New Delhi: With the high-stakes second and final phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections 2026 ending on Wednesday, all eyes are now on the exit poll projections, which are expected to be released after 6.30 pm tomorrow in line with Election Commission rules.Voting in Phase 2 will cover the remaining constituencies of the 294-seat assembly, and is set for an intense political activity in the districts, with both the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) making last-minute appeals to voters.
As per the Election Commission guidelines, there is a strict ban on exit polling till 30 minutes after the end of voting in the last phase. ECI will allow 2026 exit poll results after 6.30 pm on April 29. You can track the exit polls of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry here.Heavy turnout in Phase 1 has set the toneIn West Bengal, voting took place in 152 constituencies on April 23 during the first phase of the elections, with many areas recording a record turnout of nearly 93%. The high participation level has increased anticipation about the final results.Voting percentage in other statesBengal recorded a historic 93.2% turnout in the first phase of assembly elections, while Tamil Nadu’s final provisional figure closed at 85.1% after a minor revision, Election Commission data showed on Saturday.In Assam, voting for all 126 seats concluded with a final and historic turnout of 85.5%, reflecting strong voter participation in rural and urban areas.In Kerala, voting concluded in 140 constituencies with a final turnout of around 75%-78%, indicating steady participation in a tightly contested multi-front election.An unprecedented voter turnout of 89.87 percent was recorded in the assembly elections in Puducherry yesterday. According to the final data released by the Election Commission, this is the highest ever voting percentage in the Union Territory since its merger with India and the first assembly elections held in 1964.The final counting of votes in all election states will take place on May 4.Track and compare exit poll projections here.
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