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The 2026 elections have also drawn attention as it is the first to be held after the SIR of the electoral roll
Polling will be held from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. across 31,490 polling stations in 35 districts.
Over 2.7 crore voters will go to polls across the State, where the elections will be held in a single phase for all 140 constituencies and 883 candidates are in the fray
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