Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Lok Sabha elections to be held in 9 phases from 7 April 2014 - 12 May 2014

The Election Commission of India announced the schedule for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections on 5th March 2014.
The Election Commission said that elections will be held in nine phases from April 7, 2014 to May 12, 2014.
With this announcement the Model Code of Conduct has come into force with immediate effect. 
Important Dates of Lok Sabha Elections 2014 : 
  • First Phase on 7 April 2014 - will cover five Lok Sabha constituencies in Assam and one in Tripura
  • Second Phase on 9 April 2014 - will cover seven constituencies spread over Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland
  • Third Phase on 10 April 2014 - will cover 92 constituencies of 14 states including Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Kerala, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra 
  • Fourth Phase on 12 April 2014 – will cover five constituencies in three states including Assam will be covered
  • Fifth Phase on 17 April 2014 – will cover 122 Lok Sabha seats of 13 states namely Karnataka, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Bihar
  • Sixth Phase on 24 April 2014 – will cover 117 seats in 12 states namely including Assam, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh
  • Seventh Phase 30 April 2014 – will cover 89 constituencies spread over nine states including Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal
  • Eighth Phase on 7 May 2014 – will cover 64 seats in states including Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand and West Bengal
  • Ninth Phase and end of the polls on 12 May 2014 – will cover 41 constituencies in Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal
Important to note : 
  • Counting will happen on 16 May 2014
  • These will be the 16th Lok Sabha elections of the country.

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