Lucknow. After visiting the states, after examining the preparations for the elections there, it brainstormed on Friday and on Saturday announced the date of assembly elections in five states. Voting will be held in eight phases in Uttar Pradesh. Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said that it is the responsibility of the Election Commission to conduct corona safe elections. We are ready for this.
Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra informed that the general elections for the 18th Legislative Assembly in Uttar Pradesh will be held in seven phases. Voting for 403 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh will be held in seven phases. Polling will be held in the first phase on February 10, the second phase on February 14, the third phase on February 20, the fourth phase on February 23, the fifth phase on February 27, the sixth phase on March 3 and the seventh phase on March 7. After this, the counting of votes will take place on March 10.
The notification for the first phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh will come into effect from January 14. Nomination will be done for the first phase, scrutiny of nomination papers will be done on 24th while withdrawal of nominations will be done till January 27. Voting will be held on February 10. The notification for the second phase of polling will be issued on January 21. Nomination for this will be done on January 28. Scrutiny of nomination papers will be done on 29th January and 31st is the last date for withdrawal of nominations. Voting will be held on February 14.
The notification for the third phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh will be issued on January 25. Nominations for this phase will be held on February 1. Scrutiny of nomination papers will be done on 2nd February, while 4th is the last date for withdrawal of nominations. The third phase of polling will be held on February 20. Notification for the fourth phase will be on January 27. If the nomination papers will be filed on February 3, then they will be scrutinized on 4. February 7 is the last date for withdrawal of nominations and voting will be held on February 23.
The notification for the fifth phase of polling will be issued on February 1. Nominations will take place on February 8. Scrutiny of letters will be done on February 9 while candidates will be able to withdraw their nomination papers till February 11. Voting will be held on February 27. The notification for the sixth phase of polling will be issued on February 4. Nominations will be held on February 11 and scrutiny of nomination papers will be done on February 14. The last date for withdrawal of nominations is 16 February. Polling for this phase will be held on March 3. The notification for the seventh phase of polling will be issued on February 10. For this, nomination will be held on 17 and scrutiny of nomination papers will be done on 18. The last date for withdrawal of nominations is February 21. The seventh phase of polling will be held on March 7. The results of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections will be out on March 10.
It is a big challenge to conduct elections during the Corona period.
The Chief Election Commissioner said that conducting elections during the Corona period is a big challenge. Conducting elections in the Corona era is a big challenge. In view of Kovid, the assembly elections will be held under the new Kovid protocol. Candidates can enroll online. Those people will be able to enroll online through the Suvidha app. The purpose of the Election Commission is to conduct Kovid safe elections. This time elections will be held for 690 assembly constituencies of five states. Of these, maximum 403 assembly constituencies are in Uttar Pradesh. Elections will be held in 170 assembly constituencies in Punjab, 70 in Uttarakhand, 60 in Manipur and 40 in Goa. In Uttar Pradesh, 29 percent voters will cast their vote for the first time. Polling booths have been set up on the ground floor at all places. Wheelchairs will be provided at all polling booths. We have previously held talks with the Health Secretary, Central Government and health experts to prepare for the elections. This time, all the political parties will also have to put the criminal history of their candidates on the home page of their website. It should also be explained why they were selected.
Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said that the aim of the Election Commission is to make the voter and the voting safe. It is a challenge for us to conduct safe voting in the era of corona virus infection. We have published the voter list on January 5. We have also studied all the opinions received from the State Election Commission. We are ready for this too. Omicron is also spreading rapidly. We have visited the states regarding this and are conducting elections with great preparation. Along with following the Kovid protocol at all the polling places, we have tested water and other facilities. We have also arranged for postal ballot. In this, those affected by Corona will also have the right to vote. The Election Commission will now complete the process of voting by going to the door of the voter. This time 16 percent polling stations have been increased. Of these, 1600 polling stations will be operated by women.
Along with Uttar Pradesh, elections will be held in Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur. More than one lakh polling stations have been set up in five states. This time the Election Commission has increased the expenditure limit of candidates in Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections. The commission has taken this decision regarding the expenditure just before the announcement of the assembly elections. The ceiling on election expenditure has been increased on the basis of the recommendation of the committee formed after rising inflation and the demand of political parties. Expenditure limit for Lok Sabha elections in big states has been increased from 70 to 95 lakhs. Expenditure limit for Lok Sabha elections has been increased from Rs 54 lakh to Rs 75 lakh in Union Territories and smaller territories except Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir.
General elections to the 17th Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh were held in seven phases from 11 February to 8 March 2017. The voting percentage in these elections was around 61%. The Bharatiya Janata Party secured a three-fourth majority by winning 312 seats, while the ruling Samajwadi Party alliance had to be content with 54 seats and the Bahujan Samaj Party with 19 seats.
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