Lok Sabha Elections –2009 Poll Schedule

SCHEDULE FOR GENERAL ELECTIONS, 2009

The term of the 14th Lok Sabha will expire in the normal course on 1st June,
2009. In terms of the constitutional provisions, a new Lok Sabha is required to be constituted before the 2nd June, 2009.
Elections will be held over five phases.

- Phase I polls on April 16

- Phase II on April 23

- Phase III on April 30

- Phase IV polls on May 7

- Phase V polls on May 13

Counting will take place on the 16th of May, 2009 and is expected to be
completed on the same day
Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh will vote in five phases, Bihar will have four-phase elections while Maharashtra and West Bengal will vote in three phases. Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and Punjab will hold the elections in two phases. Fifteen states and seven Union Territories will go in for one-phase voting
All election related procedures will be completed before May 28.