LS polls: Meghalaya go to polls on April 9

SHILLONG, MAR 5: Lok Sabha elections for the two seats in Meghalaya- Shillong and the Tura Lok Sabha seats- will be held on April 9 along with four other states. The states that will go to polls along with Meghalaya on April 9 are Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, , Mizoram and Nagaland.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the dates for the Lok Sabha polls in the country on Wednesday. The Lok Sabha polls will be held in nine phases in the country with the first phase schedule to be held on April 7 in two states Assam and Tripura in 6 constituencies.

The final phase of the Lok Sabha elections will be held on 12 May. The ECI said May 16 will be the day of counting and the counting will be completed on the same day.

With the announcement of the Lok Sabha polls, the ECI said that the model code of conduct has also come into effect in the country from Wednesday.

The filing of nomination starts March 15 till March 22.  Withdrawal of nominations is on March 26 and the counting on 16 May. The ECI said that the whole process of elections should be completed by May 28 as the tenure of the present Lok Sabha ends on May 31.

Following is the list according to the states and union territories in alphabetical order: Andhra Pradesh – 30 April and 7 May Arunachal Pradesh – 9 April Assam – 7 April, 12 April and 24 April Bihar – 10 April, 17 April, 24 April, 30 April, 7 May and 12 May Chhattisgarh – 10 April, 17 April and 24 April Goa – 17 April Gujarat – 30 April Haryana – 10 April Himachal Pradesh – 7 May Jammu Kashmir – 10 April, 17 April, 24 April 30 April and 7 May Jharkhand – 10 April, 17 April and 24 April Karnataka – 17 April Kerala: 10 April Madhya Pradesh: 10 April, 17 April and 24 April Maharashtra: 10 April,  17 April and 24 April Manipur : 9 April and 17 April Meghalaya : 9 April Mizoram: 9 April Nagaland:  9 April Odisha: 10 April and 17 April Punjab: 30 April Rajasthan: 17 April 24 April Sikkim: 12 April Tamil Nadu: 24 April Tripura: 7 April and 12 April Uttar Pradesh: 10 April, 17 April, 24 April, 30 April, 7 May, 12 May Uttarakhand: 7 May West Bengal: 17 April, 24 April, 30 April, 7 May and 12 May Andaman Nicobar Islands: 10 April Chandigarh: 10 April Dadra and Nagar Haveli: 30 April Daman and Diu: 30 April Lakshadweep: 10 April NCT Delhi: 10 April Puducherry: 24 April.- By Our Reporter