Election Alert 2026: Voting on 296 seats in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry today! 10 lakh first time voters can change the electoral equation. Will it be a hat-trick for CM Himanta Biswa Sarma? Will CM Pinarayi Vijayan win for the third time? Or CM N. The game will decide Rangasamy’s counterattack? First time voters and youth voting can change the electoral equation.
Assam Kerala Puducherry Elections 2026: Today, voting is taking place on a total of 296 assembly seats in the three states of the country, Assam, Keralam and Puducherry. Polling stations will open from 7 am to 5 pm. This time around 10 lakh new voters are casting their vote for the first time, which can completely change the electoral equation. The political atmosphere in all three states is extremely charged and intense. In Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is trying to win for the third consecutive time. In Assam, BJP is gambling to get power for the third consecutive time with the help of Himanta Biswa Sarma. N in Puducherry. Rangasamy is trying to come to power for the fifth time with his party AINRC.
1. Assam Elections 2026: BJP vs Congress contest on 126 seats
In Assam, 722 candidates from 41 parties are contesting on a total of 126 seats. The main contest will be seen between BJP and Congress.
- 2021 election result: :BJP: 60 seats (33.2% votes)
- Congress: 29 seats (29.7% votes)
- Other: 37 seats (37% votes)
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status of important seats
- Jalukbari-Himanta Biswa Sarma (BJP) vs Bidisha Neog (Congress) Equation: More Hindu voters, BJP’s stronghold, Himanta is contesting elections for the fifth consecutive time.
- Dispur-Pradyut Bordoloi (BJP) vs Meira Borthakur (Congress) Equation: Urban voters, government employees and middle class. BJP’s hold is strong.
- Jorhat-Hitendra Nath Goswami (BJP) vs Gaurav Gogoi (Congress) Equation: Gaurav is contesting the elections for the first time. Hitendra Nath Goswami in election for the 7th time.
Assam has had 15 Chief Ministers in the last 76 years. Congress had the longest dominance (51 years), but now BJP is getting majority for the second consecutive time. Himanta Biswa Sarma has experience associated with both Congress and AGP and remains the face of North-East in BJP.
Voter statistics:
- Total Voters: 2.50 crores
- Male: 1.25 crores Woman: 1.25 crores
- First Time Voter: 5.75 lakh
- Young Voters (20-29): 66.3 lakh
- Voters aged 85+: 1.4 lakh
Properties:
- Asia’s first oil refinery and India’s first oil well in Assam
- 70% of the world’s one-horned rhinoceros live in Kaziranga National Park
- Majuli, the world’s largest freshwater river island
- Semiconductor plant in Digboi: 27 thousand crore investment
2. Keralam Elections 2026: Competition between LDF and UDF
A total of 890 candidates are contesting on 140 seats in Keralam. Kerala is the only state where the Left party is continuously in power.
- 2021 Result:LDF: 99 seats (45.4% votes)
- UDF: 41 seats (39.1% votes)
- Other: 0 seats (15% votes)
Main seats and candidates
- Nemom-Rajeev Chandrashekhar (BJP) vs. V. Sivankutty (Congress) Review: The only seat where BJP had won in 2016.
- Dharamdam-CK Padmanabhan (BJP) vs Pinarayi Vijayan (LDF) Review: Pinarayi Vijayan is contesting elections for the third consecutive time, this area is considered his stronghold.
Voter statistics:
- Total Voters: 2.70 crores
- Male: 1.31 crores Woman: 1.38 crore
- First Time Voter: 4.24 lakh
- Young Voters (20-29): 45 lakhs
- Voters aged 85+: 2.4 lakh
Keralam State Features:
- Every third family has someone living abroad (total 40 lakh expatriates)
- The country’s first digital literate state
- Zero-Hunger State: Only 0.5% population below poverty line
3. Puducherry Elections 2026: AINRC vs Congress-DMK
294 candidates are contesting on 30 seats in Puducherry. The politics here has been based on alliances and party changes.
- 2021 Result:NDA (AINRC + BJP): 16 seats, 41% votes
- UDF (Congress + DMK): 9 seats, 33% votes
- Other: 5 seats, 26% votes
Election atmosphere of Pondicherry
- Average 10 candidates on each seat
- The equation may change with the entry of Tamil actor Vijay’s party TVK.
- N. Rangasamy is trying to become CM for the 4th time with AINRC having been the CM of Congress 7 times out of 7.
Voter statistics:
Total Voters: 9.44 lakh
Male: 4.43 lakhs Woman: 5.0 lakh
First Time Voter: millions
Young Voters (20-29): 1.87 lakh
Voters aged 85+:60,034
Pondicherry State Features:
- Four districts: Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe, Yanam (various places)
- ‘Mini France’: Influence of French culture and architecture
- One-fourth of economy based on tourism
Key points of elections 2026 in all three states
- First time voters can completely change the election.
- BJP trying to form government for the third time in Assam, Congress has strong history.
- Pinarayi Vijayan’s CM hat-trick challenge in Kerala.
- AINRC vs Congress-DMK decisive contest in Puducherry.
- Young voters and migrant voters are playing an important role in all the states.
- Also electoral impact of resources, tourism and industry in Assam and Puducherry.
- Voting today from 7 am to 5 pm, eyes of the entire country on these states.