Chief Election Commissioner of India, Nasim Zaidi (Express file photo) Chief Election Commissioner of India, Nasim Zaidi (Express file photo)

Election Commission on Wednesday announced poll dates for Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Nasim Zaidi addressed the media and gave out complete details for the election process. On Tuesday, the Election Commission held a meeting with Chief Electoral Officers of the five poll-bound states – Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa to fine tune the arrangements.

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Here are the final dates:

Goa: February 4

Punjab: February 4

Uttarakhand: February 15

Manipur: March 4 (first phase), March 8 (second phase)

Uttar Pradesh: February 11 (first phase), February 15 (second phase), February 19 (third phase), February 23 (fourth phase), February 27 (fifth phase), March 4 (sixth phase), March 8 (seventh phase)

Counting for all states will take place on March 11

Goa has 40 assembly seats, Manipur has 60, Punjab has 117, Uttarakhand has 70 while Uttar Pradesh has 403.

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