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Kerala Assembly polls: IUML ‘backs’ V.D. Satheesan as Congress-led UDF’s CM pick

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Kerala Assembly polls: IUML ‘backs’ V.D. Satheesan as Congress-led UDF’s CM pick

Preparations in progress at the Assembly election counting centre at Mar Athanasius College, Kothamangalam, on May 3. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Around 15 locations in the district will be under heightened surveillance on Monday (May 4), with the police planning intense security arrangements in view of the declaration of the Assembly election results. The political hotspots in the district include areas such as Chengamanad, Pezhakkappilly, Binanipuram, Edathala, and Kunnathunad.All the sensitive locations fall within the Ernakulam rural police limits. The sensitive locations were identified based on issues and scuffles reported during the election campaign. Published - May 03, 2026 08:57 pm IST

ECI introduces new QR code-based ID cards for counting centres

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ECI introduces new QR code-based ID cards for counting centres

Security personnel stand guard outside the counting centre at Bhabanipur constituency ahead of the result declaration of the West Bengal Assembly elections, in Kolkata | Photo Credit: PTI The counting centre at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Bhabanipur Assembly constituency witnessed a ruckus a day ahead of the counting of votes, with TMC workers alleging two cars bearing the BJP's flag were allowed entry to the compound where EVMs are kept.The incident comes close on the heels of a four-hour-long sit-in by Ms. Banerjee in front of the same counting centre...

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Assembly Elections Exit Poll 2026 Date and Time: How to check details for Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Kerala?

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Assembly Elections Exit Poll 2026 Date and Time: How to check details for Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Kerala?

Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 Voting Live Updates: The repolls were ordered in 11 polling stations of the Magrahat Paschim assembly constituency and four in Diamond Harbour.

Bengal polls: Calcutta HC cautions EC on preventive detentions

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Bengal polls: Calcutta HC cautions EC on preventive detentions

4 min readNew DelhiUpdated: May 1, 2026 10:28 AM IST Outside the EVM strong room at Khudiram Anushilan Kendra in Jorasanko Assembly constituency in West Bengal on Thursday. (Express photo by Partha Paul)Calcutta High Court news: The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a plea filed by the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) challenging the deployment of central government and PSU employees as counting supervisors and assistants in the West Bengal assembly elections, holding that the decision falls within the domain of the Election Commission and does not suffer from any illegality. Justice...

Exit polls 2026 LIVE: DMK alliance projected to win in Tamil Nadu, BJP in Assam

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Exit polls 2026 LIVE: DMK alliance projected to win in Tamil Nadu, BJP in Assam

Home Elections Tamil Nadu recorded a historic 85.1% voter turnout in the Assembly polls, while Puducherry led with 91.23%. Assam saw a turnout of 85.91%, and Kerala registered 78.27%. Updated - April 29, 2026 07:42 pm IST A polling official marks a voter's finger with indelible ink during the second and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections, at a polling station in Kolkata, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Several exit polls on Wednesday (April 29, 2026) predicted a thumping victory for the BJP in Assam and a clear edge for the party over...

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