File voter turnouts had been seen in meeting polls in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry on Thursday, with Election Fee officers describing it as a “validation” of particular intensive revision and particular revision of electoral rolls and an indication of individuals’s “unflinching belief within the electoral course of”. Polling surged previous earlier peaks – reaching all-time highs of 91.2% in Puducherry and 85.8% in Assam, whereas Kerala’s 78.2% is the state’s highest since 1987. Officers stated remaining figures might rise after consolidation of studies. Puducherry surpassed its earlier excessive of 86.2% from 2011, whereas Assam broke its 2016 report of 84.7% when BJP fashioned its first govt, dethroning Congress after its three-term unbroken run. In Assam, turnout marked the very best for the reason that first elections in 1951. Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar stated the polls had been a “historic testimony not just for India however for your complete democratic world”, congratulating voters in Assam and Puducherry. An EC official stated Thursday repeated the success story of Bihar polls in Nov 2025, recording the state’s highest turnout ever. The official stated elimination of deceased, shifted, absent and duplicate voters lowered whole rolls, lifting turnout percentages. One other stated door-to-door enumeration doubled as a voter consciousness drive, boosting participation. “It made the electors conscious of their voting proper, resulting in heightened enthusiasm,” he stated. “Electors… have reposed whole religion in SIR, however questions raised by opposition events,” one other EC official stated, including the train validated each roll accuracy and conduct of elections. Kerala’s voters shrank by about 9 lakh (3.2%), Puducherry’s by 7.6% or 77,367 voters, and Assam noticed internet deletions of round 2.4 lakh, nearly 1% of its draft voters.
Muslim-majority seats noticed spike in Assam
In Assam, participation surged erratically. Muslim-majority constituencies led the spike, with Dalgaon in Darrang district recording 94.5% turnout and 15 related constituencies crossing 90%. Higher Assam’s Hindu-majority belt logged about 82%, beneath the state common and barely decrease than 2021. Bodo areas averaged 85%, Barak valley 82.9%, whereas hill districts of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao recorded the bottom at 74.2%. Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma referred to as the participation “not unusual however historic”, and projected a sweeping mandate. “I feel we are going to safe 90-plus seats (in 126-member meeting). Even when we contact 100, there may be nothing to be shocked about,” he stated. Assam’s single-phase election was marked by sporadic clashes in a number of constituencies which left round 30 folks wounded and 7 arrested. In Kerala, voters turned out regardless of warmth, pushing a number of districts previous 80%. Queues continued previous official closing time. Outstanding politicians, together with CM Pinarayi Vijayan, Congress’s VD Satheesan, and BJP’s Rajeev Chandrasekhar voted early. Movie personalities akin to Mammootty, Mohanlal, Suraj Venjaramoodu and Asif Ali additionally forged ballots. In Thiruvananthapuram, first-time voters obtained halwa bins and thank-you playing cards as a part of outreach efforts.