Family members show their ink-marked fingers after casting vote during the Assam Assembly elections at a polling station in Tezpur, in Sonitpur on Thursday, April 9, 2026.
With Assam, Puducherry and Kerala witnessing record voter turnouts, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said the Assembly polls in the two States and one Union Territory are a “historic” testimony not only for India but for the entire democratic world.
There was record poll participation in the Assembly elections on Thursday (April 9, 2026), with the highest-ever voter turnout of 85.9% in Assam and 89.87% in Puducherry, crossing the previous highs of 84.67% for the State in 2016, and 86.19% for the Union Territory in 2011. Kerala too recorded one its highest polling percentages at 78.27 %.
Published – April 10, 2026 11:26 pm IST
