Monday, March 2, 2009

Lok Sabha Election 2009 - 5 phases

Lok Sabha Election 2009 will be conducted on 5 phases. The five phases are scheduled as 16 April 2009, 23 April 2009, 30 April 2009, 7 May 2009, 13 May 2009. Lok Sabha Elections schedule was announced by Election Commission. Counting of Lok Sabha Election 2009 votes will be on 16 May 2009.

There will be around 72 Crore Voters attending Lok Sabha Elections 2009. So 11 lakh voting Devices will be installed to conduct election smoothly.

Kerala will have 1 phase election, and it will be on 16th April 2009.So Kerala will withness single phase LokSabha Election. Lok Sabha Election Kerala 2009 will be on next month.

Along with Kerala, the Union Territories and some other States will face only Single phase Elections.

Orissa, Assam, Jharkhand, Manipur, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Punjab will have two phase Elections.

West Bengal, Maharashtra will have three phase elections.

Bihar will have four phase Elections.

Uttar Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir will have 5 phase LokSabhaElections.



Dates of Five Phases:

1st Phase Lok Sabha Election 2009 Date : 16 April 2009
2nd Phase Lok Sabha Election 2009 Date : 23 April 2009
3rd Phase Lok Sabha Election 2009 Date : 30 April 2009
4th Phase Lok Sabha Election 2009 Date : 7 May 2009
5th Phase Lok Sabha Election 2009 Date : 13 May 2009

Counting of Votes 16th May 2009. So 15th Lok Sabha will be Constituted by June first week.

Last Date for giving nomination for Lok Sabha Election is 30 March 2009 (I am not sure about this date).


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