Assembly Election Results 2026: Vote Counting Begins in 823 Seats Across West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry; Postal Ballots Open First, Tight Security in Place
Counting is underway across 823 constituencies in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry. The process began with postal ballots, followed by EVM counting from 8:30 am. Round-wise results are being updated in real time on ECINET and the Election Commission portal, with tight security in place.
New Delhi, May 4: Counting is underway across 823 constituencies in key regions including West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Keralam, Assam, and the Union Territory of Puducherry. The process begins with postal ballots, followed by counting of Electronic Voting Machines from 8:30 am, with round-wise results being updated in real time on the ECINET platform and the Election Commission's official portal. Security has been tightened across all counting centres ahead of the process.
As the counting began, patrolling was being carried out with armoured vehicles in West Bengal's Malda, meanwhile, several strong rooms swiftly opened across Keralam, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, before the beginning of counting procedure. A verbal spat broke out between polling agents of both parties, in which TMC alleged of not allowed to take files and pen inside the counting centre, however, the same was allowed to BJP polling agents. West Bengal Election Result 2026 Live News Updates: Who Will Win, TMC or BJP? Vote Counting Begins.
"They are not allowing us to take files or pens inside, but the BJP polling agents are allowed to take them inside. Rules should be the same for everyone. We are the people of Mamata Banerjee. There is no bigger identity than this," a TMC polling agent said. On the other hand, the BJP accused the TMC polling agents of not carrying identity cards for entering the polling station. "They are not carrying their ID cards. We are wearing our ID cards. They are creating a ruckus unnecessarily. BJP is winning with a majority in West Bengal and even in Bhabanipur," the BJP polling agent said. Tamil Nadu Election Result 2026 Live News Updates: Counting of Votes Begins.
Heavy three-layer security was deployed early morning on Monday to prepare for the vote count of the recently concluded Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Dozens of security personnel were deployed at the gate of the college, with barricades in place as officials checked every vehicle coming in. Loyola College is one of the counting centres that houses the EVMs for counting nearly 4.8 crore large votes polled. Queen Mary's College and Anna University are also some of the other counting centres set up for today.