Assembly Election 2017: EC announces dates for UP, Goa, Punjab, Manipur and Uttarakhand
The Election Commission announced the poll dates for five state Assemblies - Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Manipur, Goa and Uttarakhand.
A press conference was held at noon, on 4 January, where Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi announced a list of dates including the last date of filing nominations, when each state will vote, the day of counting and other details related to security, transparency, facilities etc.
Poll dates
Uttar Pradesh: 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, February, 4, 8 March
Punjab: 4 February 2017
Manipur: 4 March 2017, 8 March 2017
Goa: 4 February 2017
Uttarakhand: 15 February 2017
State-wise details
Uttar Pradesh: 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, February, 4, 8 March
Election will be held in 7 phases for a total of 403 assembly constituencies
Phase 1
-73 constituencies
-15 districts
Districts: Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Hapur, Bulandshahar, Aligarh, Mathura, Hathra, Agra, Firozabad, Etah, Kasganj
Date of notification: 17 January
last date of nomination: 24 January
Date of scrutiny: 25 January
Date of withdrawal: 27 January
Polling date: 11 February
Phase 2
-67 assembly constituency
-11 districts
Districts: Saharanpur, Bijnor, Moradabad, Sambhal, Rampur, Bareilly, Amroha, Pilibhit, Kheri, Shahjahanpur, Badaun
date of notification: 20 January
last date of nomination: 27 January
Date of scrutiny: 28 January
Date of withdrawal: 30 January
Polling date: 15 February
Phase 3
-69 constituencies
-12 districts
Districts: Farrukhabad, Hardoi, Kannauj, Mainpuri, Etawah, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur Nagar, Unnao, Lucknow, Barabanki, Sitapur
date of notification: 24 January
last date of nomination: 31 January
Date of scrutiny: 2 February
Date of withdrawal: 4 February
Polling date: 19 February
Phase 4
-53 Assembly constituencies
-12 districts
Districts: Pratapgarh, Kaushambi, Allahabad, Jalaun, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Banda, Chitrakoot, Fatehpur, Rae Bareli
Date of notification: 30 January
last date of nomination: 6 February
Date of scrutiny: 7 February
Date of withdrawal: 9 February
Polling date: 23 February
Phase 5
-52 constituency
-11 districts
Districts: Balrampur, Gonda, Faizabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Bahraich, Shrawasti, Siddharthnagar, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Amethi, Sultanpur
Date of notification: 2 February
last date of nomination: 9 February
Date of scrutiny: 11 February
Date of withdrawal: 13 February
Polling date: 27 February
Phase 6
-49 constituency
-7 districts
Districts: Maharajganj, Kushi Nagar, Gorakhpur, Deoria, Azamgarh, Mau, Ballia
Date of notification: 8 February
last date of nomination: 15 February
Date of scrutiny: 16 February
Date of withdrawal: 18 February
Polling date: 4 March
Phase 7
-40 constituency
-7 districts
Districts: Ghazipur, Varanasi, Chandauli, Mirzapur, Bhadohi, Sonbhadra, Jaunpur
Date of notification: 11 February
last date of nomination: 18 February
Date of scrutiny: 20 February
Date of withdrawal: 22 February
Polling date: 8 march
Punjab: 4 February 2017
Elections in Punjab will take place in single phase
-117 assembly constituency
Date of notification: 11 January
last date of nomination: 18 January
Date of scrutiny: 19 January
Date of withdrawal: 21 January
Polling date: 4 February
Manipur: 4 March 2017, 8 March 2017
Elections in Manipur will take place in two phases
-60 assembly constituencies
Phase 1
-38 assembly constituency
Date of Notification: 8 February
last date of nomination: 15 February
Date of Scrutiny: 16 February
Date of withdrawal: 18 February
Polling date: 4 march
Phase 2
-22 assembly constituency
Date of Notification: 11 February
last date of nomination: 18 February
Date of scrutiny: 20 February
Date of withdrawal: 22 February
Polling date: 8 march
Goa: 4 February 2017
Elections in Goa will take place in single phase.
-40 assembly constituencies
Date of notification: 11 January
Date of nomination: 18 January
Date of scrutiny: 19 January
Date of withdrawal: 20 January
Polling date: 4 February 2017
Uttarakhand: 15 February 2017
Elections in Uttarakhand will take place in single phase.
-70 Assembly constituencies
Date of notification: 20 January
last date of nomination: 27 January
Date of scrutiny: 28 January
Date of withdrawal: 30 January
Polling date: 15 February
After completion of polling, the counting will take place on 11 march 2017 for all states.
Zaidi said over 16 crore voters will exercise their democratic rights in these five states.
The terms of the legislative assembly of Goa, Manipur and Punjab will expire on 18 March, and Uttarakhand on 26 March. The legislative term of Uttar Pradesh Assembly ends on 27 May.
The Election Commission yesterday held a meeting with the Chief Electoral Officers of these five states to fine tune the arrangements for the assembly polls.
More than 160 million voters will participate in these elections. Voting will be conducted in as many as one lakh 85,000 polling stations. Electronic Voting Machines will be used in all five states.
-with ANI inputs
First published: 4 January 2017, 12:47 IST
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