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Assembly elections 2026 LIVE updates: Voting for high-stakes Assembly elections in Kerala, Assam and Puducherry will begin at 7am today. In Kerala, 2.6 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). In Assam, polling for 126 seats will be held today where over 2.5 crore electors are eligible t ...Read More >
Diphu (Assam), Apr 9 (PTI) A police complaint was lodged by Assam's Karbi Anglong district administration on Thursday regarding a video shared on social media purportedly showing the voting process inside a polling station, officials said. The video was reportedly shot inside a polling station in Diphu constituency, and an inquiry was initiated into the incident, they said. Mobiles are banned inside polling stations, with provisions made by the Election Commission for depositing the phones, ba ...Read More >
Over 27.1 million voters in Kerala will head to the polling booths on Thursday, capping a frenetic campaign by the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF), Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for the state assembly elections. The votes will be counted on May 4. The electorate comprises 13.2 million men, 13.9 million women, 273 transgenders and over 242,000 overseas voters across 140 constituencies. Chief electoral officer, Rathan U Kelka ...Read More >
GUWAHATI, April 9: The Karbi Anglong district administration has initiated an inquiry into the circulation of a video on social media purportedly showing the election process inside a polling station in the district on Thursday. The probe follows the registration of an FIR by the district administration after taking serious cognisance of the matter under relevant provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. "An inquiry has been initiated to ascertain the facts and identify those r ...Read More >
The Bombay High Court at Goa on Wednesday cancelled the notification to hold the Ponda assembly bypoll on April 9 morning on a petition challenging the Election Commission of India's (ECI) move to hold the poll when the current assembly has less than a year left in its term. The term of the current Goa assembly ends on March 14, 2027. The ECI had notified voting for April 9, and counting on May 4. "Considering that the remainder of the period left for the person who might have been elected in ...Read More >
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have filed complaints against each other with the Election Commission, alleging hate speech, threats and derogatory remarks as campaigning intensifies ahead of the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections. The controversy centres on comments involving the BJP's Panihati candidate, the mother of the RG Kar hospital doctor who was raped and murdered last year, and TMC MP Kalyan Banerjee. In a complaint to Chief Election Commissioner Gy ...Read More >
The Congress has not yet issued an official response on this matter. Guwahati: The BJP has filed a case against Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge over inflamatory remarks that he allegedly made during an election rally in Assam. The case was filed at the Basistha Police Station this evening, BJP state spokesperson and special media in-charge Ranjib Kumar Sarma told reporters. During an election rally in Sribhumi district, Kharge had compared the BJP and RSS with poisonous snakes, said Sarma. ...Read More >
Panaji: The Bombay high court on Wednesday stopped the Election Commission (EC) from proceeding with the Ponda bypoll scheduled for Thursday, the first time in Goan political history that an assembly election was cancelled on the orders of a court.After pronouncing the judgment, the division bench of justices Valmiki Menezes and Amit Jamsandekar rejected the EC's plea to stay its order for two weeks on the grounds that the election process had started, 171 voters already voted via postal ballots ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) The BJP approached the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday, demanding an FIR against the Congress and a show-cause notice to its president, Mallikarjun Kharge, for his alleged "inflammatory" remarks in Assam and "illiterate" jibe at the people of Gujarat and some other states. Citing violations of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also urged the poll panel to restrain Kharge from addressing any election rally, public meeting, or ma ...Read More >
Guwahati: The RSS on Wednesday said it has filed complaints at two police stations in Assam against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for allegedly comparing the ideology of the organisation and the BJP with a 'poisonous snake' at an election rally. The complaints were filed to seek legal action over alleged ''derogatory, provocative, and communally sensitive statements made during a recent election rally in south Assam, a RSS spokesman said. In the complaints, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak San ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 8: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Wednesday said it has filed complaints at two police stations in Assam against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for allegedly comparing the ideology of the organisation and the BJP to a "poisonous snake" during an election rally. According to an RSS spokesperson, the complaints seek legal action over "derogatory, provocative, and communally sensitive statements made during a recent election rally" in south Assam. In the complaints, ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 8 (PTI) The RSS on Wednesday said it has filed complaints at two police stations in Assam against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for allegedly comparing the ideology of the organisation and the BJP with a 'poisonous snake' at an election rally. The complaints were filed to seek legal action over alleged ''derogatory, provocative, and communally sensitive statements made during a recent election rally in south Assam, a RSS spokesman said In the complaints, the Rashtriya Sway ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam is ready to hold its 2026 Legislative Assembly elections in a single phase on April 9, with authorities aiming to ensure smooth, safe, and transparent polling across all 126 constituencies. Chief Electoral Officer Anurag Goel said the state administration has completed all necessary arrangements, and different departments are working together to make sure voting proceeds smoothly. Officials from the central government are stationed across the state to keep track of security and ...Read More >
Guwahati, April 8: Campaigning for the high-stakes Assam Assembly elections concluded, with political parties making their final push before the 48-hour silence period ahead of the April 9 polling for 126 constituencies. The curtain fell on a high-decibel campaign at 5 pm, as mandated by the Election Commission, bringing to a halt rallies, roadshows and all forms of canvassing across the State on Tuesday evening. The last day witnessed an intense flurry of activity, with top leaders across par ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) Exit polls can neither be held nor disseminated from 7 am of April 9 till 6.30 pm of April 29 for the five assembly elections taking place this month, the Election Commission has said. It has also cautioned that conducting or broadcasting exit polls in the period is violative of section 126A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and is "punishable with imprisonment up to a period of two years, or with fine or both". While Kerala, Assam and Puducherry going for as ...Read More >
Guwahati: The high-voltage campaigning for Assembly elections in Assam came to an end on Tuesday with union home minister addressing three rallies for BJP led alliance candidates in Barrak Valley claiming to get third term for the BJP government in the state while Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge who was in Guwahati also expressed hope that Congress-led alliance will win 72 to 73 seats of 126 assembly constituencies in Assam assembly elections. With polling scheduled in a single phase on A ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], April 7 (ANI): Intensifying the BJP's campaign ahead of the Autonomous District Council (ADC) elections, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Tipra Motha, accusing the party of misleading and deceiving the indigenous population over the years. Addressing a public meeting at Ampinagar, Saha asserted that Tipra Motha would soon lose relevance and expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would form the government in t ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Election Commission of India on Monday announced that the Silent Period for the General Election to the Assam Legislative Assembly, 2026, will commence from 5:00 PM on April 7, 2026, marking 48 hours before the close of polling across all constituencies. As per Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, all forms of election campaigning will be strictly prohibited during this period. This includes public meetings, processions, rallies, and any campaign-related acti ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Monday announced that the silence period for the Assam legislative assembly elections will begin today at 5.00 pm, marking 48 hours prior to the conclusion of polling across all constituencies.In accordance with Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, all forms of election campaigning will be prohibited during this period. This includes public meetings, rallies, processions and any other campaign-related activities.The Commission has also ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 7 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Monday announced that the Silent Period for the General Election to the Assam Legislative Assembly, 2026, will commence from 5:00 PM on April 7, 2026, marking 48 hours before the close of polling across all constituencies. As per Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, all forms of election campaigning will be strictly prohibited during this period. This includes public meetings, processions, rallies ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 7 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Monday announced that the Silent Period for the General Election to the Assam Legislative Assembly, 2026, will commence from 5:00 PM on April 7, 2026, marking 48 hours before the close of polling across all constituencies. As per Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, all forms of election campaigning will be strictly prohibited during this period. This includes public meetings, processions, rallies ...Read More >
The Election Commission is expected to review the complaint In a fresh political development in Assam, a Congress delegation led by former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday filed a complaint before the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in Guwahati against Assam Chief Minister and BJP candidate from Jalukbari constituency, Himanta Biswa Sarma. The delegation included Congress candidate from Jalukbari Smt. Bidisha Neog and Guwahati City District Congress President Swapan Das. The ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Congress on Monday approached the Election Commission, seeking cancellation of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's candidature. The congress alleged that he failed to disclose his wife's purported offshore assets in his election affidavit. The complaint was filed with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar by Congress candidate Bidisha Neog, who is contesting against Sarma from the Jalukbari constituency. The party has also demanded a probe into the alleged "suppression ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Congress filed a complaint with the Election Commission on Monday, demanding the cancellation of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's candidature, contending that he did not mention his wife's alleged offshore assets in the poll affidavit. The move by the opposition party came a day after it posed three questions to the Assam CM -- whether his wife or family owns property in Dubai, has companies in Wyoming in the USA, or has placed their assets in shell companies. Sarma has denied ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 6 (PTI) The CEO of Kerala, Dr Rathan U Kelkar, on Monday announced that election campaigning in the state will end at 6 pm on April 7, ahead of the Assembly polls, and outlined strict restrictions to be enforced during the 48-hour "silence period." The crucial assembly polls for 140 constituencies in the state are scheduled to be held on April 9. The measures, issued to ensure free and fair elections, will come into effect 48 hours prior to the close of polling, with the ...Read More >
Guwahati: The Congress on Monday, 6 April, approached the Election Commission, seeking cancellation of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's nomination, alleging that his poll affidavit did not include details of his wife's purported overseas assets. The complaint follows a set of questions raised by the party a day earlier, asking whether Sarma's wife or family holds property in Dubai, operates companies in Wyoming in the United States, or has investments routed through shell firms. The Chief M ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 6: The Congress on Monday filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India seeking cancellation of the nomination of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, alleging non-disclosure of his wife's purported offshore assets in his election affidavit. The complaint, submitted to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar by Congress candidate Bidisha Neog, who is contesting against Sarma from the Jalukbari constituency, also called for a probe into the alleged "suppression of ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 6 (PTI) The Congress filed a complaint with the Election Commission on Monday, demanding the cancellation of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's candidature, contending that he did not mention his wife's alleged offshore assets in the poll affidavit. The move by the opposition party came a day after it posed three questions to the Assam CM -- whether his wife or family owns property in Dubai, has companies in Wyoming in the USA, or has placed their assets in shell companies. Sarm ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 3 (PTI) The EC on Friday announced that every person employed in any business, trade, or establishment who is eligible to vote in the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections will be granted a paid holiday on polling day, April 9. The Election Commission stated that this directive is in accordance with the provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. "No deduction of wages shall be made on account of such a paid holiday. Any employer who contravenes these provisi ...Read More >
The Madhya Pradesh assembly secretariat on Thursday terminated the membership of Congress legislator Rajendra Bharti within hours of a Delhi court sentencing him to three years in jail in a fraud case, triggering sharp protests from the state Congress. The assembly secretariat started working on the disqualification order after principal secretary Arvind Sharma returned to the secretariat late on Thursday night. The Congress asked why the assembly secretariat could not wait for the next workin ...Read More >
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