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5 battlegrounds, 823 seats: All set for counting of votes for assembly elections tomorrow
Counting is slated across 823 seats in Assam, Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry after polling concluded between April 9 and April 29. The run-up includes Bengal repollings, security deployments, EVM-related tensions, and multiple exit-poll projections ahead of results on May 4.
Why It Matters
The results will determine governance trajectories in several key states and may influence the national political landscape ahead of upcoming political developments.
Timeline
11 Events
May 4, 2026 – Counting begins and results expected
May 4, 2026
Vote counting across all 823 seats is set to begin, with results expected to be announced on May 4, 2026.
May 3, 2026 – Puducherry NDA prognosis
May 3, 2026
Pollsters forecast the NDA retaining Puducherry with 15-19 seats in the 30-seat assembly, per People’s Pulse.
May 3, 2026 – Axis My India Tamil Nadu projections
May 3, 2026
Axis My India projections for Tamil Nadu showed TVK leading 98-120 seats, DMK alliance 92-100 seats, and AIADMK-led NDA 22-32 seats.
May 3, 2026 – Exit polls and Bengal projections
May 3, 2026
Exit polls suggested an upset for Mamata Banerjee’s TMC in Bengal with notable BJP gains; Axis My India did not release Bengal exit polls, citing about 70% of voters not participating.
May 3, 2026 – Vijayan changes social media bio ahead of vote count
May 3, 2026
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan updated his social media biography to 'Polit Bureau Member, Communist Party of India (Marxist)' a day before the vote count.
May 3, 2026 – Centre deploys security for Bengal polls; EVM strongroom tensions
May 3, 2026
The Election Commission deployed security personnel in Bengal amid tensions over EVMs, including Mamata Banerjee spending nearly four hours inside a counting centre strongroom in Kolkata and a sit-in by TMC outside the Khudiram Anushilan Kendra.
May 1, 2026 – Repolling announced in Bengal constituencies and Falta
May 1, 2026
The Election Commission announced repolling at 15 booths across Diamond Harbour and Magrahat Paschim in Bengal, with repolling for Falta to be held on May 21.
April 29, 2026 – Bengal second phase voting
April 29, 2026
Second phase voting in Bengal took place on April 29, 2026.
April 23, 2026 – Tamil Nadu women’s participation highlighted
April 23, 2026
Tamil Nadu elections featured a record highlight with 443 women contesting the polls, following nearly 1,000 filings before finalizing 443 contestants.
April 23, 2026 – Tamil Nadu and Bengal first phase polls
April 23, 2026
Elections were held in Tamil Nadu in a single phase and in Bengal’s first phase on April 23, 2026.
April 9, 2026 – Polls held in Kerala, Assam and Puducherry in single phase
April 9, 2026
Kerala, Assam and Puducherry went to polls in a single phase on April 9, 2026 as part of the nationwide assembly election schedule.