The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday (May 3, 2026) mentioned it could uphold the “highest standards of transparency, security and efficiency” in the course of the counting of votes on Monday (May 4, 2026) for the elections to the Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry and the bye-elections in seven Assembly constituencies of 5 States.
In Puducherry, the destiny of 294 candidates, together with AINRC founder and Chief Minister N. Rangasamy, who had been within the fray to elect the sixteenth Assembly, will likely be identified on Monday (May 4, 2026) as election officers gear up for the counting of votes in centres unfold throughout all 4 areas of the Union Territory. The Union Territory had registered a document voter turnout of 91.23% within the polls held on April 9 to elect a 30-member Assembly.
Though the principle electoral battle was between the ruling National Democratic Alliance led by the AINRC and the INDIA bloc, the fielding of candidates, together with some former legislators, by the TVK in all constituencies had made the competition in Puducherry evenly poised.
