Organisation : Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Assam
Facility Name : Schedule For General Elections To Assam State Legislative Assembly 2026
Date of Poll : 9th April 2026
Website : https://ceoassam.nic.in/assembly/2026/AE_2026.html
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Schedule For General Elections To Assam State Legislative Assembly
The Assam Assembly elections will be held in a single phase on April 9, 2026. The counting of votes will be done on May 4.
| Poll Events | Schedule |
|---|---|
| Date of Issue of Gazette Notification | 16.03.2026 (Monday) |
| Last Date for Filling Nominations | 23.03.2026 (Monday) |
| Scrutiny of Nominations | 24.03.2026 (Tuesday) |
| Last Date for withdrawal of candidatures | 26.03.2026 (Thursday) |
| Date of Poll | 09.04.2026 (Thursday) |
| Date of Counting | 04.05.2026 (Monday) |
| Date before which election shall be completed | 06.05.2026 (Wednesday) |
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.
Photo Electoral Rolls and Electors Photo Identity Cards (EPIC)
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.
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.