India, March 15 -- The Election Commission will announce the schedule for the Assembly elections in five states/ union territory on Sunday.

Assembly elections are set to be held in West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Puducherry. The poll body has convened a press conference at 4 pm to release the schedule.

The terms of the assemblies of these states/ union territory are ending on different dates in May and June. Under election laws, the Commission is required to conduct elections before the terms of the respective legislative assemblies expire.

Special intensive revision of the voters' lists in these four states and one union territory have already been conducted, with final electoral rolls published.

This comes after the Elect...