Kerala Assembly Election 2026 Dates: EC announces voting dates; state to vote on April 9, 2026

Kerala Assembly Election 2026 Dates LIVE: The Election Commission has announced the schedule for the Kerala Assembly polls.

Kerala Assembly Election 2026 Dates: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the schedule of elections in poll-bound states namely West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and a Union Territory (UT) Puducherry on Sunday. The poll body has announce the key details of elections in a press conference set to start at 4 PM today. The voting in the state will take place on April 9 and the results will be announced on May 4, 2026. Here are all the details you need to know about the Kerala Assembly Election schedule.

For those unversed, assembly elections are set to be held in West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry. Special intensive revision of the voters' lists in these four states and one union territory has already been conducted, with final electoral rolls published.

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi had on March 10 visited several states which are heading into polls to review poll preparedness.

War of words before election in Kerala

In a fresh war of words ahead of the election date announcement, Kerala Minister V Sivankutty on Sunday said the ruling CPI(M)'s preparations for the upcoming Assembly elections are complete and the BJP would not be allowed to open its account in the state.

Speaking to reporters, the Nemom MLA said party workers are already active on the ground and the campaign will gather pace once candidates are announced, a report by PTI said.

"Our election preparations are complete and party workers are active on the ground. Candidates may be announced soon, after which the election campaign phase can begin," he said.

Kerala Assembly Election 2026 Dates LIVE:

Voting will be done on April 9, 2026

Result day- May 4, 2026

Kerala Legislative Assembly election 206 details

In the Kerala Legislative Assembly election, held in a single phase on April 6, 2021, the incumbent LDF retained power with 99 seats, marking the first time since 1977 that a ruling alliance secured consecutive terms in the state. The UDF won 41 seats, while the NDA saw a decline in vote share and lost its only seat in the Assembly.

In terms of vote share, the LDF received 41.5 per cent of the total votes, significantly ahead of the UDF, which secured 38.4 per cent. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA), led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), secured 11.4 per cent of the votes but failed to win a single seat in the election.

(With ANI inputs)

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