Election Commission
General Elections and bye-elections 2026: Scrutiny of Nominations concludes
Posted On: 26 MAR 2026 1:00PM by PIB Delhi
- Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for the General Election to Legislative Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal and bye-elections in 6 states on March 15,2026.
- The last date of filing of nominations for the States of Assam and Kerala and the UT of Puducherry and bye-elections in 4 states which go to polls on April 9, 2026 was March 23, 2026.
- Scrutiny of nominations was taken up by the Returning Officers (ROs) on 24th March and completed for these poll-going states/UT and the bye-elections today. Details of the total number of candidates left in the fray after scrutiny are as follows:
|
Sl. No. |
Name of State/UT |
No. of ACs |
No. of candidates |
|
General Elections |
|||
|
1. |
Assam |
126 |
789 |
|
2. |
Kerala |
140 |
985 |
|
3. |
Puducherry |
30 |
366 |
|
TOTAL |
296 |
2,140 |
|
|
Bye-elections |
|||
|
1. |
Goa |
1 |
3 |
|
2. |
Karnataka |
2 |
50 |
|
3. |
Nagaland |
1 |
7 |
|
4. |
Tripura |
1 |
6 |
|
TOTAL |
5 |
66 |
|
- Scrutiny of nominations was done by the ROs in the presence of the candidates/their agents and the entire process was video-graphed for ensuring utmost transparency.
- As per ECI instructions, the ROs drew up a list of the validly nominated candidates and displayed the list with the photographs of the candidates against their names on their notice board.
- The last date of withdrawal of nominations is March 26, 2026 by 3:00 PM.
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