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Lok Sabha polls in five phases from Apr 16 to May 13
New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) Polls to the Lok Sabha (Lower
House of Indian Parliament) will be held in five phases from
April 16 to May 13, the Election Commission announced Monday.
The five phased polls will be held in Jammu and
Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh while Bihar will have four-phased
elections, Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami told a
press conference here.
Maharashtra and West Bengal will witness three phased
polls while Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Jharkhand,
Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and Punjab will have
elections in two phases.
Remaining 15 states and seven union territories will
have one-day polling.
The counting of votes will take place on May 16 and
the 15th Lok Sabha will be constituted by June 2.
In the first phase, 124 constituencies will go to
polls on April 16. 141 constituencies will witness balloting
in the second phase on April 23, 107 seats in third phase on
April 30, 85 seats in fourth phase on May 7 and 86
constituencies in the last phase on May 13.
Elections to Assemblies in Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim and
Himachal Pradesh will be held simultaneously with the Lok
Sabha polls.
Photo electoral rolls will be used for the first time
in 522 out of the 543 constituencies, Gopalaswami said.
499 constituencies have been redrawn in the
delimitation exercise.
Delimitation could not be undertaken in Andhra, Assam,
Jharkhand, Manipur and Nagaland, Gopalaswami said.
At least 71.4 crore will be the number of eligible
voters, an increase of 4.3 crore over the 2004 figure of 67.1
crore.
The Commission will be using around 11 lakh electronic
voting machines for the exercise to be held in eight lakh
polling stations.
Around 40 lakh civil staff and 21 lakh security
personnel will be deployed for the smooth conduct of
elections, Gopalaswami said.
The dates were finalised taking into account aspects
like school board examinations, local holidays, festivals and
harvest, said Gopalaswami, who was flanked by Election
Commissioners Naveen Chawla, whose removal he had sought for
alleged "misconduct", and M Y Qureishi.
On government's advice, President Pratibha Patil
rejected the CEC's recommendation paving the way for Chawla to
become the next head of the poll panel. Gopalaswami retires on
April 20.
The poll schedule was worked out after series of
meetings with political parties, Chief Secretaries and
Director Generals of Police and Railway Board officials
starting from February 3, the CEC said. PTI MPB
PMR
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House of Indian Parliament) will be held in five phases from
April 16 to May 13, the Election Commission announced Monday.
The five phased polls will be held in Jammu and
Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh while Bihar will have four-phased
elections, Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami told a
press conference here.
Maharashtra and West Bengal will witness three phased
polls while Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Jharkhand,
Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and Punjab will have
elections in two phases.
Remaining 15 states and seven union territories will
have one-day polling.
The counting of votes will take place on May 16 and
the 15th Lok Sabha will be constituted by June 2.
In the first phase, 124 constituencies will go to
polls on April 16. 141 constituencies will witness balloting
in the second phase on April 23, 107 seats in third phase on
April 30, 85 seats in fourth phase on May 7 and 86
constituencies in the last phase on May 13.
Elections to Assemblies in Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim and
Himachal Pradesh will be held simultaneously with the Lok
Sabha polls.
Photo electoral rolls will be used for the first time
in 522 out of the 543 constituencies, Gopalaswami said.
499 constituencies have been redrawn in the
delimitation exercise.
Delimitation could not be undertaken in Andhra, Assam,
Jharkhand, Manipur and Nagaland, Gopalaswami said.
At least 71.4 crore will be the number of eligible
voters, an increase of 4.3 crore over the 2004 figure of 67.1
crore.
The Commission will be using around 11 lakh electronic
voting machines for the exercise to be held in eight lakh
polling stations.
Around 40 lakh civil staff and 21 lakh security
personnel will be deployed for the smooth conduct of
elections, Gopalaswami said.
The dates were finalised taking into account aspects
like school board examinations, local holidays, festivals and
harvest, said Gopalaswami, who was flanked by Election
Commissioners Naveen Chawla, whose removal he had sought for
alleged "misconduct", and M Y Qureishi.
On government's advice, President Pratibha Patil
rejected the CEC's recommendation paving the way for Chawla to
become the next head of the poll panel. Gopalaswami retires on
April 20.
The poll schedule was worked out after series of
meetings with political parties, Chief Secretaries and
Director Generals of Police and Railway Board officials
starting from February 3, the CEC said. PTI MPB
PMR
NNNN
