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Counting of votes for all five state assembly elections on March 10: EC

04:23 PM Jan 08, 2022 | PTI |

The Election Commission convened a press conference to declare the schedule for the polls in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur.

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  • Voting for Manipur assembly polls in two phases on Feb 27 and March 3: EC.
  • First phase for UP assembly polls on February 10, second phase on February 14th, third phase of UP polls on February 20th, fourth phase on Feb 23, 5th phase on Feb 27, 6th phase on March 3 and 7th phase on March 7
  • Voting for Punjab, Uttarakhand and Goa assembly elections in single phase on February 14
  • Political parties and candidates advised to conduct their election campaign in digital or virtual modes as much as possible
  • All parties, candidates must ensure strong checks against hate speech, fake news; Strict vigil would be done of social media platforms
  • No physical rallies allowed till January 15 in wake of Covid-related concerns; A review to be done at appropriate time
  • A maximum of five persons to be allowed for door-to-door election campaign by candidates
  • All personnel on election duty will be doubly-vaccinated and also eligible for precautionary third dose to ensure Covid-safe polls
  • Comprehensive plan of action in place to ensure inducement-free elections in all five states
  • Opinion of health experts taken to ensure Covid-safe elections; Polling time in all five states to be increased by one hour
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