Loksabha 2009 Election dates state wise

Finally Election commission (EC) of India has announced dates for forthcoming Loksabha (Parliamentary) election 2009 in India. Loksabha Elections will take place in five phases between April 16 and May 13. Vote counting for all phases will take place on May 16. Therefore, by evening of May 16 people of India will learn about new government. EC has also decided to conduct assembly elections for three states Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Sikkim with Loksabha Elections simultaneously. India is a biggest democracy in world; therefore, eyes of whole world will be on India during these elections. According to EC 714 million electorates will take part in these elections. EC also said that it will be using 1.36 million electronic voting machines (EVMs) to conduct these elections. It is definitely a big task to conduct free and fair elections at such a large scale. With these announcements now code of conduct has come into place, therefore, all political parties and government have come under certain restrictions.

Detail of Polling Date wise

April 16 (No seats 124) Andhra Pradesh, Assam, J&K, Utter Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Manipur, Orissa, Jharkhand, Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep

April 23 (No of Seats 141) Andhra Pradesh, Assam, J&K, Utter Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Orissa, Jharkhand, Goa and Tripura

April 30 (No of seats 107) J&K, Utter Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Sikkim, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Karnataka, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, and Daman & Diu

May 7 (No, of seats 85) Bihar, Punjab, West Bengal, Haryana, Rajasthan and Delhi

May 13 (No off seats 86) Punjab, Himachal Pradesh (HP), Uttarakand, Chandigarh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and West Bengal

Due to sensitivity in J&K and large size of UP, EC has decided to conduct election in these states spread over all five phases.

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