India, April 8 -- Voters across multiple states and Union Territories are set to head for assembly elections and by-polls on April 9, with high-stakes contests in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry. In Karnataka, Nagaland and Tripura bypolls will take place.

According to the Election Commission, polling will begin from 7 am to 6 pm across states. Elaborate security arrangements have been made, and polling materials, including electronic voting machines (EVMs), were handed over to polling personnel in Kerala, Assam and Puducherry.

The Bombay High Court quashed the ECI's notification for the Ponda Assembly bypoll in Goa a day before voting, citing a violation of a law as the Assembly's term is set to expire within a year

The election, which w...