Guwahati, November 3: The Assam State Election Commission has announced the schedule for the Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council Election 2026. Polling for all 32 constituencies of the Council will be held on November 30.
Accordingly, polling for all 32 constituencies of the Council will be held on November 30.
As per the election schedule, the election notification was issued on November 3. The last date for filing nomination papers is November 10. Scrutiny of nomination papers will be held on November 12, following which the list of validly nominated candidates will be published. The last date for withdrawal of candidature is November 16, and the final list of contesting candidates will be published on the same day. Polling will be held on November 30, while re-polling, if required, will be conducted on December 1.
Counting of votes will take place on December 3, and the entire election process will be completed by December 5. Nomination papers will be received on all working days, except public holidays, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Polling will be held from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM. The same timings will apply in the event of a re-poll. Counting of votes will commence at 8:00 AM on the counting day and will continue until the process is completed.
The total number of electors in the Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council election is 1,63,966, comprising 79,295 male voters, 84,667 female voters and four voters belonging to the other category. A total of 337 polling stations have been set up across the 32 constituencies of the Council.
It may be mentioned that the Assam State Election Commission has fixed the maximum permissible election expenditure limit at Rs. 2 lakh for each candidate.
