The Election Commission has declared the poll dates for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa on January 4. Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi said that the state of Manipur is going to have a two-phase election and Uttar Pradesh will have a seven-phase election. Counting for all the states will be held on 11 March.

Punjab
Date of Notification: 11 January
Last date of nomination: 18 January
Scrutiny of nomination: 19 January
Withdrawal of candidature: 21 January
Voting: 4 February

Goa:
Date of Notification: 11 January
Last date of nomination: 18 January
Scrutiny of nomination: 19 January
Withdrawal of candidature: 21 January
Voting: 4 February

Uttarakhand:
Date of Notification: 20 January
Last date of nomination: 27 January
Scrutiny of nomination: 28 January
Withdrawal of candidature: 30 January
Voting 15 February

Manipur – Two phase

Phase 1
Date of Notification: 8 February
Last date of nomination: 15 February
Scrutiny of nomination: 16 February
Withdrawal of candidature: 18 February
Voting: 4 March

Phase 2
Date of Notification: 11 February
Last date of nomination: 18 February
Scrutiny of nomination: 20 February
Withdrawal of candidature: 22 February
Voting: 8 March

Uttar Pradesh

Phase 1:
Date of Notification: 17 January
Last date of nomination: January 24
Scrutiny of nomination: 25 January
Withdrawal of candidature: 27 January
Voting: 11 February

Phase 2:
Date of Notification: 20 January
Last date of nomination: 27 January
Scrutiny of nomination: 28 January
Withdrawal of candidature: 30 January
Voting: 15 February

Phase 3:
Date of Notification: 24 January
Last date of nomination: 31 January
Scrutiny of nomination: 2 February
Withdrawal of candidature: 4 February
Voting: 19 February

Phase 4:
Date of Notification: 30 January
Last date of nomination: 6 February
Scrutiny of nomination: 7 February
Withdrawal of candidature: 9 February
Voting: 23 February

Phase 5:
Date of Notification: 2 February
Last date of nomination: 9 February
Scrutiny of nomination: 11 February
Withdrawal of candidature: 13 February
Voting: 27 February

Phase 6:
Date of Notification: February 8
Last date of nomination: 15 February
Scrutiny of nomination: 16 February
Withdrawal of candidature: 18 February
Voting: 4 March

Phase 7:
Date of Notification: February 11
Last date of nomination: 18 February
Scrutiny of nomination: 20 February
Withdrawal of candidature: 22 February
Voting: 8 March

UP CM Akhilesh Yadav expelled from party by father Mulayam Singh!

A sum of 690 assembly constituencies is going to the polls in these elections. Twenty three of these have been reserved from Scheduled Tribes candidates. More than 160 million voters, which is the size of the electorate in these assembly elections. There will be 1,85,000 polling stations across five states.

CEC Zaidi has also announced that voter facilitation posters will be displayed at every polling booth, including voting procedure, and its rules and regulations. Code of conduct comes into force from today

By Prakriti Neogi