The Election Commission on Wednesday announced the dates for Assembly elections in Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Compared to the 2012 Assembly elections to these states, the time period between the announcement of the dates and the results would be shorter by about 10 days.
Uttar Pradesh
Assembly will expire on May 27
Total seats: 403
No. of phases: 7
Phase; No. of seats; Date of polling
1; 73 seats; February 11
Important districts: Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Noida, Bulandshahar, Aligarh, Mathura, Agra
2; 67 seats; February 15
Important districts: Saharanpur, Bijnor, Moradabad, Sambhal, Rampur, Bareilly, Badaun, Shahjahanpur, Pilibhit
3; 69