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| SUMMARY OF LOK SABHA ELECTION SCHEDULE | | Poll Event | Schedule Numbers & Election Dates | | 1 | 2A* | 2B* | 3A | 3B | 3C* | 4 | 5A | 5B* | | Announcement & Issue of Press Note | 02-Mar-2009 (Monday) | 02-Mar-2009 (Monday) | 02-Mar-2009 (Monday) | 02-Mar-2009 (Monday) | 02-Mar-2009 (Monday) | 02-Mar-2009 (Monday) | 02-Mar-2009 (Monday) | 02-Mar-2009 (Monday) | 02-Mar-2009 (Monday) | | Issue of Notification | 23-Mar-2009 (Monday) | 28-Mar-2009 (Saturday) | 28-Mar-2009 (Saturday) | 02-Apr-2009 (Thursday) | 02-Apr-2009 (Thursday) | 02-Apr-2009 (Thursday) | 11-Apr-2009 (Saturday) | 17-Apr-2009 (Friday) | 17-Apr-2009 (Friday) | | Last Date for filing Nominations | 30-Mar-2009 (Monday) | 04-Apr-2009 (Saturday) | 04-Apr-2009 (Saturday) | 09-Apr-2009 (Thursday) | 09-Apr-2009 (Thursday) | 09-Apr-2009 (Thursday) | 18-Apr-2009 (Saturday) | 24-Apr-2009 (Friday) | 24-Apr-2009 (Friday) | | Scrutiny of Nominations | 31-Mar-2009 (Tuesday) | 06-Apr-2009 (Monday) | 06-Apr-2009 (Monday) | 11-Apr-2009 (Saturday) | 10-Apr-2009 (Friday) | 10-Apr-2009 (Friday) | 20-Apr-2009 (Monday) | 25-Apr-2009 (Saturday) | 25-Apr-2009 (Saturday) | | Last date for withdrawal of Candidature | 2-Apr-2009 (Thursday) | 08-Apr-2009 (Wednesday) | 08-Apr-2009 (Wednesday) | 13-Apr-2009 (Monday) | 15 -Apr-2009 (Wednesday) | 13-Apr-2009 (Monday) | 22-Apr-2009 (Wednesday) | 27-Apr-2009 (Monday) | 28-Apr-2009 (Tuesday) | | Date of Poll | 16-Apr-2009 (Thursday) | 22-Apr-2009 (Wednesday) | 23-Apr-2009 (Thursday) | 30-Apr-2009 (Thursday) | 30-April-2009 (Thursday) | 30-April-2009 (Thursday) | 07-May-2009 (Thursday) | 13-May-2009 (Wednesday) | 13-May-2009 (Wednesday) | | Counting of Votes on | 16-May-2009 (Saturday) | 16-May-2009 (Saturday) | 16-May-2009 (Saturday) | 16-May-2009 (Saturday) | 16-May-2009 (Saturday) | 16-May-2009 (Saturday) | 16-May-2009 (Saturday) | 16-May-2009 (Saturday) | 16-May-2009 (Saturday) | | Date before which the election shall be Completed | 28-May-2009 (Thursday) | 28-May-2009 (Thursday) | 28-May-2009 (Thursday) | 28-May-2009 (Thursday) | 28-May-2009 (Thursday) | 28-May-2009 (Thursday) | 28-May-2009 (Thursday) | 28-May-2009 (Thursday) | 28-May-2009 (Thursday) | | Number of States/UTs | 17 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | | Number of Parliamentary Constituencies | 124 | 1 | 140 | 77 | 1 | 29 | 85 | 72 | 42 |
*NOTE:
a) Schedule 2A in only for Manipur (separate schedule was required due to holiday on 23-Apr-2009)
b) Schedule 3B is only for Jammu & Kashmir (separate schedule was required due to holidays on 13 and 14-Apr, 2009)
c) Schedule 3C is only for Gujarat, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Sikkim (separate schedule was required since 10-Apr, 2009 is not a holiday in these States but is a holiday in other States in this phase)
d) Schedule 5B is only for Uttar Pradesh (separate schedule was required due to holiday on 27-Apr, 2009)
Highlights of the Lok Sabha Election 2009 Schedule
| Election Dates | No. of Seats | States | | Apr 16 | 124 | AP, Arunachal, Assam. Bihar, J&K, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, UP, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Andaman, Lakshadweep | | Apr 23 | 141 | AP, Assam, Bihar, Goa, J&K, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Orissa, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand | | Apr 30 | 107 | Bihar, Gujarat, J&K, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Sikkim, UP, West Bengal, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu | | May 07 | 85 | Bihar, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi | | May 13 | 86 | Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Puducherry |
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