Assembly Elections 2017 dates announced: All you need to know about the polls in 5 states

All five states — Goa, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh — will go to polls at the same time.

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Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi on Wednesday announced the poll dates of five state Assemblies — Goa, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Punjab and Uttar Pradesh — with the model code of conduct coming into effect immediately.

The Assembly elections in Goa, Punjab and Uttarakhand will take place in a single phase while polls in Manipur will happen in two phases. Uttar Pradesh will have the elections in seven phases.

All five states will go to polls at the same time.

Here are all the dates:

Goa: Single-phase election in 40 Assembly constituencies


Assembly Elections 2017	Dates
Date of Notification	January 11
Last Date of Nomination	January 18
Completion of Scrutiny of Nominations	January 19
Withdrawal of Candidature	January 21
Date of Polling	February 4

Punjab: Single-phase election in 117 Assembly constituencies


Assembly Elections 2017	Dates
Date of Notification	January 11
Last Date of Nomination	January 18
Completion of Scrutiny of Nominations	January 19
Withdrawal of Candidature	January 21
Date of Polling	February 4

Uttarakhand: Single-phase election in 70 Assembly constituencies


Assembly Elections 2017	Dates
Date of Notification	January 20
Last Date of Nomination	January 27
Completion of Scrutiny of Nominations	January 28
Withdrawal of Candidature	January 30
Date of Polling	February 15

Manipur: Double-phase election in 60 Assembly constituencies

In the first phase, 38 constituencies will go to polls while the remaining 22 constituencies will go to polls in the second phase.


Assembly Elections 2017	Phase-1 Dates	Phase-2 Dates
Date of Notification	February 8	February 11
Last Date of Nomination	February 15	February 18
Completion of Scrutiny of Nominations	February 16	February 20
Withdrawal of Candidature	February 18	February 22
Date of Polling	March 4	March 8

Uttar Pradesh: Seven-phase election in 403 Assembly constituencies


Assembly Polls	Phase-1	Phase-2	Phase-3	Phase-4	Phase-5	Phase-6	Phase-7
Date of Notification	January 17	January 20	January 24	January 30	February 2	February 8	February 11
Last Date of Nomination	January 24	January 27	January 31	February 6	February 9	February 15	February 18
Scrutiny of Nominations	January 25	January 28	February 2	February 7	February 11	February 16	February 20
Withdrawal of Candidature	January 27	January 30	February 4	February 9	February 13	February 18	February 22
Date of Polling	February 11	February 15	February 19	February 23	February 27	March 4	March 8