Assembly Elections 2026

Ernakulam: A newly married couple shows their ink-marked fingers after casting their vote at HMT School polling station in Kalamasseri during the Kerala Assembly elections in Ernakulam district on Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Assembly Elections 2026

Wayanad: Indian cricketer Sanjana Sanjeevan casts her vote at a polling station during the Kerala Assembly elections in Wayanad district of Kerala on Thursday, April 09, 2026. (IANS)

Assembly Elections 2026

Wayanad: Meipady native Akhil Antony Michael, who cast her vote at booth number 191 in Meipady Government Higher Secondary School just before her wedding ceremony, in Wayanad district of Kerala on Thursday, April 09, 2026. (IANS)

Assembly Elections 2026

Nagaon: A woman voter shows her ink-marked finger after casting her vote during the Assam Assembly election in Nagaon district, Assam on Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Assembly Elections 2026

Nagaon: An elderly woman voter shows her ink-marked finger after casting her vote during the Assam Assembly election in Nagaon district, Assam on Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Assembly Elections 2026

Guwahati: A first-time voter shows her identity card as she arrives to cast her vote during the Assam Assembly election, at a polling station in Sonapur on the outskirts of Guwahati on Thursday, April 09, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

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Thiruvananthapuram: Seychelles High Commissioner visits a Gen Z polling booth during the International Elections Visitors’ Programme while witnessing polling in the Kerala Assembly election, in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Photo: IANS/X/@ECISVEEP)

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Idukki: Thresyamma Parashery, 104, shows her ink-marked finger after casting her vote at Newman LP School during the Kerala Assembly election, in Idukki on Thursday, April 09, 2026. (Photo: IANS/X/@Ceokerala)

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Davanagere: A woman voter cast her vote at a Sakhi polling station during the by-election for the 107-Davanagere South Assembly Constituency in Karnataka on Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Photo: IANS/X/@ceo_karnataka)

Assembly Elections 2026

Davanagere: A woman voter cast her vote at a Sakhi polling station during the by-election for the 107-Davanagere South Assembly Constituency in Karnataka on Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Photo: IANS/X/@ceo_karnataka)

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Nagaon: An elderly woman voter shows her ink-marked finger after casting her vote during the Assam Assembly election in Nagaon district, Assam on Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Assembly Elections 2026

Nagaon: A woman holding an infant shows her ink-marked finger after casting her vote during the Assam Assembly election at a polling station in Rupohi in Nagaon district on Thursday, April 09, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

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Thiruvananthapuram: A first-time voter shows her ink-marked finger while posing for a photograph at a GenZ Booth selfie point during the Kerala Assembly election in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Photo: IANS/X/@Ceokerala)

Assembly Elections 2026

Thiruvananthapuram: A first-time voter shows her ink-marked finger while posing for a photograph at a GenZ Booth selfie point during the Kerala Assembly election in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Photo: IANS/X/@Ceokerala)

Assembly Elections 2026

Kochi: A woman holding her child shows her ink-marked finger after casting her vote during the Kerala Assembly election at Alappuzha in Kochi on Thursday, April 09, 2026. (Photo: IANS)

Assembly Elections 2026

Kochi: 83-year-old Valsa John Eepa shows her ink-marked finger after casting her vote during the Kerala Assembly election at St. Vincent de Paul School, Palarivattom, in Kochi on Thursday, April 9, 2026. (Photo: IANS)