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Single-phase polling will be held for 126 seats in Assam, 140 in Keralam and 30 seats in Puducherry

Updated - April 07, 2026 06:40 am IST

Union Minister Amit Shah participating in a roadshow in Haripad Assembly constituency with the NDA candidate Sandeep Vachaspati on Monday (April 6, 2026). | Photo Credit: P.R. Suresh

Public campaigning for the April 9 Kerala, Puducherry and Assam Assembly polls will end on Tuesday (April 7, 2026). In Kerala, Congress, the BJP, and the ruling LDF have intensified attacks on each other, while the LDF released a progress report claiming it has fulfilled 97 per cent of its 2021 promises.

Read: It may not be an overwhelming win, but Congress is clearly ahead in Kerala: Shashi Tharoor

In Puducherry, meanwhile, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin on Monday (April 6, 2026) alleged that the Centre has shown no interest in granting full Statehood to Puducherry, despite the Union Territory’s Legislative Assembly passing resolutions 14 times urging such a move.

In Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday (April 6, 2026) appealed to the voters to keep Congress away from power for continued peace and development. Single-phase polling will be held for 126 seats in Assam, 140 in Keralam and 30 seats in Puducherry.

Ahead of the coming Assembly elections, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday (April 6, 2026) said that no political party, candidate, organisation, or individual should publish any political advertisement in newspapers on the day of polling or a day prior to voting unless the content has been pre-certified by the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) at the State or district level.

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April 07, 2026 06:40
Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Open campaigning to end at 6 p.m. today
The open campaigning for the April 9 Assembly elections will come to an end at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Chief Electoral Officer (Kerala) Rathan U. Kelkar has said.
Mr. Kelkar said his office has initiated measures to ensure that the 48-hour silence period is strictly enforced in the State. Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, deals with ‘Prohibition of public meetings during period of forty-eight hours ending with hour fixed for conclusion of poll.’
During this period, convening or holding public meetings or processions in connection with the election; displays of election matter by means of cinema, television or other similar means, or propagation of election matter by holding musical concerts, theatrical performances or other entertainment are prohibited.
Publication of political advertisements in newspapers on the election day and the day before it require the clearance of the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC).

Published - April 07, 2026 06:36 am IST

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