New Delhi, May 1 -- The Election Commission of India will announce the results of the 2026 Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and Puducherry on May 4. The outcome is likely to be clear by Monday evening after the counting process is completed.

Date: May 4 (Monday).

Counting begins: 8:00 AM IST

Vote counting in India follows a well-defined procedure supervised by the Election Commission. The process starts with postal ballots, which are cast by groups such as service voters, election staff, and persons with disabilities. These are counted first and officially recorded.

After that, counting of votes stored in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) begins, usually about 30 minutes later. EVMs display the total votes...