The Election Commission on Monday announced five-phase polls for the general elections scheduled betweeen 16 April and 13 May.

    * 124 constituencies will go to the polls in the first phase on April 16.
    * 141 constituencies will vote in the second phase on April 23.
    * 107 constituencies will vote in the third phase on April 30.
    * 85 constituencies will vote in the fourth phase on May 7.
    * 86 constituencies will vote in the fifth phase on May 13.

The counting of votes will begin on May 16 and the 15th Lok sabha will be constituted by June 2.

There will be 5 phases of polls in Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh, 4 phases of polls in Bihar, 3 phases of polls in Maharashtra and West Bengal, 2 phases of polls in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Manipur and Punjab. All remaining states and union territories will have single phase polls. 84 constituencies have been reserved for scheduled caste candidates.

The polls are scheduled as follows

    * Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh will have polls on all five dates.
    * Bihar: April 16, 23, 30 and May 7.
    * Maharashtra: April 16, 23, and 30.
    * West Bengal: April 30, May 7 and 13.
    * Andhra Pradesh: April 16 and 23.
    * Assam: April 16 and 23.
    * Karnataka: April 23 and 30.
    * Madhya Pradesh: April 23 and 30.
    * Manipur: April 16 and 23.
    * Orissa: April 16 and 23.
    * Punjab: May 7 and 13.
    * Jharkhand: April 16 and 23.
    * Arunachal Pradesh, Kerala, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Chhattisgarh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep will have a single-phase poll on April 16.
    * Goa and Tripura will have one-day poll on April 23.
    * Gujarat, Sikkim, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu will have one-day poll on April 30.
    * Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan will have a one-day poll on May 7.
    * Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh and Puducherry will have polling on May 13.

Source: blog.sakshitv.info