India

Nomination Process For 1st Phase Lok Sabha Elections In 21 States & UTs Begins

New Delhi: The nomination process for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections for 102 parliamentary constituencies in 17 States and 4 Union Territories began on Wednesday with an official notification for April 19 polling.

The Election Commission issued the notification on behalf of the President, citing March 27 as the last date for filing of nomination. For Bihar, March 28 has, however, been designated as the final day for filing nomination because of upcoming festival time.

The nomination papers in Bihar will be scrutinised on March 30, whereas in other states it will be done on March 28. Likewise, candidates can withdraw their nomination by April 2 in Bihar but for other states, the last date is March 20.

Of 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar, four will go to polls in first phase.

The other states and UTs, which will vote in the first phase, are Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Assam, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalay, Manipur, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhatisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshwadeep, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura.

Odisha will go to polls in the fourth phase of the election.

 

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

Odisha Similipal’s Tigress Zeenat Enters ‘Safe’ Mayurjharna Elephant Reserve From Purulia

Bhubaneswar: Tigress Zeenat, who travelled nearly 200 km over two weeks from Odisha's Similipal, avoiding…

6 hours ago

Odisha Govt Dissolves Governing Body Of Non-Govt Aided Degree Colleges

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has dissolved the governing bodies or managing committees of all Non-Government…

7 hours ago

EX-SC Judge V Ramasubramanian Appointed NHRC Chief & Justice Bidyut Sarangi As Member

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday appointed former Supreme Court judge Justice V Ramasubramanian…

7 hours ago

CRUT Signs MoU With NTPC & Gridco For Running Hydrogen-Powered Buses In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: Marking a significant development in eco-friendly transport in Odisha, a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding…

7 hours ago

Kumar Vishwas Slammed For His Veiled ‘Ramayana’ Dig At Sonakshi Sinha

Mumbai: After veteran actor Mukesh Khanna, noted poet Kumar Vishwas left netizens irked with his…

8 hours ago

Massive Fire Engulfs Godown In Bhubaneswar’s Satyanagar; Robot Deployed

Bhubaneswar: A major fire erupted at a pressure cooker company godown at Satyanagar in Bhubaneswar…

8 hours ago

This website uses cookies.