The 2014 Lok Sabha elections will be held between April 7 and May 12 in nine phases, said the Elections Commission on Wednesday. The counting of votes will be held on May 16. Following is the election schedule statewise. The first phase of polling will take place on April 7, covering 2 states and 6 constituencies, second phase on April 9, covering 5 states and 7 constituencies, third phase on April 10, covering 14 states and 92 constituencies, fourth phase on April 12, covering 3 states and 5 constituencies, fifth on April 17, covering 13 states and UTs and 122 constituencies, sixth phase on April 24, covering 12 states and 117 constituencies, seventh phase on April 30, covering 9 states and 89 constituencies, eighth phase on May 7, covering 7 states and 64 constituencies and ninth phase on May 12, covering 3 states and 41 constituencies. Election dates: Statewise The counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections will be held on May 16. East Bihar - April 10, 17, 24, 30, May 7, 12 Odisha - April 10, 17 West Bengal - April 17, 24, 30, May 7, 12 Jharkhand - April 10, 17, 24 Central India Chhattisgarh - April 10, 17, 24 Madhya Pradesh- April 10, 17, 24 West Goa - April 17 Gujarat - April 30 Maharashtra - April 10, 17, 24 Rajasthan - April 17, 24 North Haryana - April 10 Himachal Pradesh - May 7 Jammu and Kashmir - April 10, 17, 24, 30, May 7 Punjab - April 30 Uttar Pradesh - April 10, 17, 24, 30, May 7, 12 Uttarakhand - May 7 South Karnataka - April 17 Kerala - April 10 Tamil Nadu - April 24 Andhra Pradesh - April 30, May 7 Northeast Manipur - April 9, 17 Meghalaya - April 9 Mizoram - April 9 Nagaland - April 9 Arunachal Pradesh - April 9 Assam - April 7, 12, 24 Sikkim - April 12 Tripura - April 7, 12 Union Territories Andaman - April 10 Chandigarh - April 10 Dadra Nagar Haveli - April 30 Daman and Diu - April 30 Lakshadweep - April 10 NCT OF Delhi - April 10 Puducherry - April 24
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 08:10:56 +0000