Assembly Elections 2022 Highlights: ECI announces schedule for elections in Punjab, 4 other states

Assembly Elections 2022 Dates, Schedule Highlights: The Election Commission of India on Saturday announced the schedule for the upcoming assembly elections in Goa, Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh.

"The press conference was held at Vigyan Bhawan on January 8. Out of these 5 poll-bound states, the BJP is in power in 4 states including Goa, Manipur, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh.

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Assembly Elections 2022 Dates, Schedule Highlights:

04:33 pm | Punjab polls schedule:

• Issue of notification: January 21
• Last date to file nominations: Jan 28
• Scrutiny of nominations: Jan 29
• Last date to withdraw: Jan 31,
• Polling: Feb 14,
• Result: March 10

04:15 pm | UP election polling dates — 1st phase - Feb 10, 2nd phase - Feb 14, 3rd phase - Feb 20, 4th phase - Feb 23, 5th phase - Feb 27, 6th phase - March 3, 7th phase - March 7.

04:10 pm | Uttar Pradesh to go to poll in 7 phases from February 10 to March 7; Punjab, Uttarakhand, and Goa to vote on February 14 and Manipur to vote on February 27 and March 3; the Counting of votes on March 10, ECI said.

-PTC News