India, March 15 -- The Election Commission of India announced the assembly election schedules for West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam, and the union territory of Puducherry on Sunday.

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, flanked by Election Commissioners, confirmed that the Model Code of Conduct came into force across all four states and the UT with immediate effect.

Counting and results for all: May 4

Assam: Voting on April 9

Kerala: Voting on April 9

Puducherry: Voting on April 9

Tamil Nadu: Voting on April 23

West Bengal: Voting on April 23, 29

Assam has 126 assembly constituencies; Kerala has 140; Tamil Nadu 234, and West Bengal; while Puducherry has 30.

Electoral rolls for all four states and the union territory hav...