The Election Commission has announced the schedule for the 2026 Assam Assembly election. With the election process starting soon, political parties are gearing up for a crucial contest in the state.
The counting of votes will be conducted on May 4
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has announced the schedule for the 2026 Assembly elections in Assam. According to the poll body, voting will take place on April 9 across all 126 Assembly constituencies, while the counting of votes will be conducted on May 4.
The announcement was made as part of the broader election schedule for several states going to the polls this year.
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As per the official timeline, the election process will formally begin with the gazette notification on March 16. Following this, candidates will be able to file their nominations.
The last date for filing nomination papers is March 23, while the scrutiny of nominations will take place on March 24. Candidates will also have the option to withdraw their nominations until March 26, after which the final list of contestants will be prepared.
The Assam Legislative Assembly consists of 126 seats, and polling will be conducted in a single phase across the state. Election authorities are expected to deploy a large number of polling officials and security personnel to ensure the smooth conduct of voting.
The election exercise forms part of a wider democratic process involving several states, with millions of voters expected to participate.
The results, scheduled to be declared on May 4, will determine the next government in Assam. Political parties have already begun preparing their campaign strategies as the contest is expected to be closely watched.
In the 2021 Assam Assembly elections, the National Democratic Alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party retained power in the state. The alliance secured a comfortable majority in the 126-member Assembly.
Following the victory, Himanta Biswa Sarma took over as Chief Minister, marking a leadership transition within the ruling alliance. With the new election schedule announced, attention will now shift to campaigning and political alliances ahead of polling day.
