It was a positive development as Assam and Puducherry broke their previous election voting records, while Kerala also recorded a strong voter turnout. By 6:00 PM, the voting percentages were very encouraging, with the highest turnout in Puducherry at 89.87%, followed by Assam with 85.91%, and Kerala with 78.27%. After voting ended, the voting machines were sealed in all three regions, and now everyone is waiting for the results, which will be announced on 4 May.
Since morning, people have been stepping out of their homes to cast their votes and reaching the polling stations. Voters of all age groups participated in the voting this time. Record voting was seen in Puducherry, which has brought happiness among the leaders there. Assam also recorded a high voter turnout, while Kerala witnessed a strong and enthusiastic participation in the elections.
In Assam, voter turnout in the 2021 Legislative Assembly elections was 82.42%, while in 2016 it was 84.67%. This time in 2026, the voting percentage was even higher, creating a new record.
In Kerala, about 76% voting was recorded in 2021, and this time the turnout was slightly higher than that.
Finally, in Puducherry, the voter turnout was 83.42% in 2021 and 86.19% in 2016, but this time it recorded the highest ever turnout of 89.87%, which is the biggest record so far.
During voting in Assam, reports of violence came from some areas. In the Sribhumi district at Patharkandi, an Indian National Congress candidate allegedly broke an electronic voting machine, after which clashes broke out between workers of the Indian National Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party. Due to the incident, voting at that polling station was halted for about three hours. Reports of violence also came from Dibrugarh.
Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Chief Minister of Assam, cast his vote with his family at a polling station in Guwahati and urged everyone to exercise their right to vote.
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Security is a major challenge in these entire legislative assembly elections. To ensure safety, the Election Commission of India is using CCTV cameras, police deployment, and barricading at polling stations. Additional security forces are also kept in reserve so that if any issue arises, the situation can be quickly brought under control.
All electronic voting machines have been sealed, and the entire of India is now waiting for the results, which will start being announced from 8:00 AM on 4 May.
