Exit polls can neither be held nor disseminated from 7 am of April 9 till 6.30 pm of April 29 for the five assembly elections taking place this month, the Election Commission has said. ADVERTISEMENTWhile Kerala, Assam and Puducherry going for assembly polls on April 9, the electoral exercise will be held in Tamil Nadu on April 23. In West Bengal, state polls will be held on April 23 and 29. While the 48 hour 'silence period' in Kerala and Puducherry will commence at 6 pm on Tuesday, it will kick in at 5 pm in Assam. Silence period means end of campaigning 48 hours ahead of the end of voting hour in a particular constituency or the entire state.

Source: The Telegraph April 07, 2026 09:40 UTC