New Delhi:
The Election Commission will announce dates for assembly polls in five states - Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Punjab and Goa on Wednesday.
‘’ECI to announce assembly elections schedule in Nirvachan Sadan at 12 noon today,†the Press Information Bureau said in a Tweet.
The terms of the legislative assembly of Goa, Manipur and Punjab are due to expire on March 18 while that of Uttarakhand expires on March 26. The legislative term of Uttar Pradesh ends on May 27.
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The EC had held a meeting with chief electoral officers of these poll-bound on Tuesday to fine-tune the arrangements.
The law and order situation in Manipur due to road blockade by some Naga groups was the focus of attention of the Commission in today’s meeting, sources said.
At the meeting, the assessment of the law and order situation, deployment of polling personnel, safety and electronic voting machines and strict implementation of the model code of conduct also came up for discussion.
Here is a brief profile of the poll bound states
Uttar Pradesh
Ruling party- Samajwadi Party
Total seats- 403
Term ends on- 27 May 2017
Manipur
Ruling Party- Indian National Congress
Total seats- 60
Term ends on- 18 March 2017
Punjab
Ruling party- SAD-BJP coalition
Total seats- 117
Term ends on- 18 March 2017
Uttarakhand
Ruling party- Indian National Congress
Total seats- 70
Term ends on- 26 March 2017
Goa
Ruling Party- BJP
Total seats- 40
Term ends on- 18 March 2017
(With inputs from agencies)
