>> The Election Commission on
Wednesday announced the schedule for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections saying they
will be held in nine phases from April 7, 2014 to May 12, 2014.
>> Chief election commissioner VS
Sampath announced the dates in a press conference. The two election
commissioners HS Brahma and SNA Zaidi were also present.
>> The counting of votes to be held
on May 16 and will be over in a day, Sampath told reporters.
>> The first date of poll shall be on
April 7, 2014 which will be held in two states and six parliamentary
constituencies will be covered. The second phase of poll on April 9 will cover
seven constituencies in five states. The third phase on April 10 to cover 92
constituencies in 14 states and the fourth day of poll on April 12 to cover
three states and five constituencies.
>> The fifth will be on April 17
which will cover 13 states and UTs and 122 constituencies and sixth phase will
be on April 24, covering 12 states and 117 constituencies.
>> The seventh phase will be held on
April 30 to cover nine states and 89 constituencies, eighth phase on May 7 will
cover seven states and 64 constituencies and the last and ninth phase on will
be on May 12 and cover 3 states and 41 constituencies.
Model Code of Conduct in
effect!!
>> The model code of conduct has come
into immediate effect. It prevents the government from making any decisions
that can be seen as influencing voters. It also prohibits political parties
from making unsubstantiated allegations against opponents.
>> Chief election commissioner said
that the total number of electorate this year stands at 81.4 crore and has
increased by 10 crore as compared to the last parliamentary elections in 2009.
>> The chief election commissioner
also said there has been a 12% increase in the number of polling stations in
the country with 9,30,000 stations this year. There were 8.3 lakh stations in
the last elections.
>> Andhra Pradesh, including the
regions comprising Telangana, Odisha and Sikkim will go to polls to elect new
assemblies.Election commissioner Brahma said that all Maoist-hit areas will be
covered in a single day across India.
>> The decision to announce the dates
to elect 543 members to Lok Sabha was taken after a series of meeting by
Sampath on Tuesday and firming up of the security plan.
>> In a first for general elections,
voters will also be able to reject all candidates with None Of The Above (NOTA)
buttons on 1.5 million electronic voting machines (EVMs).The EC will also
experiment with verifiable paper trail system with EVMs in about 10,000 polling
booths.
Here is the Lok Sabha Poll
Schedule for each state
|
STATE
/ UT
|
DATE
|
STATE
/ UT
|
DATE
|
|
Andhra
Pradesh
|
April
30, May 7
|
Arunchal
Pradesh
|
April
9
|
|
Assam
|
April
7, 12, 24
|
Bihar
|
April
10, 17, 24, 30, May 7, 12
|
|
Goa
|
April
17
|
Gujarat
|
April
30
|
|
Haryana
|
April
10
|
Himachal
Pradesh
|
May
7
|
|
Jammu
& Kashmir
|
April
10, 17, 24, 30, May 7
|
Karnataka
|
April
17
|
|
Kerala
|
April
10
|
Madhya
Pradesh
|
April
10, 17, 24
|
|
Maharashtra
|
April
10, 17, 24
|
Manipur
|
April
9, 17
|
|
Meghalaya
|
April
9
|
Mizoram
|
April
9
|
|
Nagaland
|
April
9
|
Odisha
|
April
10, 17
|
|
Punjab
|
April
30
|
Rajasthan
|
April
17, 24
|
|
Sikkim
|
April
12
|
Tamil
Nadu
|
April
24
|
|
Tripura
|
April
7, 12
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
April
10, 17, 24, 30, May 7, 12
|
|
West
Bengal
|
April
17, 24, 30, May 7, 12
|
Chhattisgarh
|
April
10, 17, 24
|
|
Jharkhand
|
April
10, 17, 24
|
Uttarakhand
|
May
7
|
|
Andaman
& Nicobar Islands
|
April
10
|
Chandigarh
|
April
10
|
|
Dadra
& Nagar Haveli
|
April
30
|
Daman
& Diu
|
April
30
|
