LIVE | Election Results of five states 2026
New Delhi: The countdown has begun for the counting of votes for the Assembly elections in five states that have captured the attention of people across the country.
The counting of votes for the Assembly constituencies of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and the Union Territory of Puducherry will begin simultaneously at 8 am, and the fate of candidates in a total of 824 constituencies will be decided shortly.
The counting of postal ballots will take place first, followed by the counting of EVM votes in several rounds.
► In Tamil Nadu, DMK is leading in 50 seats, AIADMK in 79 seats, TVK in 103 seats.
► BJP crosses 150-mark in leads in West Bengal. TMC leading on 125
► In Puducherry, BJP-led alliance is leading in 13 seats, Congress in 6 seats, other in 4 seats.
► In Assam, BJP is leading in 99 seats, while Congress is leading in 25 seats.
► In Kerala’s Kasaragod constituency, after fifth round of counting, UDF candidate Mahin Haji is leading by 2,000 votes
► Udhagamandalam: BJP candidate Bhojarajan M leads with 11,027 votes; Congress’ Ramachandran B second, TVK’s Ibrahim R at third
► BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has taken lead over Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal’s Bhabanipur constituency
► In Kerala’s Kanhangad constituency, LDF maintains its lead in fourth round of counting, with Govindan Pallikapillai ahead by 6,370 votes
► In West Bengal, BJP has crossed halfway mark, is leading in 170 out of 294 seats.
► In Tamil Nadu, Vijay’s TVK is leading in 105 seats
► BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari faces a setback in West Bengal’s Bhabanipur constituency
► TVK gains lead over father-son duo: CM Stalin trails VS Babu in Kolathur by 2277 votes; son Udayanidhi Stalin behind Selvam D in Chepauk
► AINRC candidate is leading in Karaikal North constituency in Puducherry.
► In West Bengal, BJP has extended its early lead over TMC
► BJP candidate Pradyut Bordoloi is leading in Dispur constituency in Assam.
► Puducherry Home Minister Namassivayam is leading in Mannadipet constituency in Puducherry.
► Early trends show BJP in lead, with party leading in 52 seats in Assam.
► In Union Territory of Puducherry, AINRC is leading in 4 seats, while Congress is leading in 2 seats
► In Kerala’s Dharmadam constituency, second round of vote counting is underway, with CM Pinarayi Vijayan facing a setback.
► BJP Kerala State President Rajeev Chandrasekhar gets 3,459 votes, takes lead of 1,302 votes over Minister V Sivankutty (2157 votes) in Nemom constituency
► INC candidate is leading in Lawspet constituency in Puducherry
► West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is leading against BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari in Bhabanipur constituency
► Early trends show BJP leading in 29 seats, Congress in seven seats in Assam
► CM Pinarayi Vijayan trailing in Dharmadam constituency; Congress candidate VP Abdul Rasheed leads by 733 votes
► AIADMK candidate is leading in Oupalam constituency in Puducherry.
► In Tamil Nadu, contest has seen a changed trend, with TVK leading in 82 seats, AIADMK in 65 seats.
► BJP leading in two seats in Kerala. T Raneesh ahead in Kozhikode South; Sobha Surendran leads in Palakkad
► In Kerala’s Manjeshwar constituency, UDF candidate A. K. M. Ashraf is leading by 2,444 votes
► In Kerala’s Kasaragod constituency, UDF candidate Kallatra Mahin Haji is leading by 4,177 votes over NDA candidate M. L. Ashwini
► ADMK leader in Tamil Nadu, followed by TVK, DMK takes third spot. PMK, CPI, Congress lead in one seat each
► In West Bengal, TMC is leading in 111 seats, while BJP is leading in 119 seats.
► Vijay’s TVK leading in over 80 seats in Tamil Nadu, emerges as single largest party in early trends
► In Assam, BJP is leading in 71 seats, while Congress is leading in 26 seats.
► Kerala: UDF leading in 21 seats, LDF second, leading in 11
► Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala faces a setback in Kerala’s Haripad constituency
► Thrissur: Congress’ Rajan J Pallan leading with 6,460 votes; CPI candidate Alankode Leelakrishnan second with 5113 votes
► Out of 294 seats in West Bengal, BJP is leading in 109, TMC in 89, Congress in 5, others in one seat.
► DMK candidate in Thiruchirapalli KN Nehru behind TVK's G Ramamoorthi by 292 votes
► The BJP has taken an early lead in West Bengal, while Mamata Banerjee faces tough competition
► TVK head Vijay leads in Perambur constituency
► M. K. Stalin is leading in Tamil Nadu’s Kolathur constituency.
► AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami is leading in Tamil Nadu’s Edappadi constituency
► In Puducherry, BJP is leading in 3 seats.
► In Assam, BJP is leading in 56 seats, while Congress is leading in 12 seats.
► Suvendhu Adhikari leads in both Bhabanipur and Nandigram
► West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee faces setback in Bhabanipur constituency
► Bhupen Borah, who recently left Congress and joined the BJP, is leading in Assam’s Bihpuria constituency
► Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma is leading in Jalukabari constituency
► BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari is leading in West Bengal’s Nandigram constituencyFive-state elections: Postal vote counting begins
► TMC, BJP lead in one seat each in West Bengal
► In Tamil Nadu, DMK leads in 3 constituencies, while TVK leads in 1
► UDF leads in 5 seats in Kerala, BJP in 1, LDF in 1
► BJP leads in 2 seats, AIUDF in 1 in Assam
► AINRC leads in 1 constituency in Puducherry
► TMC leads in 5 seats in West Bengal; Mamata Banerjee’s party maintains initial lead
► Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin leads in Kolathur
► BJP takes early lead in Assam
► Congress-led UDF leads in Kerala
► Tamil Nadu, TVK chief Vijay leads in the Perambur constituency, lags in Tiruchirappalli South
► BJP leads in 10 seats in Assam
► LDF candidate V.P.P. Mustafa leads in the Thrikkaripur Assembly constituency
► Out of 294 seats in West Bengal, BJP is leading in 14 seats, TMC in 12 seats, Congress in 2 seats
► Out of 234 seats in Tamil Nadu, DMK is leading in 15 seats, AIADMK is leading in 5 seats, TVK is leading in 2 seats
► Out of 126 seats in Assam, BJP is leading in 31 seats, Congress in 4 seats, AIUDF in 2 seats.
► Out of 30 seats in Puducherry, NRC+ is leading in 3 seats, Congress in 2 seats, TVK in 1 seat.
► Congress’ Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury suffers a setback in theBerhampore constituency in West Bengal.
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TN polls: TVK pushes DMK behind with leads in 83 seats, AIADMK ahead in 54
Chennai (PTI): New entrant TVK, led by actor-politician Vijay, was leading in as many as 83 constituencies on Monday when counting of votes polled in the April 23 Assembly polls was on across Tamil Nadu. The AIADMK was leading in 58 seats while the ruling DMK was ahead in 34, EC data showed.
About two hours after the postal ballots were counted and EVMs opened for multi-round counting, Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam surged ahead of its Dravidian rivals-- the DMK and the AIADMK, with the ruling party struggling to catch up.
If the trends maintain, Vijay could as well ensure the biggest electoral upset, something in lines with the "1967,1977" wins he had referred to in his campaign speeches.
While the Dravidian stalwart CN Annadurai brought the first non-Congress government in Tamil Nadu post-independence in 1967, the charismatic MG Ramachandran (MGR) installed the maiden AIADMK government 10 years later, unseating then DMK government under M Karunanidhi. TVK was leading in most Chennai segments, all considered DMK strongholds and currently represented by the party in the 234-member House.
A poor show by DMK could belie most exit polls giving an edge to it, riding on the number of populist measures Chief Minister M K Stalin had implemented in his five year "Dravidian model," inclusive governance.
According to EC and TV reports, 15 cabinet ministers, including Stalin were trailing. His son and deputy CM Udhayanidhi was also behind in his incumbent Chepauk-Tirvuvallikeni seat, according to a number of reports.
Stalin was trailing behind TVK's VS Babu by 1234 votes in Kolathur segment. Vijay was ahead in Tiruchirappalli East by over 3,000 votes at the end of two rounds of counting, according to EC data.
BJP is trailing in 26 constituencies and it is ahead in Thali segment alone. TVK is ahead in constituencies including Ponneri, Tiruvallur, Poonamalle, and Avadi.
AIADMK is leading in segments including Katpadi, and Guidyattam and party chief Edappadi K Palaniswami is ahead in Edappadi segment by 7003 votes.
DMK was leading in segments including Vellore, Anaikattu and Rishivandiyam.
