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Organisation : Election Commission of Tamil Nadu
Facility Name : Schedule For General Elections To Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly (TNLA) 2026
Date of Poll : 23rd April 2026
Website : https://www.elections.tn.gov.in/TNLA2026_Schedule.aspx

Schedule For General Elections To TNLA

The Tamil Nadu Assembly elections will be held in a single phase on April 23, 2026. The counting of votes will be done on May 4.

Photo Electoral Rolls will be used during the General Election to Legislative Assemblies of state of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and UT of Puducherry. EPIC will be used for establishing the identity of elector at the time of voting. All out efforts are being made to ensure 100% delivery of EPIC to all newly registered electors before the last date of filing nomination.

Voter Information Slips (VIS)

To facilitate the voters in knowing the serial number of electoral roll in their polling station, date of poll, time etc., ‘Voter Information Slip (VIS)’ will be issued. VIS will include information like Polling Station, Date, Time etc. with QR code but not the photograph of the voter.

To easily identify the polling station, the serial number and part number of the voter will be prominently displayed in larger font size at the top right corner of the VIS. VIS will be distributed at least 5 clear days before the date of poll to all enrolled electors, by the District Election Officer through BLOs. However, VIS will not be mandatory for voting nor allowed as proof of identity of voters.

Braille Voter Information Slips:
To ensure ease of participation and active engagement of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the electoral process, Commission has directed to issue Accessible Voter Information Slips with Braille Features to Persons with Visual Impairment, along with normal Voter Information Slips.

Voter Guide:
A Voter Guide (in Hindi/English/Local Language) shall be provided to every elector’s household ahead of election, giving them information about the date and time of poll, contact details of the BLOs, important websites, helpline numbers, documents required for identification at the polling station besides other important information including the Do’s and Don’ts for voters at the polling station. This Voter Guide will be distributed along with Voter Information Slips by the BLOs.

Measures to prevent Impersonation:
BLOs have done door to door survey and will prepare a list of voters found absent from the place of their ordinary residence in the process of distribution of VIS. Similarly, names of shifted and dead voters, whose names could not be deleted, shall also be added to this list by BLOs.

This list of Absent, Shifted or Dead (ASD) voters shall be given to the Presiding Officers on the poll day. Commission has issued instructions that voting will be allowed only after proper identification of voters. Identification shall be done on the basis of EPIC or other alternative identity documents permitted by the Commission. Presiding Officers are required to double check the identity of voters whose names are on the ASD list.

Identification of Voters at Polling Stations

For identification of voters at Polling Station, the Voter shall present his/her EPIC or any of the following 12 original Photo identification documents (Identity Cards) approved by the Commission.

i. Aadhaar Card;
ii. MGNREGA Job Card
iii. Passbooks with photograph issued by Bank/Post Office;
iv. Health Insurance Smart Card issued under the scheme of Ministry of Labour/Ayushman Bharat Health Card;
v. Driving License;
vi. PAN Card;
vii. Smart Card issued by RGI under NPR,
viii. Indian Passport;
ix. Pension document with photograph;
x. Service Identity Cards with photograph issued to employees by Central/State Govt./PSUs/Public Limited Companies;
xi. Official identity cards issued to MPs/MLAs/MLCs and
xii. Unique Disability ID (UDID) Card, M/o Social Justice & Empowerment, Government of India.