People queue up for voting at a polling booth in Jawahar Nagar in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday (April 9, 2026). | Photo Credit: Nirmal Harindran Kerala moves to the polling stations for the single-phase, 2026 edition of the State Assembly elections on Thursday (April 9, 2026). Polling begins at 7 a.m. after what has been a short but intense period of electioneering this summer. The Election Commission of India (EC) has arranged 30,495 polling stations— including 24 auxiliary stations— across the State’s 140 constituencies. Published – April 09, 2026 06:58 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Iran-Israel war LIVE: U.S.-Iran truce hangs in balance as war flares in Lebanon These ‘Soil Sakhis’ in Maharashtra’s drought prone region are bringing about a quiet revolution