Elections 2026: When will Election Commission begin counting of votes in Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala ?
The Election Commission of India will begin counting votes for the 2026 Assembly elections on May 4, 2026, starting at 8 a.m., following single-phase and multi-phase voting in states including West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and the Union Territory of Puducherry. The vote counting process will first address postal ballots before moving to Electronic Voting Machines, with results expected to emerge gradually throughout the day. High-stakes electoral battles are underway in these regions, involving major political parties such as the BJP, Trinamool Congress, DMK, AIADMK, and alliances led by Congress and the Left.
- ▪Vote counting for the 2026 Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Puducherry will begin on May 4, 2026, at 8 a.m.
- ▪Voting in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry was held in a single phase between April 9 and April 23, while West Bengal voted in two phases on April 23 and April 29.
- ▪Postal ballots are counted first, followed by EVM votes approximately 30 minutes later, in a process supervised by the Election Commission of India.
- ▪Exit polls project a lead for the BJP-led NDA in Assam and Puducherry, a DMK-led alliance win in Tamil Nadu, and a close contest between the UDF and LDF in Kerala.
- ▪Security has been heightened at counting centers, including the Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata, amid allegations by the Trinamool Congress of potential electoral misconduct.
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Elections 2026: When will Election Commission begin counting of votes in Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala ?The Election Commission of India will begin counting votes for the 2026 Assembly elections on May 4 (Monday).Published on: May 01, 2026 3:25 PM ISTWritten by Priyanjali NarayanShare viaCopy link Results for the 2026 assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and the Union territory of Puducherry will be known soon, after months-long high-octane campaigning by political parties.Election officials collect Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines from a distribution centre ahead of the final phase of voting, in Howrah on Tuesday.
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