Uttar Pradesh
Phases: 7
Dates: 10 Feb, 14 Feb, 20 Feb, 23 Feb, 27 Feb, 3 March, 7 March
Punjab
Phases: 1
Date: 14 Feb
Goa
Phases: 1
Date: 14 Feb
Manipur
Phases: 2
Date: 27 Feb, 3 March
Uttarakhand
Phases: 1
Date: 14 Feb
Vote Counting: 10 March
Assembly Polls 2022 Schedule Highlights: The Election Commission of India on January 8 announced the dates of the upcoming Assembly elections in five poll-bound states, namely, Punjab, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, and Uttarakhand. The poll schedule and dates were announced by Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra along with ECs Anup Chandra Pandey and Rajiv Kumar.
Assembly Elections 2022 will be held over a total of seven phases for the five states. Uttar Pradesh will go to the polls in seven phases, Manipur in two, the rest in a single phase, the ECI said.
UP elections will begin from February 10; Goa, Uttarakhand, and Punjab on February 14, and Manipur from February 27. Polls will end on March 7, with the last phase (seventh phase) of UP polls 2022 being held on that day. Vote counting will be done on March 10.
Out of these five states going to polls in the coming months, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in power in all the states except in Punjab, where the ruling party is Congress.
Uttar Pradesh
Phases: 7
Dates: 10 Feb, 14 Feb, 20 Feb, 23 Feb, 27 Feb, 3 March, 7 March
Punjab
Phases: 1
Date: 14 Feb
Goa
Phases: 1
Date: 14 Feb
Manipur
Phases: 2
Date: 27 Feb, 3 March
Uttarakhand
Phases: 1
Date: 14 Feb
Vote Counting: 10 March
Polling time has been increased by one hour, says CEC Sushil Chandra
Over 15 crore people across the five states going to polls, namely, Goa, Manipur, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Punjab, have got their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while nine crore beneficiaries in these states have got both doses.
All polling staff must be fully vaccinated, said CEC Sushil Chandra, adding that they would be considered as frontline workers and administered a precautionary dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
The decision to hold the general elections to the five state assemblies was taken after much deliberations, CEC Sushil Chandra said on January 8, adding that delaying the assembly polls would have been undemocratic.
The ECI has mandated that at least one polling station managed exclusively by women shall be set up in every Assembly constituency. Our officers have identified much more than that. There're 690 Assembly seats but we are setting up 1620 such polling booths: CEC Sushil Chandra
The Election Commission will not interfere in the presentation of the Budget, which is an annual exercise for the whole country.
Senior citizens above 80 years of age, persons with disabilities, and COVID-19 patients can vote by postal ballot: CEC Sushil Chandra on 5 States polls
Polls will be held in a total of seven phases for the five states. Uttar Pradesh will go to the polls in seven phases, Manipur in two, the rest in a single phase. UP elections will begin from February 10; Goa, Uttarakhand, and Punjab on February 14, and Manipur from February 27. Polls will end on March 7, with the last phase (seventh phase) of UP polls 2022 being held on that day. Vote counting will be done on March 10.
Manipur will go to polls in two phases – first phase on February 27, second phase on March 3.
Punjab, Uttarakhand and Goa will go to polls in a single phase on February 14: CEC
Uttar Pradesh polls first phase on February 10, second phase on February 14.
Vote counting will be done on March 10
