The Election Commission of India has ended all speculations on 15th Lok Sabha election dates by announcing that five-phase election will kick start on April 16 and continue till May 13. The counting of votes will be done on May 16. The elections will be held in 5 phases in J&K and Uttar Pradesh, Bihar will have four-phase elections while Maharashtra and West Bengal will have polls in three phases.Two-phase elections will be held in states like Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and Punjab. The remaining fifteen states and seven Union Territories will vote in one-phase elections. According to Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami, elections in 124 constituencies will take place on April 16, in 141 constituencies on April 23, in 107 on April 30, in 85 on May 7 and 86 on May 13.
The term of the 14th Lok Sabha ends on June 1, 2009, therefore the new Lok Sabha will have to be constituted by then.
The term of the 14th Lok Sabha ends on June 1, 2009, therefore the new Lok Sabha will have to be constituted by then.
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