India, April 8 -- After a nearly month-long high-voltage campaign marked by sharp political exchanges, high-profile rallies and competing narratives of development and governance, electioneering for 296 assembly seats in Assam, Kerala and the Union Territory of Puducherry concluded on Tuesday.

Voting for 126 seats in Assam, 140 in Kerala, and 30 in Puducherry will be held on April 9.

The fate of 1,849 candidates across the three regions will be decided on May 4, when votes will also be counted for Tamil Nadu and West Bengal elections.

In Kerala, 27.1 million voters - 13.2 million men, 13.9 million women and 273 transgender persons- will decide the fate of 833 candidates, according to the Election Commission. The contest is primarily am...