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Election schedule for five Assemblies

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: Election schedule for five Assemblies (GS2 · Polity, 15 March 2026)
Asked by UPSCMains 2024 (GS2)1 PYQ

UPSC has already asked about this. Read the story with these questions in mind.

What happened

  • ECI announced the schedule for elections to the Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry [PIB].

Background

  • The schedule was released as two documents on the ECI site [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Four States and one UT vote together this round.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Representation of People's Act

  1. As per PIB (2026-03-15): ECI announced the schedule for elections to the Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry.
  2. Four States and one UT vote together this round.
Quotable data point

ECI announced the schedule for elections to the Assemblies of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry.

PIB: ECI schedule 2026, 15 Mar 2026

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: MCC.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Which did NOT vote in this 2026 round?

Answer (c) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: ECI schedule 2026, 15 Mar 2026

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