Dance Of Democracy: Streets Abuzz As People Cast Their Votes In Kerala, Assam And Puducherry
As polling for the 2026 Assembly elections in Kerala, Assam, and Puducherry is underway, voters across 126 constituencies in Assam, 140 in Kerala, and 30 in Puducherry queue up in front of polling booths to exercise their treasured democratic right. With around 5.3 crore people involved in the exercise, a total of 1,906 candidates across the two states and one UT, contest to make a mark with the trust and confidence of the electorate.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor casts vote during the Kerala Assembly elections, at a polling station, in Thiruvananthapuram. | Photo: PTI
Actor Mohanlal leaves after casting vote during the Kerala Assembly elections, in Thiruvananthapuram. | Photo: PTI
Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) President and candidate from Bokakhat constituency, Atul Bora, centre, show his ink-marked finger after casting a vote in the Assam Assembly elections, at a polling station, in Golaghat district. | Photo: PTI
A man operates a robot while polling is underway during the Puducherry Assembly elections, at a polling station in Puducherry. | Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar
Actor Mammootty arrives to cast vote during the Kerala Assembly elections, in Ernakulam district. | Photo: PTI
Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar shows his ink-marked finger after casting vote during the state Assembly elections, in Thiruvananthapuram. | Photo: @KeralaGovernor/X via PTI
Congress leader AK Antony shows his ink-marked finger after casting vote during the Kerala Assembly elections, at a polling station, in Thiruvananthapuram. | Photo: PTI
Cricketer Riyan Parag arrives to cast his vote during the Assam Assembly elections, at a polling station, in Guwahati, Assam. | Photo: PTI
People queue up to vote outside a polling booth during the Kerala state election in Kochi. | Photo: AP/ R S Iyer
Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy, in white, leaves after casting vote during the Puducherry Assembly elections, at a polling station in Puducherry. | Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his family members show their ink-marked fingers after casting votes at Jalukbari constituency during the state Assembly elections, in Kamrup district. | Photo: @himantabiswa/X via PTI
Nuns pose for photographs with their ink-marked fingers after casting votes during the Puducherry Assembly elections, in Puducherry. | Photo: PTI/R Senthilkumar
People cross the Brahmaputra river on a boat to casts their votes in the Assam Assembly elections, in Darrang. | Photo: PTI
BJP leader and NDA candidate from Kazhakkootam constituency V Muraleedharan and others show their ink-marked fingers after casting votes during the Kerala Assembly elections, in Thiruvananthapuram. | Photo: @BJP4Keralam/X via PTI
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan casts his vote during the state Assembly elections, at a polling station in Kannur district. | Photo: PTI
People stand in queue to cast their votes at a polling center during the state election in Guwahati. | Photo: AP/Anupam Nath
People stand in queue to cast their votes at a polling centre during the Assam state election in Guwahati. | Photo: AP/Anupam Nath
A woman takes photograph of a group with indelible ink mark on their index fingers as people stand in queue to cast their votes at a polling center during the state election in Guwahati. | Photo: AP/Anupam Nath
A polling official, right, instructs a woman to leave after she cast her vote at a polling center during the Assam state election in Guwahati. | Photo: AP/Anupam Nath
A woman casts her vote at a polling center during the state election in Guwahati. | Photo: AP/Anupam Nath
Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly V D Satheesan, his wife Lakshmipriya and daughter Unnimaya show their ink-marked fingers after casting votes during the state Assembly elections, in Ernakulam district. | Photo: PTI
A polling official instructs 96-year-old Jatindra Chandra Nath, left, who prepares to cast his vote ahead of state assembly election using a postal ballot behind a portable screen at his residence in Guwahati, India, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. | Photo: AP/Anupam Nath
Polling officials travel in a vehicle to help elderly voters cast their votes using postal ballots ahead of the state assembly election in Guwahati, India, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. | Photo: AP/Anupam Nath
Polling officials carry voting machines and other election material to travel to their polling booths, on the eve of the state election in Garoimari village on the outskirts of Guwahati, India, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. | Photo: AP/Anupam Nath
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