Assam election 2026 LIVE: Assam votes today in high-stakes polls; BJP eyes third term as Congress-led alliance mounts challenge

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Polling will be held from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. across 31,490 polling stations in 35 districts.

Updated - April 09, 2026 06:13 am IST

Polling officials carrying EVMs and other election materials depart to their respective polling stations on the eve of Assam Assembly Election, in Guwahati, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI

Assam is set to vote for the 126-member Assembly on Thursday (April 9, 2026), with most seats slated for a direct contest between the BJP-led NDA and the opposition coalition led by the Congress.

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The BJP is eyeing a third straight term in power in these elections, while the Congress is looking to wrest the State from where it was ousted in 2016.

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A total of 722 candidates, including Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, State Congress president Gaurav Gogoi, Leader of Opposition Debabrata Saikia, AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal, Raijor Dal leader Akhil Gogoi, and AJP president Lurinjyoti Gogoi, are in the fray.

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Polling will be held from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. across 31,490 polling stations in 35 districts. A total of 2.50 crore people, including 1.25 crore women and 318 from the third gender, are eligible to vote.

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