EC Announces Poll Schedule For Five States, West Bengal Set
On March 16th at a press conference held from the Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. The Election Commission of India announced poll dates for assembly elections across five states and one Union Territory including Assam Kerala Tamil Nadu Puducherry West Bengal on Sunday, with only West Bengal scheduled to have two phases due to its large population size while other regions will conduct single-phase voting as per the official schedule released by ECI.
Key Points
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1The Election Commission (EC) has announced that it will reveal polling schedules today, March 15th.
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2Five entities are included four States and the Union Territory of Puducherry. Specifically mentioned as Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Puducherry in some reports; one report mentions five states total including these but implies a slight variation or grouping that needs clarification based on consistent naming across sources.
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3West Bengal is uniquely scheduled to have two phases for its assembly elections among the listed regions.
Developments
The Indian election commission has set April voting dates and May 4 vote counting for assembly elections across five states (West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam) and one union territory. Notably only West Bengal will hold its poll in two phases on the specified days due to logistical reasons related to previous delays caused by COVID-19 pandemic disruptions
The Election Commission of India will announce election dates for Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Puducherry on Sunday at 4 p.m., March 15, 2026. This announcement follows a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in which the final electoral rolls have been published as terms end between May and June of that year.
The Election Commission of India is holding a press conference on Sunday at 4 PM in Vigyan Bhawan to announce the assembly poll schedules for West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, and Assam according to sources. This announcement was scheduled based on information received by News18 from reliable channels prior March 20th (Note: The text states "First Published" as a date in future relative now but implies current news cycle context).