Assembly polls 2017: Key dates to remember

All results will be declared on March 11

The Election Commission on Wednesday announced the dates for Assembly elections in Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Compared to the 2012 Assembly elections to these states, the time period between the announcement of the dates and the results would be shorter by about 10 days.

Uttar Pradesh 
 

Assembly will expire on May 27 

Total seats: 403 

No. of phases: 7 

Phase; No. of seats; Date of polling
 

1; 73 seats; February 11 

Important districts: Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Noida, Bulandshahar, Aligarh, Mathura, Agra 
 

2; 67 seats; February 15

Important districts: Saharanpur, Bijnor, Moradabad, Sambhal, Rampur, Bareilly, Badaun, Shahjahanpur, Pilibhit 
 

3; 69 seats; February 19 

Important districts: Farrukhabad, Kannuaj, Etawah, Kanpur, Unnao, Lucknow, Barabanki, Sitapur 
 

4; 53 seats; February 23 

Important districts: Pratapgarh, Kaushambi, Allahabad, Jalaun, Jhansi, Mahoba, Banda, Rae Bareli 

5; 52 seats; February 27
Important districts: Balrampur, Gonda, Faizabad, Shrawasti, Basti, Amethi, Sultanpur 

6; 49 seats; March 4 

Important districts: Maharajganj, Kushinagar, Gorakhpur, Azamgarh, Ballia 

7; 40 seats; March 8 

Important districts: Ghazipur, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Bhadohi, Sonebhadra, Jaunpur

Manipur 
 

Assembly will expire on Mar 18 

Total seats: 60

No. of phases: 2 

Phase; No. of seats; Date of polling

1; 38 seats; March 4

2; 22 seats; March 8

Goa
 

Assembly will expire on Mar 18  
 

Total seats:  40  

Date of polling: Feb 4

Punjab 
 

Assembly will expire on Mar 18  

Total seats: 117 

Date of polling: Feb 4

Uttarakhand 
 

Assembly will expire on Mar 26  

Total seats: 70 

Date of polling: Feb 15