Assembly Election LIVE: Over 500 candidates file nominations on first day of filing nominations in Tamil Nadu

On Monday (March 30, 2026), filing of nominations began for the Assembly election in Tamil Nadu and the first phase of the Assembly poll in West Bengal after the Election Commission’s official notification. 

Tamil Nadu | Over 500 candidates, including many from political parties, filed their nomination papers on Monday (March 30, 2026) for the April 23 Assembly election in Tamil Nadu.

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According to a source in the election commission, 573 candidates, including high-profile candidates that included Chief Minister M K Stalin (from Kolathur) and TVK president Vijay (from Perambur) in Chennai, filed their papers on the first day of filing the nominations.

West Bengal | A total of 78 nominations were filed on Monday (March 30, 2026) across 152 Assembly constituencies going to polls in the first phase of the West Bengal elections, according to official data.

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Assam, Kerala, and the Union Territory of Puducherry will go to the polls on April 9, 2026. In Tamil Nadu, the election will be conducted on April 23. In West Bengal, the first phase of elections will be held on April 23, 2026, and the second phase on April 29, 2026. The counting for all these elections will be held on May 4, 2026.