 8 to 2 Kerala – 140 seats | Single phase voting on April 9All 140 constituencies in Kerala will go to polls on April 9, 2026.Schedule– Gazette notification: March 16, 2026– Last date for nominations: March 23, 2026– Scrutiny: March 24, 2026– Withdrawal deadline: March 26, 2026– Polling: April 9, 2026– Counting: May 4, 2026– Completion: May 6, 2026ElectorateMale voters: 1.31 croreFemale voters: 1.38 croreThird gender: 277Total voters: 2.70 crorePolling stationsTotal: 30,471Average voters per booth: 885Special booths -– Model polling stations: 790– Women-managed booths: 397– PwD-managed booths: 31 Puducherry – 30 seats | Polling on April 9The Union Territory of Puducherry will elect 30 MLAs on April 9, 2026.Schedule– Gazette notification: March 16, 2026– Last date for nominations: March 23, 2026– Scrutiny: March 24, 2026– Withdrawal deadline: March 26, 2026– Polling: April 9, 2026– Counting: May 4, 2026– Completion: May 6, 2026ElectorateMale voters: 4.43 lakhFemale voters: 5 lakhThird gender: 139Total voters: 9.44 lakhPolling stationsTotal: 1,099Average voters per booth: 859Special booths -– Model polling stations: 30– Women-managed booths: 60– PwD-managed booths: 4ALSO READ | Election dates for Kerala, West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry out | Check full schedule Tamil Nadu – 234 seats | Polling on April 23The election to the 234-member assembly in Tamil Nadu will be held in a single phase on April 23, 2026.Schedule– Gazette notification: March 30, 2026– Last date for nominations: April 6, 2026– Scrutiny: April 7, 2026– Withdrawal deadline: April 9, 2026– Polling: April 23, 2026– Counting: May 4, 2026– Completion: May 6, 2026ElectorateMale voters: 2.77 croreFemale voters: 2.89 croreThird gender: 7,617Total voters: 5.67 crorePolling stationsTotal: 75,032Average voters per booth: 756Special booths -– Model polling stations: 265– Women-managed booths: 258– PwD-managed booths: 47 West Bengal – 294 seats | Polling in two phasesElections to the 294-member assembly in West Bengal will be conducted in two phases.Phase 1 – 152 constituencies– Gazette notification: March 30, 2026– Last date for nominations: April 6, 2026– Scrutiny: April 7, 2026– Withdrawal deadline: April 9, 2026– Polling: April 23, 2026Phase 2 – 142 constituencies– Gazette notification: April 2, 2026– Last date for nominations: April 9, 2026– Scrutiny: April 10, 2026– Withdrawal deadline: April 13, 2026– Polling: April 29, 2026Counting and completion | Both phases– Counting: May 4, 2026– Election completion: May 6, 2026ElectorateMale voters: 3.28 croreFemale voters: 3.16 croreThird gender: 1,152Total voters: 6.44 crorePolling stationsTotal: 80,719Average voters per booth: 798Special booths -– Model polling stations: 634– Women-managed booths: 10,361– PwD-managed booths: 74
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