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Updated on: April 29, 2026 at 4:57:44 PM IST
Exit Poll 2026 Live Updates: Forecast for Assembly elections in four states – Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and West Bengal – and the union territory of Puducherry as of 6:30 pm today. The Election Commission has ordered a ban on the publication of opinion poll results from 7am on April 9 until 6:30pm today.
- 10 minutes agoThe second phase sees more than 78% polling as of 3pm
- 13 minutes agoExit poll predictions for which state will be released today?
- 23 minutes agoThe second phase of polling is taking place in West Bengal
- 26 minutes agoWhere and when the forecast will be released
- 29 minutes agoThe forecast is expected from 6:30 pm today
Exit Poll 2026 Live Updates: Assembly Election 2026 forecast expected to start from 6:30pm today
2026 election exit poll live: Polling stations are expected to release exit poll forecasts for the Assembly elections in four states — Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal — and the union territory of Puducherry from 6:30 pm today. While voting has ended in the states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, the second and final phase of voting is taking place today in West Bengal, and only after its completion can the exit poll results be published, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI) rules.
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Besides the Assembly elections, by-elections were also held for eight seats in six states. Five seats – Goa (Punda), Karnataka (Bajalkot, Devanagiri), Nagaland (Koredang), and Tripura (Dharmanagar) – were voted on on 9 April, while three seats in Gujarat (Umrith) and Maharashtra (Rahori, Baramati) were voted on on 23 April.
Check out the poll results 2026 | Key points
– Voting in the House of Representatives elections: Voting for the Assam, Kerala and Puducherry assembly elections was held in a single phase on April 9. Tamil Nadu also voted in one phase on April 23 along with the first phase of West Bengal polls, with the second and final phase being held today.
-When will the results appear: The results of the assembly elections and bypolls for eight constituencies in six states will be announced on May 4, the day the Election Commission counts the votes.
– Voting time in the elections: Voting ideally takes place from 7 a.m. and continues until 6 p.m., however, it does not end until all the people in the last lines have cast their votes.
Assembly seats: Assam has a total of 126 assembly seats, Kerala 140, Tamil Nadu 234, Bengal 294, and Puducherry 30. This makes the majority represent a party or coalition that needs to be able to form a government in Assam 64, in Kerala 71, in Bengal 148, and 16 in Puducherry.
-Time of exit of survey results: Opinion poll forecasts for the current election cycle will not be released until after the official restriction period ends, in accordance with European Commission guidelines. The Election Commission has clearly defined a “silence period” during which the results of the voter poll cannot be published or broadcast. According to the rules, media organizations are prohibited from conducting or publishing exit polls from 7am on April 9 to 6:30pm on April 29.
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April 29, 2026 at 4:57:44 pm
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Voting percentage in Bengal today: The second phase witnesses more than 78% polling as of 3 pm
Voting percentage in Bengal today: The state recorded a voting percentage of 78.68 till 3 pm in the second phase, which began at 6 am today, according to Election Commission of India (ECI) data.
Voting for the first phase took place on April 23, along with polling for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Check district wise voting percentage here
April 29, 2026 at 4:54:48 pm
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2026 Exit Poll Live: Exit poll for which state will be released today?
Exit Poll 2026 Live: Forecasts for Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Union Territory Puducherry are expected to be released from 6:30 pm today.
Voting for the Assam, Kerala and Puducherry assembly elections was held in a single phase on April 9. Tamil Nadu also voted in one phase on April 23 along with the first phase of West Bengal polls, with the second and final phase being held today.
Exit polls can be published only after voting is over in all phases, including the final phase in West Bengal today.
April 29, 2026 at 4:44:17 pm
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Exit Poll 2026 Live: The second phase of polling is underway in West Bengal
Exit Poll 2026 Live: Voting for the second and final phase of the Assembly elections is underway in West Bengal and will continue till 6 pm today. Voting began at seven in the morning.
Exit poll forecasts can be published only after voting is over, according to Election Commission of India (ECI) rules. Track all updates from the vote here
April 29, 2026 at 4:41:18 pm
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Election 2026 exit poll live: Where and when forecasts will be released
Exit Poll Election 2026 Live Updates: Polling agencies are expected to release exit poll forecasts from 6:30 pm today in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry.
Detailed coverage forecasts will be made available after the end of voting on hindustantimes.com as well as across all major news portals, in line with election rules governing timing of publication.
April 29, 2026 at 4:38:04 pm
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2026 Election Exit Poll Live: Forecast expected from 6:30 pm today
Exit Poll 2026 Live: Polling forecasts for the Assembly elections in four states – Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal – and the union territory of Puducherry are expected to be released from 6.30pm on Wednesday, April 29.
While polling has ended in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, voting in West Bengal will be held in the second and final phase on Wednesday, after which exit poll forecasts will be published as per the Election Commission’s guidelines.
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