PRESS NOTE

FOR THE
GENERAL ELECTIONS
TO
THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLIES
OF
GOA, MANIPUR, PUNJAB,
UTTARAKHAND &
UTTAR PRADESH
2022

Election Commission of India

Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi -110001
 भारत निर्ाा चि आयोग
ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA
Tel. No. 011-23052246 निर्वा चि सदि,
Fax 011-23052001 अशोक रोड, िई नदल्‍ली-110001.
Website: www.eci.gov.in Nirvachan Sadan, Asoka Road,
New Delhi-110001
No. ECI/PN/3/2022 Dated: 08th January, 2022

PRESS NOTE
Subject: General Election to Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Manipur,
Punjab Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, 2022 -reg.
*****
The term of the Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab
Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh is due to expire on the following dates. The
term and the strength of the Assemblies is also indicated as below:

No. of
Name of State Term of Assembly
Assembly Seats
Goa 16th March, 2017 to 15th March, 2022 40
Manipur 20th March, 2017 to 19th March, 2022 60
Punjab 24th March, 2017 to 23th March, 2022 117
Uttarakhand 24th March, 2017 to 23th March, 2022 70
Uttar Pradesh 15thMay, 2017 to 14th May, 2022 403

Election Commission of India (hereinafter ECI or Commission) is

committed to conduct free, fair, peaceful, participative, accessible, inclusive
and safe election to the Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab
Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh before the cessation of its term, in exercise
of the authority and powers conferred upon under Article 324 read with
Article 172 (1) of the Constitution of India and Section 15 of the
Representation of the People Act, 1951. Art 172(1) states clearly that” Every
Legislative Assembly of every state, unless sooner dissolved, shall continue
for five years ..and no longer..”

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 1. Assembly Constituencies-
The total number of Assembly Constituencies in the States of Goa,
Manipur, Punjab Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh and seats reserved for the
Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, as determined by the
Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008, are
as under: -

State Total No. of Reserved for SCs Reserved for STs

ACs
Goa 40 1 -
Manipur 60 1 19
Punjab 117 34 -
Uttarakhand 70 13 2
Uttar Pradesh 403 84 2
Total 690 133 23

2. Commission works with three broad objectives this time- First, Covid safe
Election; Two, hassle free comfortable voting experience and Three, maximum
voter participation.
For last more than 6 months the entire election machinery was gearing up for these
elections. Periodic reviews were done and senior officers of ECI held detailed
meetings to review all aspects of poll preparation. A lot of Advance planning and
meticulous preparation have been done. In the month of December, 2021,
Commission visited 4 poll bound states to review poll preparedness. It discussed
with various political parties and elicited their views and suggestions. It also met
the Chief Secretaries, DGPs and other Enforcement Agencies in the states on
various issues of preparedness.
As the covid cases showed a resurgence especially in view of the new Variant of
Concern-Omicron, Commission held meetings with the Health Secretary, Govt of
India and health experts. It also held discussions with the Union Home Secretary on
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this issue. After taking all these views and the ground situation, Commission
decided to announce elections to the five states.

3. Chief Secretaries of all poll going states have been directed to accelerate
the first and second dose of vaccination to all eligible citizens above 18
years.
As on Jan 7, 2022: in Goa, more than 95.8% people have been vaccinated
with both doses. In Uttarakhand 99.67% people have got their first dose and
82.39% have got the second dose. In Uttar Pradesh, 89.35% population had
been administered first dose and more than 52% had taken both doses. In
Punjab 81.9% had been given first dose of vaccination and 45.6 % covered by
both doses. In Manipur, 59.6% had been jabbed with first dose while 44.8%
had been administered both doses. In absolute figures, as on Jan 7, 2022 more
than 15 crore people in these five states together have got the first dose of
vaccine and more than 9 crore had been administered both doses.

4. Commission has directed that all central/state government officials

deployed for election duty shall be doubly vaccinated. On the
recommendation of ECI, the Union Health Ministry has issued orders on 8th
February 2021 that all election officials and employees will be treated as
frontline workers and all eligible officials shall be given a precautionary
booster dose accordingly.

5. Electoral Rolls-
Commission firmly believes that pure and updated electoral rolls are
the foundation of free, fair and credible election. Hence, intensive and
sustained focus is placed upon improving their quality, health and fidelity.
Commission had directed the State election machinery of Goa, Manipur,
Punjab Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh to ensure a smooth, effective,
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inclusive and time-bound completion of Special Summary Revision of
Electoral Rolls with reference to 01.01.2022 as the qualifying date.
Accordingly, the final publication of electoral roll has been done in Goa,
Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh on 05.01.2022.
As per electoral roll data w.r.t. 01.01.2022 as the qualifying date, the
number of electors in the State of Goa, Manipur, Punjab Uttarakhand and
Uttar Pradesh are:

State No. of General No. of Service Total No. of

Electors Voters electors as per
electoral rolls
Goa 11,56,464 298 11,56,762

Manipur 20,34,966 21,935 20,56,901

Punjab 2,12,75,066 1,13,698 2,13,88,764

Uttarakhand 81,43,922 94,265 82,38,187

Uttar 15,02,84,005 2,98,745 15,05,82,750

Pradesh
Total 18,28,94,423 5,28,941 18,34,23,364

Number of Electors marked as PwD in the State of Goa, Manipur, Punjab

Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh are:

Name of State Total PwD Electors

Goa 9,643
Manipur 14,651
Punjab 1,44,667
Uttarakhand 68,478
Uttar Pradesh 10,64,266

6. Photo Electoral Rolls and Electors Photo Identity Cards (EPIC):

Photo Electoral Rolls and Electors Photo Identity Cards (EPIC) will be used
during the General Election of Goa, Manipur, Punjab Uttarakhand and
Uttar Pradesh.
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7. Identification of Voters at Polling Stations –

For identification at Polling Station, voter shall present her/his EPIC or any
of the following identification documents approved by the Commission
along with the Voter Information Slips:
i. Aadhaar Card,
ii. MNREGA Job Card,
iii. Passbooks with photograph issued by Bank/Post Office,
iv. Health Insurance Smart Card issued under the scheme of Ministry of
Labour,
v. Driving License,
vi. PAN Card,
vii. Smart Card issued by RGI under NPR,
viii. Indian Passport,
ix. Pension document with photograph,
x. Service Identity Cards with photograph issued to employees by
Central/State Govt./PSUs/Public Limited Companies, and
xi. Official identity cards issued to MPs/MLAs/MLCs.

8. Voter Information Slips (VIS)

To facilitate voters in knowing the serial number of electoral roll of their
polling station, date of poll, time etc., Commission vide decision dated
26.02.2021, has decided to issue ‘Voter Information Slip’ to the voters in place
of Photo Voter Slip. Voter Information Slip will include information like
Polling Station, Date, Time etc. but not the photograph of the voter. Voter
Information Slips will be distributed at least 5 days before the date of poll to
all enrolled electors, by the District Election Officer. However, Voter
Information Slip will not be allowed as proof of identity of voters. It may be

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 recalled that the Commission had discontinued Photo Voter Slips as an identity
proof with effect from 28th February, 2019.

Braille Voter Information Slips:

To ensure ease of participation and active engagement of Persons with
Disabilities (PwDs) in the electoral process, Commission has directed to issue
Accessible Voter Information Slips with Braille Features to Persons with
Visual Impairment, along with normal Voter Information Slips.

9. Voter Guide:
In these elections, a Voter Guide (in Hindi/English/Local Language) shall
be provided to every elector’s household ahead of elections, giving them
information about the date and time of polls, contact details of the BLOs,
important websites, helpline numbers, documents required for
identification at the polling station besides other important information
including the Do’s and Don’ts for voters at the polling station. This Voter
Guide Brochure will be distributed along with Voter Information Slips by
the BLOs. Voter guide also contains important information like COVID
guidelines and Do’s & Don’ts for the voters.
10. Nomination Process- Brief description about additional
facilities/directions about the process of nomination are as given below:

I. Additional option to facilitate online mode in nomination has been

provided:

1) Nomination form will also be available online on the website of

CEO/DEO. Any intending candidate may fill it online and its print may
be taken for submission before the Returning Officer as specified in
Form-1 (Rule-3 of Conduct of Election Rules 1961).

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 2) Affidavit may also be filled online on the website of CEO/DEO, its

print can be taken and after notarization it may be submitted along with
the nomination form before the Returning Officer.
3) Candidate may deposit security money through online mode at the

designated platform. However, a candidate will continue to have the

option of deposit in cash in the treasury.
4) Candidate may also exercise the option to seek his/her elector
certification for the purpose of nomination online.
II. Further, Commission has directed the following:
1) Number of persons to accompany candidate for submission of

Nomination is restricted to two (2) instead of five (5). (This is in

supersession of existing Para 5.8.1 of Returning Officer’s Handbook
2019)
2) Number of vehicles for the purposes of nomination is restricted to two

(2) instead of three (3). (This is in supersession of existing Para 5.8.1 of

Returning Officer’s Handbook 2019)
3) Returning Officer’s chamber should have sufficient space to perform

the functions of nomination, scrutiny and symbol allocation following

social distancing norms.
4) Returning Officer should allot staggered time in advance to prospective
candidates.
5) Large space for waiting for candidate(s) should be arranged.

6) All steps required to be taken for the submission of nomination form

and affidavit shall continue to operate as per the provisions contained
in the Representation of the People Act, 1951.

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11. Polling Stations and Special Facilitation-
1) Maximum No. of electors in Polling Station

There shall be maximum 1250 electors instead of 1500 electors in a

polling station. Accordingly, the change in the number of Polling Stations in
these States is as follows:

Name of State No. of Polling No. of Polling % Increase in

Stations in 2017 Stations in No. of Polling
2022 Stations
Goa 1,642 1,722 4.87%
Manipur 2,794 2,959 5.91%
Punjab 22,600 24,689 9.24%
Uttarakhand 10,854 11,647 7.31%
Uttar Pradesh 1,47,148 1,74,351 18.49%

2) Assured Minimum Facilities (AMF) at Polling Stations:

Commission has issued instructions to the Chief Electoral Officers of
Goa, Manipur, Punjab Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh to ensure that
every Polling Station needs to be on ground floor and, shall have good
access road leading to Polling station building and is equipped with
Assured Minimum Facilities (AMF) like drinking water, waiting shed,
toilet with water facility, adequate arrangements for lighting, ramp of
appropriate gradient for the PwD electors and a standard voting
compartment etc. This will be further supplemented with COVID
mitigation measures like sanitizers, thermal scanner, soap etc., as
notified from time to time.

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 3) Polling Station Arrangements
In view of prevailing COVID situation, Commission has issued detailed
instructions for assured minimum facilities at each polling station which are
mentioned in Para 2 above. In addition, they will include:
(1) Mandatory sanitization of Polling Station, preferably, a day before
the poll.
(2) Thermal checking of voters at entry point of polling station

location/Polling station, either by polling staff or Para Medical

staff or Asha worker.
(3) If temperature is above the set norms of MoHF&W at first reading,

then it will be checked twice and if it remains, then the elector

shall be provided with token/certificate and will be asked to come
for voting at the last hour of poll. At the last hour of poll, such
electors shall be facilitated for casting their vote, strictly following
COVID related preventive measures.
(4) Help Desk for distribution of token to the voters on first come first

basis so that they do not wait in the queue.

(5) Markers to demonstrate social distancing for queue.

(6) Earmarking circle for 15-20 persons of 2 yards (6 feet) distance for

voters standing in the queue depending on the availability of

space. There shall be three queues each, for male, female, and
PwD/ Senior citizen voters.
(7) The services of BLOs, volunteers etc may be engaged to monitor

and regulate social distancing norms strictly.

(8) One shaded waiting areas with chairs, dari etc. will be provided,

for male and female separately, within the polling station

premises
(9) Wherever possible, Booth App shall be used at the polling station.
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 (10) Face Masks will be kept in reserve for those electors who are not

carrying their mask.

(11) Awareness posters on COVID should be displayed at visible
locations.

(12) If polling agent or counting agent has temperature above the

prescribed limit, then their reliever shall be allowed by Presiding

Officer, who will keep a record of the same.
(13) During the process of identification of voter, voters will be

required to lower their facemask for identification, when

required.
(14) Hand gloves shall be provided to the voter, for signing on the

voter register and pressing the button of EVM for voting.

(15) COVID patients and others who are quarantined will be allowed

to cast their vote at the last hour of the poll on poll day at their
respective Polling Stations, under the supervision of health
authorities, strictly following COVID related preventive
measures. Sector Magistrates shall coordinate this in their
allocated polling stations. Record of such electors shall be
maintained by the Presiding Officer.
(16) Proper mechanism of collection and disposal of waste / used

gloves, masks etc shall be put in place at each Polling Station for
disposal as per standard health protocol.
4) Facilitation for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) and Senior
Citizens:
In Goa, Manipur, Punjab Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, all
polling stations are located at ground floor and sturdy ramps with
proper gradient are provided for the convenience of differently abled
electors with wheelchairs. Further, in order to provide targeted and
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 need-based facilitation to differently-abled voters, Commission has
directed that all Persons with Disabilities and Senior Citizens in an
Assembly Constituency are identified and tagged to their respective
Polling Stations and necessary disability-specific arrangements made
for their smooth and convenient voting experience on poll day.
Identified PwD and Senior Citizens electors will be assisted by
volunteers appointed by RO/DEO. Special facilitation will be made for
PwD and Senior Citizens electors at Polling Stations. Also, it has been
directed that differently abled electors are given priority for entering
polling booths, provision made for designated parking spaces close to
the entrance of polling station premise and special facilitation extended
to electors with speech and hearing impairment. Special focus has been
laid on sensitization of polling personnel regarding special needs of the
differently abled electors.
Commission has directed the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) that
there should be proper transport facility for PwD electors and Senior
Citizens electors in each and every polling station on the day of poll.
PwD electors and Senior Citizen electors will be provided free pass for
using public transport on poll day.

5) Voter Facilitation Posters:

In order to fulfil the statutory requirements under Rule 31of the
Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961 and to provide accurate and relevant
information for voter awareness and information at each polling
station, the Commission has also directed that uniform and
standardized Voter Facilitation Posters (VFP) [total of FOUR (4) kind
of Posters i.e. 1. Polling Station Details, 2. List of Candidates, 3. Dos
and Don’ts and 4. Approved Identification Documents & How to Vote]
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 shall be prominently displayed at all Polling Stations. Additionally,
Chief Electoral Officer will ensure display of COVID related safety
measures for the voters at each Polling Station for voters’ awareness.
6) Voter Assistance Booths (VAB):
Voter Assistance Booths shall be set up for every polling station
location, having a team of BLO/officials in order to assist voters to
correctly locate her /his polling booth number and serial number in the
electoral roll of that concerned polling booth. The VABs will be set up with
prominent signage and in such a manner that it will be conspicuous to the
voters as they approach the polling premise/building to enable them to
seek required facilitation on poll day.
Alphabetic locator (as per English alphabet) generated with ERO Net is
placed at VAB to search the name easily and to know the serial number in
the Electoral Roll.
7) Standardized Voting Compartment to ensure Secrecy of Voting:
In order to maintain the secrecy of vote at the time of poll and to
achieve uniformity in use of voting compartments, Commission revised its
instructions on 15th November, 2016 and increase the height of the Voting
Compartments to 30 inches and also directed that the Voting Compartment
should be placed on a table whose height shall be 30 inches. Only
corrugated plastic sheet (flex board) of steel-grey colour, which is
completely opaque and reusable, shall be used for making the voting
compartments. The Commission hopes that the use of these standardized
and uniform Voting Compartments in all the polling booths will translate
into greater voter facilitation, ensure absolute secrecy of vote and eliminate
aberrations and non-uniformity in the preparation of Voting Compartment
inside the polling booths.

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12. Distribution and Collection of Election Material-
1) Large halls/spaces should be identified for distribution/collection

of election material.
2) As far as practicable, it should be organized in a decentralized
manner.
3) Prior and staggered time slots should be allocated to the polling

teams for distribution/collection of election material to avoid

crowding.

13. Counting of votes- Counting of votes

1) At entry of Counting Hall there must be facility of Thermal Scanning

and Sanitizer.
2) Counting Centres shall be disinfected before and after the counting.
3) Counting Hall be sufficiently big to maintain social distancing, proper
ventilation, windows, exhaust fan etc.
4) Anyone, even after double vaccinated, having any symptom of COVID
like fever, Cold etc. will not be allowed in Counting hall.
5) Every Counting Official and Security personnel be provided with Mask,
Sanitizer, Face-Shield and Hand Gloves.
6) Not more than 7 counting tables should be allowed in a counting hall.
Hence, counting of votes of a constituency may be considered at 3-4
halls by appointing additional Assistant Returning Officers. (In
supersession of instructions dated 30th April, 2014)
7) The counting centres shall be disinfected before, during and after the
counting.
8) For counting of Postal Ballots, additional number of AROs may be
required. If required, Postal Ballots may also be counted in a separate

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 hall under the supervision of the Returning Officer/Assistant Returning
officer.
a. DEO shall appoint a Nodal Officer at each Counting Centre to
ensure compliance of COVID guidelines with assistance of Nodal
Health Officer and Compliance Certificate in r/o Counting Centre
arrangement as per COVID guidelines from Health Authorities be
taken.
b. List of counting agents be made available by candidates to RO by
1700 hours on day three days prior to counting.
c. No public gathering outside the counting venue during process of
counting.
d. Candidate may appoint/replace counting agents in case report is
positive.

14. Campaign by the political party’s/contesting candidates-

Commission has issued detailed guidelines to conduct elections during the
period of pandemic, which are annexed (Annexure 6) with this Press Note.

15. Non-compliance of Instructions – Anybody violating instructions on

COVID measures will be liable to proceeded against as per the provisions of
Section 51 to 60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, besides legal action
under Section 188 of the IPC, and other legal provisions as applicable, as specified
in Order No. 40-3/2020-DM-I(A) dated 25th November, 2020 of Ministry of
Home Affairs.
District Election Officer should bring this to the notice of all concerned.

16. Initiatives for PwD Voters, Senior Citizens above 80 years, Electors
employed in essential services and COVID suspect/affected voters:
1) Option of Postal Ballot facility has been extended to the electors of
following categories:

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 a) Electors, who are flagged as Persons with Disabilities (PwD) in
electoral roll.
b) Electors above the age of 80 years

c) Electors employed in notified Essential services

d) Electors who are COVID positive/suspect as certified by competent

authority and are in quarantine (home/institutional)

2) By notification dated 22.10.2019 of the Ministry of Law & Justice, the
Conduct of Election Rules have been amended on the recommendation of
the Commission to enable “absentee voters” to vote by postal ballot.
Electors employed in essential services as may be notified by the
Commission under section 60 (C) of the R.P. Act, 1951, electors who are
above 80 years of age and the electors marked as Persons with Disabilities
in the Electoral Roll will have the option to seek postal ballot paper for
casting their vote.
3) All such voters in the above categories will have to apply for the Postal
Ballot within 5 days of notification for election in their Assembly
Constituencies, if they wish to use the option of Postal Ballot for voting.
4) All eligible electors will be given an application form by the BLOs who
will then collect the filled in form with elector’s choice – whether the
elector wants Postal Ballot or wants to go to the Polling Station to vote
A polling team comprised of 2 polling officials along with a videographer
and security will then go to the elector’s house along with a Voting
Compartment and get the elector to vote on the Postal Ballot maintaining
complete secrecy of vote. Candidates will be provided a list of these electors
in advance and will also be provided the schedule of voting and the route
chart of the polling parties so that they can send their representatives to
witness the polling procedure. Postal ballots will then be stored securely by
the Returning Officer.

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 5)This is an optional facility and does not involve any Postal Department
mailing kind of arrangement.
6) Commission has directed the Chief Electoral Officers of Goa, Manipur,
Punjab Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh to take necessary steps for the
dissemination of information and extending facilitation to the above
categories of Voters.
7) This facility of Absentee Voters was provided for the first time in the
country to PwD and 80+ voters to 7 Assembly Constituencies in Jharkhand
and Delhi and the facility was later extended in Bihar, Assam, Kerala,
Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Puducherry.
8) The Chief Electoral Officers of the Election going States have been
directed to make a comprehensive Plan in respect of the Accessibility
initiatives and measures required to be taken for Persons with Disability
and Senior Citizens.

17. Polling stations managed by women officials-

As part of its firm commitment towards gender equality and greater
constructive participation of women in the electoral process, the
Commission has also directed that, to the extent possible, at least one
polling station managed exclusively by women shall be set up in every
Assembly Constituency in 5 poll going States i.e. Goa, Manipur, Punjab
Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. In such Polling Stations , all election staff,
including police and security personnel, will be women.

18. Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper

Audit Trail (VVPATs):
(1) Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper
Audit Trail (VVPATs)
The Commission shall deploy Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT)
along with Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) at every polling station in the
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 General Election to Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab
Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh to enhance the transparency and
credibility of the election process as VVPAT allows the voter to verify
her/his vote. Arrangements have already been made to ensure availability
of adequate number of EVMs and VVPATs for the smooth conduct of
elections.
(2) Awareness on EVMs and VVPATs
EVM Demonstration centres are set up at District Election Officer Office
and Returning Officer Headquarters/Revenue Sub Division Offices for
physical demonstration-cum-awareness. Mobile Demonstration Vans are
deployed to create awareness on use of EVMs and VVPATs to cover all
polling locations. The same is operational till announcement of elections,
whereas digital outreach will be intensified after announcement.
(3) Randomization of EVMs and VVPATs
EVMs/VVPATs are randomized twice using “EVM Management
System (EMS)” while being allocated to an Assembly and then to a polling
booth ruling out any fixed allocation. Lists of randomized EVMs/VVPATs
are also shared with political parties/candidates.
(4) Commissioning of EVMs and VVPATs
After finalization of list of the contesting candidates, commissioning
(candidate setting) of EVMs and VVPATs is done in the presence of the
contesting candidates/their representatives. After commissioning (candidate
setting) of EVMs and VVPATs, in every EVM and VVPAT, mock poll with
one vote to each candidate including NOTA is done. Additionally, mock poll
of 1000 votes is conducted in 5% randomly selected EVMs, as well as
VVPATs. The electronic result is tallied with paper count.

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(5)Mock Poll on Poll Day
(i) On poll day, 90 minutes before start of actual poll, mock poll is conducted

by casting at least 50 votes at every polling station, in the presence of

polling agents of the candidates and the electronic result of the Control
Unit and the VVPAT slips count are tallied and shown to them. A
certificate of successful conduct of mock poll shall be made by the
Presiding Officers in Presiding Officer’s Report.

(ii) Immediately after mock poll, the CLEAR button on Control Unit (CU) is

pressed to clear the data of the mock poll and the fact that no votes are
recorded in the CU is displayed to the Polling Agents present. The
Presiding Officer also ensures that all mock poll slips shall be taken out
from the VVPAT and kept in separate marked envelope before the start of
Poll.
(iii) After mock poll, EVMs and VVPATs are sealed in the presence of polling

agents and signature of polling agents are obtained on seals, before

starting actual poll.
(6) Poll Day and Storage of polled EVMs and VVPATs at Strong Rooms

(i) On poll day, after completion of poll, a copy of Form-17C having

details of total polled votes, seals (unique number), serial numbers of
EVMs and VVPATs used in polling stations is provided to polling
agents of candidates.
(ii) After completion of poll, EVMs and VVPATs are sealed in the

respective carrying cases in the presence of polling agents and

signature of polling agents are obtained on seals.
(iii) Polled EVMs and VVPATs are escorted back to the strong room for

storing in double lock system in the presence of candidates/their

representatives under videography.
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 (iv) Candidates or their representatives can also camp in front of the strong

room. These strong rooms are guarded 24x7 in multilayers, with CCTV
facilities.
(7) Counting of Votes at Counting Centres
(i) On the day of counting, strong room is opened in the presence of
Candidates, RO and Observer under videography.
(ii) The polled EVMs are brought to the Counting Centres under security

under CCTV coverage and in presence of candidates/their agents.

(iii) Round-wise CUs are brought to the counting tables from Strong

Rooms under continuous CCTV Coverage.

(iv) On the counting day, before retrieving the result from the Control

Units, the seals are verified, and unique serial numbers of CU is tallied
before counting agents deputed by the candidates.
(v) On counting day, counting agents can verify the polled votes

displayed on CU with that of Form-17C. Candidate-wise polled votes

are recorded in part-II of Form-17 C and signature of counting agents
are obtained thereof.
(vi) EVMs & VVPATs are stored back in Strong Room in the presence of

candidates/their representatives till the completion of the Election

Petition period.
(8) Mandatory Verification of VVPAT Paper Slip-
In pursuance of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India’s order dated 8 th
April, 2019, the Commission has also mandated VVPAT slips count of Five
(5) randomly selected Polling Stations in each Assembly Constituency of the
Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab Uttarakhand and Uttar
Pradesh, by the Returning Officer, by Draw of Lot in presence of all
candidates, shall be done for verification of the result obtained from the
Control Unit after completion of counting of all rounds of EVM. This

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mandatory verification of VVPAT slip count of five (5) polling stations in each
Assembly Constituency shall be in addition to the provisions of Rule 56(D) of
the Conduct of Elections Rules,1961.

(9) None of the Above (NOTA) in EVMs, VVPATs and Postal Ballot:
As usual, there will be ‘None of the Above’ option for the elections. On the
BUs, below the name of the last candidate, there will be a button for NOTA
option so that electors who do not want to vote for any of the candidates can
exercise their option by pressing the button against NOTA. Similarly, on
Postal Ballot Papers also there will be a NOTA Panel after the name of the
last candidate. The symbol for NOTA as given below will be printed against
the NOTA Panel.

As part of the SVEEP, there are awareness programmes to bring this

option to the knowledge of voters and all other stakeholders.
(10) Photographs of Candidates on EVM Ballot Paper
In order to facilitate the electors in identifying the candidates, ECI has
prescribed an additional measure by way of adding provision for printing
the photograph of candidate also on the ballot paper to be displayed on the
EVM (Ballot Unit) and on Postal Ballot Papers. This will help avoid any
confusion, which may arise when candidates with same or similar names
contest from the same constituency. For this purpose, the candidates are
required to submit to the Returning Officer, their recent Stamp Size
photograph as per the specifications laid down by the Commission.

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19. Deployment of Polling Personnel and Randomization-
a) Polling parties shall be formed randomly, through the special
randomization IT application.
b) There shall be such randomization for Police personnel and Home
Guards also, who are deployed at the polling stations on the poll day.
c) In view of situation of COVID, Timing for 3rd randomization of polling
staff be increased from 24 hrs to 72 hrs in order to avoid large gathering
of polling staff at dispatch centres. As far as practicable, despatch and
receipt of polling teams shall be organised in decentralised and
staggered manner.
20. Affidavits of Candidates-
th
In pursuance of the judgment dated 13 September, 2013 passed by the
Supreme Court in Writ Petition (C) No. 121 of 2008 (Resurgence India Vs
Election Commission of India and Another), which among other things
makes it obligatory for the Returning Officer “to check whether the
information required is fully furnished (by the candidate) at the time of filing
of affidavit with the nomination paper”, the Commission has issued
instructions that in the affidavit to be filed along with the nomination paper,
candidates are required to fill up all the columns. If any column in the
affidavit is left blank, the Returning Officer will issue a notice to the candidate
to file a revised affidavit with all columns duly filled in. After such notice, if
a candidate still fails to file affidavit complete in all respects, the nomination
paper will be liable to be rejected by the Returning Officer at the time of
scrutiny.
21. Candidates with Criminal Cases-
Candidates with criminal antecedents are required to publish
information in this regard in newspapers and through Television channels
on three occasions during the campaign period. A political party that sets up
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 candidates with criminal antecedents is also required to publish information
about criminal background of its candidates, both on its website and also in
newspapers and Television channels on three occasions.
Commission vide its letter No. 3/4/2019/SDR/Vol.IV dated 16 th
September, 2020 has directed that the period specified will be decided with
three blocks in the following manner, so that electors have sufficient time to
know about the background of such candidates:
a. Within first 4 days of withdrawal.
b. Between next 5th- 8thdays.
c. From 9th day till the last day of campaign (the second day
prior to date of poll)

(Illustration: If the last date for withdrawal is 10th of the month and poll is on
24th of the Month, the first block for publishing of declaration shall be done
between 11th and 14th of the Month, second and third blocks shall be between
15th and 18th and 19th and 22nd of that Month, respectively.)
This requirement is in pursuance of the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme
Court in Writ Petition(C) No. 784 of 2015 (Lok Prahari Vs. Union of India &
Others) and Writ Petition(Civil) No. 536 of 2011 (Public Interest Foundation
& Ors. Vs. Union of India & Anr.).
This information will also be available on an App titled, ‘know your
candidates’.
22. Political Parties setting up candidates with Criminal Cases-
In pursuance of The Hon'ble Supreme Court Order dated 13.02.2020 in
Contempt Petition (C)No. 2192 of 2018 in WP(C) No. 536 of 2011, it is
mandatory for political parties (at the Central and State election level) to
upload on their website detailed information regarding individuals with
pending criminal cases (including the nature of the offences, and relevant
particulars such as whether charges have been framed, the concerned Court,
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the case number etc.) who have been selected as candidates, along with the
reasons for such selection, as also as to why other individuals without
criminal antecedents could not be selected as candidates. The reasons as to
selection shall be with reference to the qualifications, achievements and
merit of the candidate concerned, and not mere "winnability" at the polls.
This information shall also be published in:
(a) One local vernacular newspaper and one national newspaper;
(b) On the official social media platforms of the political party,
including Facebook & Twitter.
These details shall be published within 48 hours of the selection of the
candidate and not prior to two weeks before the first date of filing of
nominations. The political party concerned shall then submit a report of
compliance with these directions with the Election Commission within 72
hours of the selection of the said candidate. If a political party fails to submit
such compliance report with the Election Commission, the Election
Commission shall bring such non-compliance by the political party
concerned to the notice of the Supreme Court as being in contempt of this
Court's orders/directions. The Commission’s instructions issued vide letter
no. 3/4/2020/SDR/Vol.III dated 6th March, 2020 available on the
Commission’s website may be seen.
Further, the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Brajesh Singh v. Sunil Arora
& Ors. [Contempt Petition (C) No. 656/2020 in Contempt Petition (C) No.
2192/2018 in WP(C) No. 536/2011)] issued some additional directions vide
judgment dated 10.08.2021, which has been circulated to all the parties
vide Commission’s letter No. 3/4/SDR/VOL.I dated 26.08.2021, is available
on the Commission’s website. Following are the directions which are
concerned with the political parties: -
(a) Political parties are to publish information regarding criminal

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 antecedents of candidates on the homepage of their websites, thus
making it easier for the voter to get to the information that has to
be supplied. It will also become necessary now to have on the
homepage a caption which “candidates with criminal antecedents”;
(b) We clarify that the direction in paragraph 4.4 of our Order dated
13.02.2020 be modified and it is clarified that the details which are
required to be published, shall be published within 48 hours of the
selection of the candidate and not prior to two weeks before the first
date of filing of nominations; and
(c) We reiterate that if such a political party fails to submit such
compliance report with the ECI, the ECI shall bring such
noncompliance by the political party to the notice of this Court as
being in contempt of this Court’s Orders/directions, which shall in
future be viewed very seriously.”
23. Advisory to Political Parties regarding silence period-

For reviewing the working of Section 126 in the context of advancement in

communication technology and rise of social media, a Committee was
constituted by the Commission with the mandate of studying the provisions
of Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 and other related
provisions and to make suitable recommendation in this regard. The
Committee submitted its report to the Commission on 10 th January, 2019.
Among other proposals, the Committee has proposed for an advisory to
political parties for compliance with the letter and spirit of the provisions of
Section 126. Commission called upon all political parties to instruct and brief
their leaders and campaigners to ensure that they observe the silence period
on all forms of media as envisaged under Section 126 of the RP Act, 1951,
and their leaders and cadres do not commit any act that may violate the spirit
of Section 126.

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 In a multi-phased election, the silence period of last 48 hours may be on
in certain constituencies while campaign is ongoing in other constituencies.
In such event, there should not be any direct or indirect reference amounting
to soliciting support for parties or candidates in the constituencies observing
the silence period.
During the silence period, star campaigners and other Political Leaders
should refrain from addressing the media by way of press conferences and
giving interviews on election matters.
24. District, AC Level and Booth Level Election Management Plan-

The District Election Officers have been asked to prepare a

comprehensive District Election Management Plan in consultation with
SSPs/SPs and Sector Officers, including the route plan and the
communication plan for conduct of elections. These will be vetted by the
Observer, taking into account vulnerability mapping exercise and mapping
of critical polling stations, in accordance with Election Commission of India’s
extant instructions.
25. Communication Plan-

Commission attaches great importance to preparation and

implementation of a perfect communication plan at the district/constituency
level for the smooth conduct of elections and to enable concurrent
intervention and mid-course correction on the poll day. For the said purpose,
the Commission has directed the Chief Electoral Officers of Goa, Manipur,
Punjab Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh to coordinate with the officers of
Telecommunication Department in the State headquarters, BSNL/MTNL
authorities, the representatives of other leading service providers in the State
so that network status in the State is assessed and communication shadow
areas be identified. The CEOs has also been instructed to prepare the effective

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communication plan in their States and make suitable alternate arrangements
in the communication shadow areas by providing Satellite Phones, Wireless
sets, Special Runners etc.
26. Model Code of Conduct-
Model Code of Conduct comes into effect immediately from the
announcement of schedule. All the provisions of the Model Code will apply
to the whole of Goa, Manipur, Punjab Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh with
regard to all candidates, political parties and the governments of the said
States. The Model Code of Conduct shall also be applicable to the Union
Government in so far as announcements/policy decisions pertaining to/for
Goa, Manipur, Punjab Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh are concerned.
The Commission has made elaborate arrangements for ensuring the
effective implementation of MCC Guidelines. Any violation of these
Guidelines would be strictly dealt with and the Commission re-emphasizes
that the instructions issued in this regard from time to time should be read
and understood by all Political Parties, contesting candidates and their
agents/representatives, to avoid any misgivings or lack of information or
inadequate understanding/interpretation. The Governments of the poll-
bound States have also been directed to ensure that no misuse of official
machinery/position is done during the MCC period.
The Commission has also issued instructions for swift, effective and
stringent action for enforcement of Model Code of Conduct during the first
72 hours of announcement of the election schedule and also for maintaining
extra vigilance and strict enforcement action in the last 72 hours prior to the
close of polls. These instructions have been issued in the form of Standard
Operating Procedures (SOPs) for compliance by the field election machinery.

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27. Videography/ Webcasting/CCTV Coverage-
All critical events will be video-graphed. District Election Officers will
arrange sufficient number of video and digital cameras and camera teams for
the purpose. The events for videography will include filing of nomination
papers and scrutiny thereof, allotment of symbols, First Level Checking,
preparations and storage of Electronic Voting Machines, important public
meetings, processions etc. during election campaign, process of dispatching
of postal ballot papers, polling process in identified vulnerable polling
stations, storage of polled EVMs and VVPATs, counting of votes etc.
Additionally, CCTVs will be installed at important Border Check Posts and
Static Check Points for effective monitoring and surveillance. Further, the
Commission has directed that Webcasting, CCTV coverage, Videography
and Digital cameras will also be deployed inside critical polling booths and
polling booths in vulnerable areas to closely monitor the proceedings on the
poll day without violating secrecy of voting process. On 25th Feb, 2021,
Commission has directed that arrangements for web casting shall be done in
critical polling stations and all polling stations in vulnerable areas or at least
in 50% of total polling stations including auxiliary polling stations, whichever
is higher.

28. Measures to Prevent Public Nuisance-

The Commission has directed that the use of public address system or
loudspeakers or any sound amplifier, whether fitted on vehicles of any kind
whatsoever, or in static position used for public meetings for electioneering
purposes, during the entire election period starting from the date of
announcement of election and ending with the date of declaration of results,
shall not be permitted at night between 08:00 p.m. and 08.00 a.m.

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 Further, no loudspeakers fitted on vehicles of any kind or in any other
manner whatsoever shall be permitted to be used during the period of 48
hours ending with the hour fixed for the conclusion of the poll in any polling
area.
29. Law and Order, Security Arrangements and Deployment of Forces-
Conduct of elections involves elaborate security management, which
includes not just the security of polling personnel, polling stations and polling
materials, but also the overall security of the election process. Central Armed
Police Forces (CAPFs) are deployed to supplement the local police force in
ensuring a peaceful and conducive atmosphere for the smooth conduct of
elections in a free, fair and credible manner.
Based on the assessment of the ground situation, Central Armed
Police Forces (CAPFs) and State Armed Police (SAP) drawn from other States
will be deployed during the election. The CAPFs shall be deployed well in
advance for area domination, route marches in vulnerable pockets, point
patrolling and other confidence building measures to re-assure and build
faith in the minds of the voters, especially those belonging to the weaker
sections, minorities etc. CAPFs shall be inducted well in time for undertaking
area familiarization and hand-holding with local forces and all other standard
security protocols for movement, enforcement activities etc in these areas will
be strictly adhered to. The CAPFs/SAP shall also be deployed in Expenditure
Sensitive Constituencies and other vulnerable areas and critical polling
stations as per the assessment of ground realities by the CEOs of Goa,
Manipur, Punjab Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh, in consultation with
various stakeholders. On the eve of Poll, the CAPFs/SAP shall take position
and control of the respective polling stations and will be responsible for
safeguarding the polling stations and for providing security to the electors

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and polling personnel on the poll day. Besides, these forces will secure the
strong rooms where EVMs and VVPATs are stored and for securing the
counting centres and for other purposes, as required. The entire force
deployment in the assembly segments shall be under the oversight of the
Central Observers deputed by the Commission.
To ensure optimum and effective utilization of State Police official
and CAPF, Commission has directed that a committee of CEO, State Police
Nodal Officer and State CAPF Coordinate to jointly decide the Election
Security Plan and ensure randomization of State Police and CAPF personnel.

30. Protection to Electors of SC/ST and Other Weaker Sections-

As per Section 3 (1) of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (as amended in 2015), whoever, not being
a member of a Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe, forces or intimidates a
member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe not to vote or to vote for
a particular candidate or to vote in a manner other than that provided by law,
or not to stand as a candidate etc., shall be punishable with imprisonment for
a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to five
years and with fine. The Commission has asked Goa, Manipur, Punjab
Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh to bring these provisions to the notice of all
concerned for prompt action. In order to bolster the confidence of the voters
hailing from vulnerable sections especially SCs, STs etc. and enhance their
conviction and faith in the purity and credibility of the poll process,
CAPFs/SAP shall be extensively and vigorously utilized in patrolling
conducting route marches and undertaking other necessary confidence
building measures under the supervision of the Central Observers.

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31. Election Expenditure Monitoring-

○ Enhancement in candidate’s limit on expenses- On the recommendation of

ECI, vide Notification dated Jan 6, 2022, Ministry of Law and Justice has
increased the limits on candidate expenses
○ As per revised limits, pertinent to these 5 elections, the limit on candidate
expenditure for the states of Punjab, Uttarakhand and UP will now be Rs
40 lakhs and for Goa and Manipur it shall be Rs 28 lakhs.

Comprehensive instructions for the purpose of effective monitoring of

the election expenditure of the candidates have been issued, which include
formation of Flying Squads (FS), Static Surveillance Teams (SST), Video
Surveillance Teams (VST), involvement of State Police, Investigation
Directorate of Income Tax Deptt., Enforcement Directorate, Financial
Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND), DRI, RPF, CBIC, SSB, ICG, Commercial Tax
Department and Narcotics Control Bureau. State Excise Department has been
asked to monitor production, distribution, sale and storage of liquor and
inducements in the form of free goods during the election process. The
functioning and operations of the Flying Squads/Mobile Teams shall be
closely monitored using GPS Tracking/and the use of c-VIGIL App. For
greater transparency and for ease of monitoring of Election Expenses,
candidates would be required to open a separate bank account and incur their
election expenses from only that account. The Investigation Directorate of
Income Tax Dept. has been asked to activate Air Intelligence Units in the
airports of the State and also to gather intelligence and take necessary action
to check movement of large sums of money in Goa, Manipur, Punjab
Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.
Some new initiatives taken by the Commission to strengthen the
Expenditure Monitoring mechanism are:
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(1) Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for seizure and release of cash:
For the purpose of maintaining purity of elections, the Election
Commission of India has issued a Standard Operating Procedure for
Flying Squads and Static Surveillance Teams, constituted for keeping
vigil over excessive campaign expenses, distribution of items of bribe
in cash or in kind, movement of illegal arms, ammunition, liquor, or
antisocial elements etc. in the constituencies during election process.
Furthermore, in order to avoid inconvenience to the public and also for
redressal of their grievances, if any, the Commission has issued
instruction no. 76/Instructions/EEPS/2015/ Vol-II dated 29.05.2015
stating that a committee shall be formed comprising three officers of the
District, namely, (i) CEO, Zila Parishad/CDO/P.D, DRDA (ii) Nodal
Officer of Expenditure Monitoring in the District Election Office
(Convener) and (iii) District Treasury Officer. The Committee shall suo-
moto examine each case of seizure made by the Police or SST or FS and
where the Committee finds that no FIR/Complaint has been filed
against the seizure or where the seizure is not linked with any candidate
or political party or any election campaign etc., as per SOP, it shall take
immediate steps to order release of such cash etc. to such persons from
whom the cash was seized after passing a speaking order to that effect.
In no case, shall any matter relating to seized cash/seized valuables
shall be kept pending in Malkhana or treasury for more that 7(seven)
days after the date of poll, unless any FIR/Complaint is filed.
(2) Accounting of the expenditure incurred for campaign vehicles –It has

come to the notice of the Commission that the candidates take

permission from the Returning Officer for use of vehicles for campaign
purpose, but some candidates do not show the vehicle hiring charges

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 or fuel expenses in their election expenditure account. Therefore, it has
been decided that unless the candidate intimates the R.O. regarding
withdrawing vehicles from campaigning, the notional expenditure on
account of campaign vehicles will be calculated based on the number of
vehicles for which permission has been granted by the Returning
Officer.
(3) Account Reconciliation Meeting: In order to reduce litigation relating

to expenditure accounts of contesting candidates, a reconciliation

meeting will be convened by the DEOs before final submission of the
accounts, on the 26th day after the declaration of the results.
(4) Accounting of Expenditure on publicity of criminal antecedents: In

Pursuance of Hon'ble Supreme Court Judgement dated 25.09.2018 in

WP(C) No. 536 of 2011, the candidates as well as the concerned political
parties shall issue a declaration, in the format prescribed, in widely
circulated newspapers and on electronic media in the state regarding
the criminal antecedents of the candidates at least thrice after filing of
the nomination papers. Candidates are required to maintain
expenditure incurred by them in this regard in their accounts and the
same shall be reflected in their Abstract Statement of election expenses
to be submitted by them to the concerned DEOs along with their
accounts of election expenses within 30 days of declaration of results.
Political parties are also required to show the amount incurred by them
in this regard in their Statement of Election Expenses to be submitted
by them to ECI (recognized political party)/ CEO (unrecognized
political party) within 75 days of completion of Assembly Election.

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(5) Expenditure incurred on candidates' Booth/(Kiosk) and on TV/Cable
Channel / Newspaper owned by party for promoting the electoral
prospects of the candidate in the account of the candidate:
The Commission, on further examination of the relevant provisions of
section 77(1) of the R. P. Act, 1951, had decided that the candidates'
booths set up outside the polling stations should hereinafter be deemed
to have been set up by the candidates as part of their individual
campaign and not by way of general party propaganda and as such all
expenditure incurred on such candidates' booths shall be deemed to
have been incurred/authorized by the candidate/his election agent so
as to be included in his account of election expenses.
Further, the Commission, after taking into consideration various
references/complaints from various sources in the above matter, has
directed that if the candidate(s) or their sponsoring parties utilize
TV/Cable Channels/Newspapers owned by them for promoting the
electoral prospects of the candidate, the expenses for the same, as per
standard rate cards of the channel/newspaper, have to be included by
the candidate concerned in his Election Expenditure Statement, even if
they actually do not pay any amount to the channel/newspaper. In
pursuance of the Commission's aforesaid decisions, Schedule 6 and
Schedule 4 in Abstract Statement of Election Expenses have been
amended and incorporated accordingly in the Compendium of
Instructions on Election Expenditure Monitoring.
(6) Final Accounts by Political Parties:
All Political Parties sponsoring candidates for the Legislative Assembly
elections are required to maintain day-to-day accounts of all election
campaign expenses and submit the final accounts to the
Commission/CEO within 75 days of the completion of such election.
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 Such accounts will be uploaded on the website of the Commission for
public viewing. For the sake of transparency and reconciliation of
accounts of political parties and candidates, the political parties have to
file a part Election Expenditure statement in addition to the final
statement of election expenditure in respect of lump-sum payments
made by the party to the candidate within 30 days after declaration of
results of election to Legislative Assemblies in prescribed format.

32. Effective use of Media-

(1) Media Engagement:
Commission has always considered Media as an important ally and a
potent force multiplier in ensuring an effective and efficient election
management. Hence, the Commission has directed the CEOs of poll going
States i.e. Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh to take the
following measures for positive and progressive engagement and
interaction with the media:
i) Regular interaction with the media during elections and maintaining

an effective and positive line of communication with media at all

times.
ii) Effective steps to sensitize the media about the Election Code.
iii) Authority letters will be issued to all accredited media for the polling

day and day of counting.

Media is also expected to follow all the extant guidelines issued by the
Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
(MoH&FW) regarding COVID containment measures during all their
election related coverage. Besides, the guidelines issued by the Election
Commission of India today with regard to conduct of elections during

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COVID shall also be applied while giving access to the media persons for
the coverage of election process during polling and counting of votes etc.

(2) Pre-Certification of Political Advertisements and monitoring of

suspected cases of paid news:
Media Certification and Monitoring Committees (MCMC) are in place at all
the Districts and State level. All political advertisements proposed to be
issued on electronic media shall require pre-certification from the concerned
MCMC.
Political advertisements in all electronic media/TV Channels/Cable
Network/Radio including private FM channels/Cinema halls/audio-visual
displays in public places/voice messages & bulk SMS over phone and social
media & internet websites shall come within the purview of pre-
certification.
MCMCs will also keep a strict vigil on suspected cases of paid news in media
and suitable action will be taken in confirmed cases after following all due
procedure.

Commission has doubled the allocated time to all recognised parties for
publicity of election matters.

(3) Use of Social Media in election:

Keeping in view increasing incidents of misuse of Social Media &
menace of Paid News and as a result of ECI’s vigorous persuasion, major
Social Media Platforms agreed to observe Voluntary Code of Ethics
formulated by them in March 2019. These will be applicable in these
elections as well as in other elections.

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 Commission requests all Political Parties and candidates to ensure that
their supporters do not indulge in hate speeches and fake news. Strict watch
on social media posts is being kept to ensure that election atmosphere is not
vitiated.

(4) Monitoring of Electronic and Social Media:

All the election management related news on all the major national and
regional news channels during elections would be monitored vigorously. If
any untoward incident or violation of any law/rule is noticed, action would
be taken immediately. Reports of monitoring would also be forwarded to
the CEOs concerned. Office of CEO will ascertain status on each and every
item and file ATR/Status Report.
33. Training of Election Officials-
India International Institute of Democracy and Election management
(IIIDEM) has organized the following training programme for various
Election functionaries connected with upcoming General Election to the
Legislative assemblies of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and
Goa.
1)The themes of the training were as under:

a) Nomination Process, Qualification and Disqualification, Nomination,

Scrutiny, Withdrawal of Candidature and Allotment of Symbols
b) EVM-VVPAT, Counting and Declaration of Result
c) Vulnerability Mapping, DEMP, Polling Party & Poll Day Arrangement
d) Postal Ballot, ETPBS and various IT applications
e) Model Code of Conduct, Expenditure Monitoring and SVEEP

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 2)Online orientation programme on COVID Guidelines.

An online orientation programme on COVID Guidelines was conducted

for the Health Secretaries, COVID Nodal Officers, Officers from CEOs
Office and DEOs of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and
Punjab on 21st September, 2021. Total 386 participants had joined the
programme. Shri Aariz Aftab, CEO, West Bengal along with Shri
Pratyaya Amrit, Additional Chief Secretary, Bihar had shared their
experience regarding the conduct of elections in their States during
COVID.

3) Evaluation programme for ROs and AROs

a) Evaluation programme for ROs of Uttar Pradesh and ROs and
AROs of Uttarakhand was organized on 18th November, 2021 at
Lucknow, Agra & Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh and at Dehradun
and Udham Singh Nagar in Uttarakhand respectively. The
evaluation was organized for only those ROs and AROs who
attended the Certification programme organized in the concerned
States.
b) Evaluation programme for ROs and AROs of Goa, Manipur and
Punjab was organized on 10th December, 2021atfor those ROs and
AROs who attended the Certification programme organized at
North Goa in Goa, Imphal in Manipur and at Jalandhar, Patiala &
Bhatinda in Punjab for those ROs & AROs who attended the
Certification programme organized at their respective States.
34. Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP)-

a) Free, fair, accessible, inclusive, transparent and ethical elections build a

truly participative democracy by encouraging all eligible citizens to vote and
make an informed decision during elections. Working on the premise of ‘No

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Voter to be Left Behind’, Election Commission of India strives relentlessly
to ensure participative, inclusive, inducement free and accessible elections
in the world's largest democracy through the Systematic Voters’ Education
and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) programme.
b) SVEEP places its focus on the voters- the central actors of democracy.
Reaching out throughout novel initiatives like Electoral Literacy Clubs, Web
Radio Hello Voters, Nationwide celebrations of National Voters' Day, and
mass mobilization of voters through 360-degree communication and door to
door interventions have been the foundation of ECI's voter outreach efforts.
c) In view of current situation of the pandemic, special outreach activities are
being implemented to enhance voter awareness and publicize the
mandatory safety protocols during elections. Contactless and digital
mediums for all outreach activities i.e Television, Print, Digital Media and
other media vehicles are being utilized as a part of overall 360-degree
communication towards voter education, motivation and facilitation.
d) In order to educate & facilitate voters, ECI has brought in some new
initiatives for the upcoming assembly elections. These initiatives include an
EPIC kit to the newly registered voters, a pocket size Voters’ guide to every
household, polling booth being the focal point of communication and
Minimum level of SVEEP activities at every booth.
e) As voter registration and reception of EPIC card is the point of first formal
interaction of newly registered voters, a need was felt to standardize the
experience and give a personalized touch to the EPIC delivery. All
CEOs/DEOs therefore have been directed to hand over/deliver/courier this
EPIC SVEEP kit to newly registered electors, which contains a personalized
letter to the elector along with a voter guide and voters’ pledge.
f) Commission has also developed a pocket size version of the voter guide,
for ease of information access to electors. This pocket size booklet provides

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important information for voters’ regarding location of polling stations,
election related queries, searching of name in the voter list and COVID safety
measures. The voters’ guide would be provided to every household.
g) Revitalizing Electoral Literacy Clubs during Covid period through use of
online mode of communication, is also a major focus of the Commission.
With regards to the same, Guidelines for Online Activities at ELCs have been
shared with Chief Electoral Offices recently.
h) Furthermore, with Booth being the focal point for SVEEP strategy, the
Commission has directed the states to strengthen Booth Level Action Plans
and to conduct Minimum level of SVEEP activities to inform and educate all
voters. This includes explanatory information displays regarding EVM-
VVPAT, Voter Registration, Ethical Voting & IT Apps at all polling stations
and crowded locations in the assembly constituency. Polling stations would
be given a festive look through minimum level of décor. Low voter turnout
Polling Stations have been identified with reasons for low turnout analysed
and targeted interventions planned in accordance to meet the objective of
‘No Voter to be Left Behind’.
i) With the objective to reaching out to Women Voters, 'All-Women
Managed Polling Stations' is an initiative committed towards gender
equality and greater participation of women in the electoral process. These
booths which are set up in each constituency comprise of all woman staff
including security. Similarly, PwD managed polling stations are to be
developed in each assembly constituency to give further fillip to accessible
and participative elections.
j) Voter Facilitation Centers will be active in the States to facilitate voters.
Besides this, Voter Helpline Number 1950 and Voter Helpline App would
also cater to voter’s queries. An SMS facility is available on 1950 to enable
electors to verify their names on the Electoral Roll.

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 k) Subsequent to Hon’ble Supreme Court’s order, criminal antecedents of
the contesting candidates are to be made available to the voters. In this
regard, a dedicated multimedia campaign is proposed to generate
awareness amongst the voters to encourage informed and ethical voting.
Further, keeping in view the possibility of advent of Covid wave,
SVEEP activities are planned to inform and educate voters towards Covid
Safe elections and covid appropriate behaviour during elections.

35. Deployment of Central Observers-

(1) General Observers
The Commission will deploy IAS officers as General Observers in
adequate number to ensure smooth conduct of election. The Observers will
be asked to keep a close watch on every stage of the electoral process to ensure
free and fair election.

(2) Police Observers

The Commission would deploy IPS officers as Police Observers at
District/AC level, depending upon the need, sensitivity and assessment of
ground situation of the District/AC, wherever required. They will monitor
all activities relating to force deployment, law and order and co-ordinate with
Civil and Police administration to ensure peaceful, free and fair election.

(3) Special Observers

In exercise of the plenary powers conferred on it by Article 324 of the
Constitution of India, the Commission deploys Special Observers who belong
to All India Services and various Central Services.

(4) Expenditure Observers

The Commission has also decided to appoint adequate number of
Expenditure Observers who will exclusively monitor the election
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expenditure of the contesting candidates. Control room and Complaint
Monitoring Centre with 24 hours toll free numbers shall be operative during
the entire election process. Banks and Financial Intelligence Units of
Government of India have been asked to forward Suspicious Transaction
Reports (STRs) to the election officials. Comprehensive instructions for the
purpose of effective monitoring of the election expenditure of the candidates
have been separately issued by the Commission and are available on the ECI
website (https://eci.gov.in/).

(5) Micro Observers

As per the extant instructions, General Observers will also deploy
Micro Observers, from amongst Central Government/PSUs Officials, to
observe the poll proceedings on the poll day in critical/vulnerable polling
stations. Micro Observers will observe the proceedings at the polling stations
on the poll day, right from the conduct of mock poll, to the completion of poll
and the process of sealing of EVMs and VVPATs and other documents so as
to ensure that all instructions of the Commission are complied with by the
Polling Parties and the Polling Agents. They will report to the General
Observers directly regarding any vitiation of the poll proceedings in their
allotted polling stations.

36. Use of IT in election management -

The Commission has enhanced usage of IT Application, to usher in
greater citizen participation and transparency.

Following is a brief outline of the IT applications to be used:

1) cVIGIL Application for filing Model Code of Conduct Violation cases

by citizen: cVIGIL provides time-stamped evidentiary proof of the Model
Code of Conduct / Expenditure Violation by empowering every citizen
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 to click a photo or video using his or her smartphone. The application is
based on GIS technology and the unique feature of auto location provides
fairly correct information which can be relied upon by flying squads to
navigate to the right spot of incidence and take prompt action. This app
prioritizes the speedy and effective action by authorities and promises
status report within 100 minutes.

The Application is available on both the Google Play Store and Apple App
Store.

2) Suvidha Portal: This portal provides various facilities to candidates/

political parties for online nominations, filing for Permissions etc. as given
below-

a) Candidate Online Nomination:

To facilitate filling of nominations, Election Commission has

introduced an online portal for filling Nomination & Affidavit. The
Candidate can visit https://suvidha.eci.gov.in/ to create her/his
account, fill nomination form, deposit the security amount, check
availability of time slot and appropriately plan the visit to the Returning
Officer.

Once the application is filled through the online portal, the candidate
only needs to take a printout, get it notarized and submit the
application along with relevant documents to the Returning Officer in
person.

The Online Nomination Facility is an optional facility to facilitate ease

of filing and correct filing. The regular offline submission as prescribed
under the law shall continue too.

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 b) Candidate Permissions module: Permission module allows candidates,
political parties or any representatives of the candidate to apply online
for the permission for meetings, rallies, loudspeakers, temporary
offices, and others through SUVIDHA Portal
https://suvidha.eci.gov.in/. The Candidates can also track their
application status through the same portal.

c) Suvidha Candidate App.

In view of COVID-19, the Commission has directed that allocation of

public spaces for meetings, rallies must be done using the Suvidha app
as far as practicable.

The application will be available during elections for Candidates /

Political Parties / Agents to download and use to track the nomination
and permission status from the Google Play store.

d) Candidate Affidavit Portal: The Complete list of Contesting

Candidates with their profile, nomination status and the affidavits will
be available for public view through Candidate Affidavit Portal:
https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/

3) Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS) for Service

Voter:
Electronically Transmitted Postal Ballot System (ETPBS) will transmit
blank Postal Ballot through Electronic means to the Service Voters. Service
voters can then send their vote through speed post.

4) Persons with Disability Application (PwD) App:

PwD app is a tool to facilitate Persons with Disabilities. The PwD electors
can use this app to request for marking them as PwD, apply for new
registration, migration, correction in EPIC details, request for wheelchair
etc. It utilises the Accessibility features of mobile phones for voters with
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 blindness and hearing disabilities. The PwD app is available on the
Google Play Store and Apple App store.

5) Voter Turnout App:

Voter Turnout App will be used to display real-time estimated

provisional voter turnout details of each Assembly Constituency/
Parliamentary Constituency entered by Returning officer. The
application can also be used by the media to capture live estimated voter
turnout data. All phases of the elections will be displayed through this
app in real-time. The application is available on the Google Play store.

6) ENCORE Counting:

The ENCORE counting application https://encore.eci.gov.in/ is an end-

to-end application for Returning Officers to digitize the votes polled,
tabulate the round-wise data and then take out various statutory reports
of counting.

7) Results Website and Results Trends TV:

The timely publication of the round-wise information is vital for

establishing a single source of authentic data. The counting data entered
by respective Returning Officers is available as ‘Trends and Results’ for
public view through ’ECI Results website’ http://results.eci.gov.in/,

The results are shown with the Infographics and displayed with auto-
scroll panels through large display screens outside the counting hall or
any public place.

8) EVM Management System (EMS):

EVM Management System is designed to manage inventory of EVM units.

One of the important modes to ensure a fair and transparent process in
EVM management is the administrative protocol of the randomization of

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 the machines before they are deployed in the Polling stations. The
randomization is done in the presence of Political Parties’ representatives.

9) NVSP, Voter portal (Single Form for Electoral Services) and Voter
Helpline App:

Through NVSP (https://www.nvsp.in/), a user can avail and access

various services such as access the electoral list, apply for voter id card,
apply online for corrections in voter’s card, view details of Polling booth,
Assembly Constituency and Parliamentary constituency, and get the
contact details of Booth Level officer, Electoral Registration Officer among
other services.

Similarly, to ease the process of form submission, ‘Voter Portal’

(https://voterportal.eci.gov.in/ ) provides a seamless interface for
registration, alteration in entries, deletion, change of address etc. Upon
logging into the portal, the citizen is now presented with an interactive
interface suggesting selection of choice based upon his previous selection.

10) Voter Helpline App(VHA):

Citizen can avail and access various services such as apply for voter id
card, apply online for corrections in voter’s card, view details of Polling
booth, Assembly Constituency and Parliamentary constituency, and get
the contact details of Booth Level officer, Electoral Registration Officer
among other services. The application is available on both the Google Play
& Apple Store.

‘Know Your Candidate’ App will also be available for electors to know
about the background (including criminal antecedents) of the candidate(s)

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11) National Grievances Services Portal:

A comprehensive National Grievance Service Portal (NGSP) has been

developed by the Election Commission. It functions as single window
system and people can directly lodge IFSC (Information, Feedback,
suggestion and Complaints) into this portal. IFSC can be captured via a
different medium like Online mode (Portal, Contact Centre & email).
Since all Electoral Officers, District Election Officers, CEO and ECI
Officials are part of this system, grievances/ issues are directly assigned
to the respective user upon registration. The portal can be accessed from
the online link here: https://eci-citizenservices.eci.nic.in.
37. Conduct of Officials

The Commission expects all officials engaged in the conduct of elections

to discharge their duties in an impartial manner without any fear or favour.
They are deemed to be on deputation to the Commission and shall be subject
to its control, supervision and discipline. The conduct of all Government
officials who have been entrusted with election related responsibilities and
duties would remain under constant scrutiny of the Commission and strict
action shall be taken against those officials who are found wanting on any
account.
On the recommendation of ECI, Union Health Ministry has issued
orders on 8th February 2021 that all election officials and employees will be
treated as frontline workers and will be vaccinated for COVID.

38. Schedules of General Elections

The Commission has prepared the Schedules for holding General Election
to the Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and
Uttar Pradesh after taking into consideration all relevant aspects like climatic
conditions, academic calendar, board examination, major festivals, prevailing
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law and order situation in the State, availability of Central Armed Police
Forces, time needed for movement, transportation and timely deployment of
forces and in-depth assessment of other relevant ground realities.

In view of COVID-19, Commission has decided to extend the poll timing by 1 hour
in all ACs except in LWE areas.
The Commission, after considering all relevant aspects has decided to
recommend to the Governor of the States of Goa, Manipur, Punjab,
Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh to issue notifications for the General Election
under the relevant provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1951,
as per the Annexure-1-5.
The Commission seeks the active cooperation, close collaboration and
constructive partnership of all the esteemed stakeholders in the electoral
process and strives to employ the collective synergies towards delivering a
smooth, free, fair, peaceful, participative and festive General Assembly
Elections, 2022 in Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh.

Sd/-
(SANJEEV KUMAR PRASAD)
SECRETARY

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 ANNEXURE-1
SCHEDULE

A: Schedule for General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Goa:

Poll Events Single Phase
(All 40 ACs)
Date of Issue of Notification 21-01-2022
(Friday)
Last date of making nomination 28-01-2022
(Friday)
Date of Scrutiny 29-01-2022
(Saturday)
Last date of withdrawal 31-01-2022
(Monday)
Date of Poll 14-02-2022
(Monday)
Date of Counting 10-03-2022
(Thursday)
Date of completion 12-03-2022
(Saturday)

*Details of ACs going to poll enclosed.

List of Forty (40) Assembly Constituencies of Goa going to polls in Single Phase as per
Annexure-1
Sl.No. Assembly Constituency
No. and Name
1. 1 - Mandrem
2. 2 - Pernem (SC)
3. 3 - Bicholim
4. 4 - Tivim
5. 5 - Mapusa
6. 6 - Siolim
7. 7 - Saligao
8. 8 - Calangute
9. 9 - Porvorim
10. 10 - Aldona
11. 11 - Panaji
12. 12 - Taleigao
13. 13 - St. Cruz
14. 14 - St. Andre
15. 15 - Cumbarjua
16. 16 - Maem
17. 17 - Sanquelim
18. 18 - Poriem
19. 19 - Valpoi
20. 20 - Priol
21. 21 - Ponda
22. 22 - Siroda
23. 23 - Marcaim
24. 24 - Mormugao
25. 25 - Vasco-Da-Gama
26. 26 - Dabolim
27. 27 - Cortalim
28. 28 - Nuvem
29. 29 - Curtorim
30. 30 - Fatorda
31. 31 - Margao
32. 32 - Benaulim
33. 33 - Navelim
34. 34 - Cuncolim
35. 35 - Velim
36. 36 - Quepem
37. 37 - Curchorem
38. 38 - Sanvordem
39. 39 - Sanguem
40. 40 - Canacona
General Election to Legislative Assembly
of Goa - 2022 KOLHAPUR

SINDHUDURG
MAHARASHTRA

1
BELGAUM
4 3

6 5
10
16 18

8 9
7 NORTH GOA
19
17
15
11 13
20
12
14
21
23
24
25 27
26

38
22
28

ASSEMBLY 29
CONSTITUENCY 30
1 Mandrem 31
2 Pernem (SC)
33
3 Bicholim KARNATAKA
4 Tivim A R A B I A N 37
5 Mapusa 32
6 Siolim 35
7 Saligao S E A 34 36
8 Calangute
9 Porvorim
10 Aldona
11 Panaji
12 Taleigao 39
13 St. Cruz SOUTH GOA
14 St. Andre
15 Cumbarjua
16 Maem 36
17 Sanquelim
18 Poriem
19 Valpoi
20 Priol
21 Ponda
22 Siroda
23 Marcaim
24 Mormugao 40 UTTARA KANNADA
25 Vasco-Da-Gama
26 Dabolim
27 Cortalim
28 Nuvem
29 Curtorim
30 Fatorda
31 Margao
32 Benaulim
33 Navelim
34 Cuncolim Map not to Scale Poll Event 2nd Phase (All 40 ACs)
35 Velim
Issue of Notification 21-01-2022 (Friday)
36 Quepem LEGEND
37 Curchorem Date of Poll 14-02-2022 (Monday)
38 Sanvordem State Boundary
39 Sanguem District Boundary Counting of Votes 10-03-2022 (Thursday)
40 Canacona Assembly Boundary No. of Districts 02
 ANNEXURE-2
SCHEDULE

A: Schedule for General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Manipur:

Poll Events Phase-V Phase-VI
(38 ACs) (22 ACs)
Date of Issue of 01-02-2022 04-02-2022
Notification
(Tuesday) (Friday)
Last date of 08-02-2022 11-02-2022
making
nomination (Tuesday) (Friday)
09-02-2022 14-02-2022
Date of Scrutiny
(Wednesday) (Monday)
Last date of 11-02-2022 16-02-2022
withdrawal
(Friday) (Wednesday)
27-02-2022 03-03-2022
Date of Poll
(Sunday) (Thursday)
10-03-2022 10-03-2022
Date of Counting
(Thursday) (Thursday)
Date of 12-03-2022 12-03-2022
completion
(Saturday) (Saturday)

*Details of ACs going to poll during the phases enclosed.

List of Sixty (60) Assembly Constituencies of Manipur going to polls in Phase-I as per
Annexure-2
Sl.No. Assembly Constituency
No. and Name
1. 1 - Khundrakpam
2. 2 - Heingang
3. 3 - Khurai
4. 4 - Khetrigao
5. 5 - Thongju
6. 6 - Keirao
7. 7 - Andro
8. 8 - Lamlai
9. 9 - Thangmeiband
10. 10 - Uripok
11. 11 - Sagolband
12. 12 - Keisamthong
13. 13 - Singjamei
14. 14 - Yaiskul
15. 15 - Wangkhei
16. 16 - Sekmai (SC)
17. 17 - Lamsang
18. 18 - Konthoujam
19. 19 - Patsoi
20. 20 - Langthabal
21. 21 - Naoriya Pakhanglakpa
22. 22 - Wangoi
23. 23 - Mayang Imphal
24. 24 - Nambol
25. 25 - Oinam
26. 26 - Bishenpur
27. 27 - Moirang
28. 28 - Thanga
29. 29 - Kumbi
30. 30 - Lilong
31. 31 - Thoubal
32. 32 - Wangkhem
33. 33 - Heirok
34. 34 - Wangjing Tentha
35. 35 - Khangabo
36. 36 - Wabgai
37. 37 - Kakching
38. 38 - Hiyanglam
39. 39 - Sugnoo
40. 40 - Jiribam
41. 41 - Chandel (ST)
42. 42 - Tengnoupal (ST)
43. 43 - Phungyar (ST)
44. 44 - Ukhrul (ST)
45. 45 - Chingai (ST)
46. 46 - Saikul (ST)
47. 47 - Karong (ST)
48. 48 - Mao (ST)
49. 49 - Tadubi (ST)
50. 50 - Kangpokpi
51. 51 - Saitu (ST)
52. 52 - Tamei (ST)
53. 53 - Tamenglong (ST)
54. 54 - Nungba (ST)
55. 55 - Tipaimukh (ST)
56. 56 - Thanlon (ST)
57. 57 - Henglep (ST)
58. 58 - Churachandpur (ST)
59. 59 - Saikot (ST)
60. 60 - Singhat (ST)
General Election to Legislative Assembly GOLAGHAT ZUNHEBOTO
KIPHIRE
of Manipur - 2022 KOHIMA
HOJAI
KARBI DIMAPUR
ANGLONG EAST NAGALAND PHEK

ASSAM
PEREN
48
49

DIMA HASAO
45
SENAPATI
47
UKHRUL

52
50 44
KANGPOKPI

46
TAMENGLONG

53 1
16
51 IMPHAL
17 9 2 EAST
10 15
IMPHAL 8
WEST 3
CACHAR 11 4
19 14 43
12
18 13 5 7 KAMJONG
NONEY 21 20 6 7
JIRIBAM 25 24
40 54 22 30 31 32
23
35 33
36
26 THOUBAL 34
BISHNUPUR
28 KAKCHING 37
27 TENGNOUPAL
38
57
29 42

59
58
39 MYANMAR
PHERZAWL
55
(BURMA)
56
CHURACHANDPUR
CHANDEL

60 41

Map not to Scale

LEGEND
AIZAWL International Boundary
State Boundary
District Boundary
Assembly Boundary

ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY
1 Khundrakpam 17 Lamsang 32 Wangkhem 48 Mao (ST)
MIZORAM 2 Heingang 18 Konthoujam 33 Heirok 49 Tadubi (ST)
3 Khurai 19 Patsoi 34 Wangjing Tentha 50 Kangpokpi
4 Khetrigao 20 Langthabal 35 Khangabo 51 Saitu (ST)
CHAMPHAI 5 Thongju 21 Naoriya 36 Wabgai 52 Tamei (ST)
6 Keirao Pakhanglakpa 37 Kakching 53 Tamenglong (ST)
7 Andro 22 Wangoi 38 Hiyanglam 54 Nungba (ST)
8 Lamlai 23 Mayang Imphal 39 Sugnoo 55 Tipaimukh (ST)
9 Thangmeiband 24 Nambol 40 Jiribam 56 Thanlon (ST)
Poll Event 5th Phase (38 ACs) 6th Phase (22 ACs) 10 Uripok 25 Oinam 41 Chandel (ST) 57 Henglep (ST)
Issue of Notification 01-02-2022 (Tuesday) 04-02-2022 (Friday) 11 Sagolband 26 Bishenpur 42 Tengnoupal (ST) 58 Churachandpur (ST)
12 Keisamthong 27 Moirang 43 Phungyar (ST) 59 Saikot (ST)
Date of Poll 27-02-2022 (Sunday) 03-03-2022 (Thursday) 13 Singjamei 28 Thanga 44 Ukhrul (ST) 60 Singhat (ST)
14 Yaiskul 29 Kumbi 45 Chingai (ST)
Counting of Votes
SERCHHIP 10-03-2022 (Thursday) 10-03-2022 (Thursday) 15 Wangkhei 30 Lilong 46 Saikul (ST)
No. of Districts 06 10 16 Sekmai (SC) 31 Thoubal 47 Karong (ST)
 ANNEXURE-3
SCHEDULE

A: Schedule for General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Punjab:

Poll Events Single Phase
(All 117 ACs)
Date of Issue of Notification 21-01-2022
(Friday)
Last date of making nomination 28-01-2022
(Friday)
Date of Scrutiny 29-01-2022
(Saturday)
Last date of withdrawal 31-01-2022
(Monday)
Date of Poll 14-02-2022
(Monday)
Date of Counting 10-03-2022
(Thursday)
Date of completion 12-03-2022
(Saturday)

*Details of ACs going to poll enclosed.

List of One Hundred Seventeen (117) Assembly Constituencies of Punjab going to polls in
Single Phase as per Annexure-3
Sl.No. Assembly Constituency
No. and Name
1. 1 - Sujanpur
2. 2 - Bhoa (SC)
3. 3 - Pathankot
4. 4 - Gurdaspur
5. 5 - Dina Nagar (SC)
6. 6 - Qadian
7. 7 - Batala
8. 8 - Sri Hargobindpur (SC)
9. 9 - Fatehgarh Churian
10. 10 - Dera Baba Nanak
11. 11 - Ajnala
12. 12 - Raja Sansi
13. 13 - Majitha
14. 14 - Jandiala (SC)
15. 15 - Amritsar North
16. 16 - Amritsar West (SC)
17. 17 - Amritsar Central
18. 18 - Amritsar East
19. 19 - Amritsar South
20. 20 - Attari (SC)
21. 21 - Tarn Taran
22. 22 - Khem Karan
23. 23 - Patti
24. 24 - Khadoor Sahib
25. 25 - Baba Bakala (SC)
26. 26 - Bholath
27. 27 - Kapurthala
28. 28 - Sultanpur Lodhi
29. 29 - Phagwara (SC)
30. 30 - Phillaur (SC)
31. 31 - Nakodar
32. 32 - Shahkot
33. 33 - Kartarpur (SC)
34. 34 - Jalandhar West (SC)
35. 35 - Jalandhar Central
36. 36 - Jalandhar North
37. 37 - Jalandhar Cantt.
38. 38 - Adampur (SC)
39. 39 - Mukerian
40. 40 - Dasuya
41. 41 - Urmar
42. 42 - Sham Chaurasi (SC)
43. 43 - Hoshiarpur
44. 44 - Chabbewal (SC)
45. 45 - Garhshankar
46. 46 - Banga (SC)
47. 47 - Nawan Shahr
48. 48 - Balachaur
49. 49 - Anandpur Sahib
50. 50 - Rupnagar
51. 51 - Chamkaur Sahib (SC)
52. 52 - Kharar
53. 53 - S.A.S.Nagar
54. 54 - Bassi Pathana (SC)
55. 55 - Fatehgarh Sahib
56. 56 - Amloh
57. 57 - Khanna
58. 58 - Samrala
59. 59 - Sahnewal
60. 60 - Ludhiana East
61. 61 - Ludhiana South
62. 62 - Atam Nagar
63. 63 - Ludhiana Central
64. 64 - Ludhiana West
65. 65 - Ludhiana North
66. 66 - Gill (SC)
67. 67 - Payal (SC)
68. 68 - Dakha
69. 69 - Raikot (SC)
70. 70 - Jagraon (SC)
71. 71 - Nihal Singhwala (SC)
72. 72 - Bhagha Purana
73. 73 - Moga
74. 74 - Dharamkot
75. 75 - Zira
76. 76 - Firozpur City
77. 77 - Firozpur Rural (SC)
78. 78 - Guru Har Sahai
79. 79 - Jalalabad
80. 80 - Fazilka
81. 81 - Abohar
82. 82 - Balluana (SC)
83. 83 - Lambi
 84. 84 - Gidderbaha
85. 85 - Malout (SC)
86. 86 - Muktsar
87. 87 - Faridkot
88. 88 - Kotkapura
89. 89 - Jaitu (SC)
90. 90 - Rampura Phul
91. 91 - Bhucho Mandi (SC)
92. 92 - Bathinda Urban
93. 93 - Bathinda Rural (SC)
94. 94 - Talwandi Sabo
95. 95 - Maur
96. 96 - Mansa
97. 97 - Sardulgarh
98. 98 - Budhlada (SC)
99. 99 - Lehra
100. 100 - Dirba (SC)
101. 101 - Sunam
102. 102 - Bhadaur (SC)
103. 103 - Barnala
104. 104 - Mehal Kalan (SC)
105. 105 - Malerkotla
106. 106 - Amargarh
107. 107 - Dhuri
108. 108 - Sangrur
109. 109 - Nabha (SC)
110. 110 - Patiala Rural
111. 111 - Rajpura
112. 112 - Dera Bassi
113. 113 - Ghanaur
114. 114 - Sanour
115. 115 - Patiala
116. 116 - Samana
117. 117 - Shutrana (SC)
 JAMMU ASSEMBLY
General Election to Legislative Assembly SAMBA LAHAUL AND SPITI
JAMMU & KASHMIR CONSTITUENCY
CHAMBA

of Punjab - 2022 KATHUA 1Sujanpur 73 Moga

2Bhoa (SC) 74 Dharamkot
1
3Pathankot 75 Zira
4Gurdaspur 76 Firozpur City
PATHANKOT 5Dina Nagar (SC) 77 Firozpur Rural (SC)
2 3 6Qadian 78 Guru Har Sahai
7Batala 79 Jalalabad
8Sri Hargobindpur 80 Fazilka
5 KANGRA
KULLU (SC) 81 Abohar
9 Fatehgarh Churian 82 Balluana (SC)
10 HIMACHAL PRADESH 10 Dera Baba Nanak 83 Lambi
4 39
GURDASPUR 11 Ajnala 84 Gidderbaha
12 Raja Sansi 85 Malout (SC)
11 13 Majitha 86 Muktsar
9 6 40 14 Jandiala (SC) 87 Faridkot
AMRITSAR
7 15 Amritsar North 88 Kotkapura
16 Amritsar West (SC) 89 Jaitu (SC)
12 17 Amritsar Central 90 Rampura Phul
13 8
41 HAMIRPUR 18 Amritsar East 91 Bhucho Mandi (SC)
15 18 19 Amritsar South 92 Bathinda Urban
16 17 HOSHIARPUR MANDI
20 19 14 20 Attari (SC) 93 Bathinda Rural (SC)
UNA
PAKISTAN 26
42 43 21 Tarn Taran
22 Khem Karan
94
95
Talwandi Sabo
Maur
21 38 23 Patti 96 Mansa
25 24 Khadoor Sahib 97 Sardulgarh
33 44 25 Baba Bakala (SC) 98 Budhlada (SC)
24 KAPURTHALA
TARN 36 BILASPUR 26 Bholath 99 Lehra
TARAN 27 34
35 27 Kapurthala 100 Dirba (SC)
28 29 28 Sultanpur Lodhi 101 Sunam
45
22 37 49
29 Phagwara (SC) 102 Bhadaur (SC)
23 30 Phillaur (SC) 103 Barnala
JALANDHAR 46 31 Nakodar 104 Mehal Kalan (SC)
SHIMLA 32 Shahkot 105 Malerkotla
31 SHAHID BHAGAT 48
32 30 50 33 Kartarpur (SC) 106 Amargarh
SINGH NAGAR SOLAN
75 47 34 Jalandhar West (SC) 107 Dhuri
76 35 Jalandhar Central 108 Sangrur
74 36 Jalandhar North 109 Nabha (SC)
65
FEROZEPUR 64 63 60
59 RUPNAGAR 37 Jalandhar Cantt. 110 Patiala Rural
MOGA 38 Adampur (SC) 111 Rajpura
77 68 62 61 58 51 52 39 Mukerian 112 Dera Bassi
73 66 40 Dasuya 113 Ghanaur
70 SIRMAUR 41 Urmar 114 Sanour
87 54 SAHIBZADA AJIT
FARIDKOT LUDHIANA SINGH NAGAR
CHANDIGARH 42 Sham Chaurasi (SC) 115 Patiala
78 67 57 43 Hoshiarpur 116 Samana
72 71 69 FATEHGARH 53 44 Chabbewal (SC) 117 Shutrana (SC)
SAHIB PANCHKULA
56 45 Garhshankar
88 105 46 Banga (SC)
86 55 111
MALERKOTLA 106 112 47 Nawan Shahr
79 104 48 Balachaur
89 90 109 49 Anandpur Sahib
84 110 50 Rupnagar
FAZILKA 85 SRI BARNALA 107 113 51 Chamkaur Sahib (SC)
80 MUKTSAR 91 103 52 Kharar
115 AMBALA
SAHIB BATHINDA 102 SANGRUR 108 PATIALA 53 S.A.S.Nagar
114 54 Bassi Pathana (SC)
92 116 55 Fatehgarh Sahib
101 YAMUNA 56 Amloh
93 95 NAGAR 57 Khanna
82 96 100 58 Samrala
81 83 KURUKSHETRA 59 Sahnewal
60 Ludhiana East
94 117 61 Ludhiana South
MANSA KARNAL 62 Atam Nagar
Map not to Scale GANGANAGAR
98 99
63 Ludhiana Central
97 Poll Event 2nd Phase (All 117 ACs) 64 Ludhiana West
LEGEND KAITHAL
Issue of Notification 21-01-2022 (Friday)
65 Ludhiana North
66 Gill (SC)
International Boundary HANUMANGARH 67 Payal (SC)
State/UT Boundary
SIRSA Date of Poll 14-02-2022 (Monday) 68 UTTAR Dakha
RAJASTHAN FATEHABAD HARYANA 69PRADESH
Raikot (SC)
District Boundary Counting of Votes 10-03-2022 (Thursday)
SHAMLI 70 Jagraon (SC)
Assembly Boundary JIND
No. of Districts 23 71 Nihal Singhwala (SC)
HISAR 72 Bhagha Purana
 ANNEXURE-4
SCHEDULE

A: Schedule for General Election to the Legislative Assembly of

Uttarakhand:
Poll Events Single Phase
(All 70 ACs)
Date of Issue of Notification 21-01-2022
(Friday)
Last date of making nomination 28-01-2022
(Friday)
Date of Scrutiny 29-01-2022
(Saturday)
Last date of withdrawal 31-01-2022
(Monday)
Date of Poll 14-02-2022
(Monday)
Date of Counting 10-03-2022
(Thursday)
Date of completion 12-03-2022
(Saturday)

*Details of ACs going to poll enclosed.

List of Seventy (70) Assembly Constituencies of Uttarakhand going to polls in Single Phase
as per Annexure-4
Sl.No. Assembly Constituency
No. and Name
1. 1 - Purola (SC)
2. 2 - Yamunotri
3. 3 - Gangotri
4. 4 - Badrinath
5. 5 - Tharali (SC)
6. 6 - Karnprayag
7. 7 - Kedarnath
8. 8 - Rudraprayag
9. 9 - Ghanshali (SC)
10. 10 - Deoprayag
11. 11 - Narendranagar
12. 12 - Pratapnagar
13. 13 - Tehri
14. 14 - Dhanolti
15. 15 - Chakrata (ST)
16. 16 - Vikasnagar
17. 17 - Sahaspur
18. 18 - Dharampur
19. 19 - Raipur
20. 20 - Rajpur Road (SC)
21. 21 - Dehradun Cantt.
22. 22 - Mussoorie
23. 23 - Doiwala
24. 24 - Rishikesh
25. 25 - Hardwar
26. 26 - B.H.E.L. Ranipur
27. 27 - Jwalapur (SC)
28. 28 - Bhagwanpur (SC)
29. 29 - Jhabrera (SC)
30. 30 - Pirankaliyar
31. 31 - Roorkee
32. 32 - Khanpur
33. 33 - Manglaur
34. 34 - Laksar
35. 35 - Hardwar Rural
36. 36 - Yamkeshwar
37. 37 - Pauri (SC)
38. 38 - Srinagar
39. 39 - Chaubattakhal
40. 40 - Lansdowne
41. 41 - Kotdwar
42. 42 - Dharchula
43. 43 - Didihat
44. 44 - Pithoragarh
45. 45 - Gangolihat (SC)
46. 46 - Kapkote
47. 47 - Bageshwar (SC)
48. 48 - Dwarahat
49. 49 - Salt
50. 50 - Ranikhet
51. 51 - Someshwar (SC)
52. 52 - Almora
53. 53 - Jageshwar
54. 54 - Lohaghat
55. 55 - Champawat
56. 56 - Lalkuwa
57. 57 - Bhimtal
58. 58 - Nainital (SC)
59. 59 - Haldwani
60. 60 - Kaladhungi
61. 61 - Ramnagar
62. 62 - Jaspur
63. 63 - Kashipur
64. 64 - Bajpur (SC)
65. 65 - Gadarpur
66. 66 - Rudrapur
67. 67 - Kichha
68. 68 - Sitarganj
69. 69 - Nanak Matta (ST)
70. 70 - Khatima
 KULLU
General Election to Legislative Assembly
KINNAUR
of Uttarakhand - 2022
SHIMLA

HIMACHAL PRADESH
1
3
CHINA
2 UTTARKASHI

15
SIRMAUR 7 4
9 RUDRYAPRAYAG
14
12 TEHRI CHAMOLI
16
22 GARHWAL
DEHRADUN 8
HARYANA 17 21 13
20 19
YAMUNANAGAR 18 10
23 42
11 6 5
27 37 PITHORAGARH
24 38 46
HARDWAR 26
SAHARANPUR 28 25
39 BAGESHWAR
30 36
47
31 48
35
29
GARHWAL ALMORA
33 40
34 51 45 43
32 49
50
52
41
44
NEPAL
UTTAR PRADESH 53
SHAMLI MUZAFFARNAGAR
58 54
ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY BIJNOR 61
NAINITAL
1 Purola (SC) 19 Raipur 37 Pauri (SC) 55 Champawat 57
2 Yamunotri 20 Rajpur Road (SC) 38 Srinagar 56 Lalkuwa 62 CHAMPAWAT
3 Gangotri 21 Dehradun Cantt. 39 Chaubattakhal 57 Bhimtal
4 Badrinath 22 Mussoorie 40 Lansdowne 58 Nainital (SC)
60
5 Tharali (SC) 23 Doiwala 41 Kotdwar 59 Haldwani 63 64 59 55
6 Karnprayag 24 Rishikesh 42 Dharchula 60 Kaladhungi
7 Kedarnath 25 Hardwar 43 Didihat 61 Ramnagar MORADABAD
65 56
8 Rudraprayag 26 B.H.E.L. Ranipur 44 Pithoragarh 62 Jaspur
BAGHPAT
9 Ghanshali (SC) 27 JwalapurMEERUT
(SC) 45 Gangolihat (SC) 63 Kashipur Map not to Scale
10 Deoprayag 28 Bhagwanpur (SC) 46 Kapkote 64 Bajpur (SC) 66 UDHAMSINGH NAGAR Poll Event 2nd Phase (All 70 ACs)
11 Narendranagar 29 Jhabrera (SC) 47 Bageshwar (SC) 65 Gadarpur
12 Pratapnagar 30 Pirankaliyar 48 Dwarahat 66 Rudrapur LEGEND 67 68 69 Issue of Notification 21-01-2022 (Friday)
13 Tehri 31 Roorkee 49 Salt 67 KichhaAMROHA
International Boundary
14 Dhanolti 32 Khanpur 50 Ranikhet 68 Sitarganj RAMPUR 70 Date of Poll 14-02-2022 (Monday)
15 Chakrata (ST) 33 Manglaur 51 Someshwar (SC) 69 Nanak Matta (ST) State Boundary
GHAZIABAD
16 Vikasnagar 34 Laksar 52 Almora 70 Khatima District Boundary BAREILLY
Counting of Votes 10-03-2022 (Thursday)
17 Sahaspur 35 Hardwar Rural HAPUR
53 Jageshwar
SAMBHALAssembly Boundary PILIBHIT No. of Districts 13
18 Dharampur 36 Yamkeshwar 54 Lohaghat
BULANDSHAHR
 ANNEXURE-5
SCHEDULE

A: Schedule for General Election to the Legislative Assembly of Uttar

Pradesh:
Poll Events Phase-I Phase-II Phase-III Phase-IV Phase-V Phase-VI Phase-VII

(58 ACs) (55 ACs) (59 ACs) (59 ACs) (61 ACs) (57 ACs) (54 ACs)

Date of 14-01-2022 21-01- 25-01-2022 27-01-2022 01-02-2022 04-02-2022 10-02-2022

Issue of 2022
Notification (Friday) (Tuesday) (Thursday) (Tuesday) (Friday) (Thursday)
(Friday)

Last date of 21-01-2022 28-01- 01-02-2022 03-02-2022 08-02-2022 11-02-2022 17-02-2022

making 2022
nomination (Friday) (Tuesday) (Thursday) (Tuesday) (Friday) (Thursday)
(Friday)

Date of 24-01-2022 29-01- 02-02-2022 04-02-2022 09-02-2022 14-02-2022 18-02-2022

Scrutiny 2022
(Monday) (Wednesday) (Friday) (Wednesday) (Monday) (Friday)
(Saturday)

Last date of 27-01-2022 31-01- 04-02-2022 07-02-2022 11-02-2022 16-02-2022 21-02-2022

withdrawal 2022
(Thursday) (Friday) (Monday) (Friday) (Wednesday) (Monday)
(Monday)

Date of Poll 10-02- 14-02- 20-02-2022 23-02-2022 27-02-2022 03-03-2022 07-03-2022

2022 2022
(Sunday) (Wednesday) (Sunday) (Thursday) (Monday)
(Thursday) (Monday)

Date of 10-03-2022 10-03- 10-03-2022 10-03-2022 10-03-2022 10-03-2022 10-03-2022

Counting 2022
(Thursday) (Thursday) (Thursday) (Thursday) (Thursday) (Thursday)
(Thursday)

Date of 12-03-2022 12-03- 12-03-2022 12-03-2022 12-03-2022 12-03-2022 12-03-2022

completion 2022
(Saturday) (Saturday) (Saturday) (Saturday) (Saturday) (Saturday)
(Saturday)

*Details of ACs going to poll during the phases enclosed.

List of Four Hundred Three (403) Assmbly Constituencies of Uttar Pradesh going to polls in
Phase-I as per Annexure-5

Sl.No. Assembly Constituency

No. and Name
1. 1 - Behat
2. 2 - Nakur
3. 3 - Saharanpur Nagar
4. 4 - Saharanpur
5. 5 - Deoband
6. 6 - Rampur Maniharan (SC)
7. 7 - Gangoh
8. 8 - Kairana
9. 9 - Thana Bhawan
10. 10 - Shamli
11. 11 - Budhana
12. 12 - Charthawal
13. 13 - Purqazi (SC)
14. 14 - Muzaffar Nagar
15. 15 - Khatauli
16. 16 - Meerapur
17. 17 - Najibabad
18. 18 - Nagina (SC)
19. 19 - Barhapur
20. 20 - Dhampur
21. 21 - Nehtaur (SC)
22. 22 - Bijnor
23. 23 - Chandpur
24. 24 - Noorpur
25. 25 - Kanth
26. 26 - Thakurdwara
27. 27 - Moradabad Rural
28. 28 - Moradabad Nagar
29. 29 - Kundarki
30. 30 - Bilari
31. 31 - Chandausi (SC)
32. 32 - Asmoli
33. 33 - Sambhal
34. 34 - Suar
35. 35 - Chamraua
36. 36 - Bilaspur
37. 37 - Rampur
38. 38 - Milak (SC)
39. 39 - Dhanaura (SC)
40. 40 - Naugawan Sadat
41. 41 - Amroha
42. 42 - Hasanpur
43. 43 - Siwalkhas
44. 44 - Sardhana
45. 45 - Hastinapur (SC)
46. 46 - Kithore
47. 47 - Meerut Cantt.
48. 48 - Meerut
49. 49 - Meerut South
50. 50 - Chhaprauli
51. 51 - Baraut
52. 52 - Baghpat
53. 53 - Loni
54. 54 - Muradnagar
55. 55 - Sahibabad
56. 56 - Ghaziabad
57. 57 - Modi Nagar
58. 58 - Dhaulana
59. 59 - Hapur (SC)
60. 60 - Garhmukteshwar
61. 61 - Noida
62. 62 - Dadri
63. 63 - Jewar
64. 64 - Sikandrabad
65. 65 - Bulandshahr
 66. 66 - Syana
67. 67 - Anupshahr
68. 68 - Debai
69. 69 - Shikarpur
70. 70 - Khurja (SC)
71. 71 - Khair (SC)
72. 72 - Barauli
73. 73 - Atrauli
74. 74 - Chharra
75. 75 - Koil
76. 76 - Aligarh
77. 77 - Iglas (SC)
78. 78 - Hathras (SC)
79. 79 - Sadabad
80. 80 - Sikandra Rao
81. 81 - Chhata
82. 82 - Mant
83. 83 - Goverdhan
84. 84 - Mathura
85. 85 - Baldev (SC)
86. 86 - Etmadpur
87. 87 - Agra Cantt. (SC)
88. 88 - Agra South
89. 89 - Agra North
90. 90 - Agra Rural (SC)
91. 91 - Fatehpur Sikri
92. 92 - Kheragarh
93. 93 - Fatehabad
94. 94 - Bah
95. 95 - Tundla (SC)
96. 96 - Jasrana
97. 97 - Firozabad
98. 98 - Shikohabad
99. 99 - Sirsaganj
100. 100 - Kasganj
101. 101 - Amanpur
102. 102 - Patiyali
103. 103 - Aliganj
104. 104 - Etah
105. 105 - Marhara
106. 106 - Jalesar (SC)
107. 107 - Mainpuri
108. 108 - Bhongaon
109. 109 - Kishni (SC)
110. 110 - Karhal
111. 111 - Gunnaur
112. 112 - Bisauli (SC)
113. 113 - Sahaswan
114. 114 - Bilsi
115. 115 - Badaun
116. 116 - Shekhupur
117. 117 - Dataganj
118. 118 - Baheri
119. 119 - Meerganj
120. 120 - Bhojipura
121. 121 - Nawabganj
122. 122 - Faridpur (SC)
123. 123 - Bithari Chainpur
124. 124 - Bareilly
125. 125 - Bareilly Cantt.
126. 126 - Aonla
127. 127 - Pilibhit
128. 128 - Barkhera
129. 129 - Puranpur (SC)
130. 130 - Bisalpur
131. 131 - Katra
132. 132 - Jalalabad
133. 133 - Tilhar
134. 134 - Powayan (SC)
135. 135 - Shahjahanpur
136. 136 - Dadraul
137. 137 - Palia
138. 138 - Nighasan
139. 139 - Gola Gokrannath
140. 140 - Sri Nagar (SC)
141. 141 - Dhaurahra
142. 142 - Lakhimpur
143. 143 - Kasta (SC)
144. 144 - Mohammdi
145. 145 - Maholi
146. 146 - Sitapur
147. 147 - Hargaon (SC)
148. 148 - Laharpur
149. 149 - Biswan
150. 150 - Sevata
151. 151 - Mahmoodabad
152. 152 - Sidhauli (SC)
153. 153 - Misrikh (SC)
154. 154 - Sawayazpur
155. 155 - Shahabad
156. 156 - Hardoi
157. 157 - Gopamau (SC)
158. 158 - Sandi (SC)
159. 159 - Bilgram-Mallanwan
160. 160 - Balamau (SC)
161. 161 - Sandila
162. 162 - Bangermau
163. 163 - Safipur (SC)
164. 164 - Mohan (SC)
165. 165 - Unnao
166. 166 - Bhagwantnagar
167. 167 - Purwa
168. 168 - Malihabad (SC)
169. 169 - Bakshi Kaa Talab
170. 170 - Sarojini Nagar
171. 171 - Lucknow West
172. 172 - Lucknow North
173. 173 - Lucknow East
174. 174 - Lucknow Central
175. 175 - Lucknow Cantt.
176. 176 - Mohanlalganj (SC)
177. 177 - Bachhrawan (SC)
178. 178 - Tiloi
179. 179 - Harchandpur
180. 180 - Rae Bareli
181. 181 - Salon (SC)
182. 182 - Sareni
183. 183 - Unchahar
184. 184 - Jagdishpur (SC)
185. 185 - Gauriganj
186. 186 - Amethi
187. 187 - Isauli
188. 188 - Sultanpur
189. 189 - Sadar
190. 190 - Lambhua
191. 191 - Kadipur (SC)
192. 192 - Kaimganj (SC)
193. 193 - Amritpur
194. 194 - Farrukhabad
195. 195 - Bhojpur
196. 196 - Chhibramau
197. 197 - Tirwa
198. 198 - Kannauj (SC)
199. 199 - Jaswantnagar
200. 200 - Etawah
201. 201 - Bharthana (SC)
202. 202 - Bidhuna
203. 203 - Dibiyapur
204. 204 - Auraiya (SC)
205. 205 - Rasulabad (SC)
206. 206 - Akbarpur-Raniya
207. 207 - Sikandra
208. 208 - Bhognipur
209. 209 - Bilhaur (SC)
210. 210 - Bithoor
211. 211 - Kalyanpur
212. 212 - Govindnagar
213. 213 - Sishamau
214. 214 - Arya Nagar
215. 215 - Kidwai Nagar
216. 216 - Kanpur Cantt.
217. 217 - Maharajpur
218. 218 - Ghatampur (SC)
219. 219 - Madhaugarh
220. 220 - Kalpi
221. 221 - Orai (SC)
222. 222 - Babina
223. 223 - Jhansi Nagar
224. 224 - Mauranipur (SC)
225. 225 - Garautha
226. 226 - Lalitpur
227. 227 - Mehroni (SC)
228. 228 - Hamirpur
229. 229 - Rath (SC)
230. 230 - Mahoba
231. 231 - Charkhari
232. 232 - Tindwari
233. 233 - Baberu
234. 234 - Naraini (SC)
235. 235 - Banda
236. 236 - Chitrakoot
237. 237 - Manikpur
238. 238 - Jahanabad
239. 239 - Bindki
240. 240 - Fatehpur
241. 241 - Ayah Shah
242. 242 - Husainganj
243. 243 - Khaga (SC)
244. 244 - Rampur Khas
245. 245 - Babaganj (SC)
246. 246 - Kunda
247. 247 - Vishwanath Ganj
248. 248 - Pratapgarh
249. 249 - Patti
250. 250 - Raniganj
251. 251 - Sirathu
252. 252 - Manjhanpur (SC)
253. 253 - Chail
254. 254 - Phaphamau
255. 255 - Soraon (SC)
256. 256 - Phulpur
257. 257 - Pratappur
258. 258 - Handia
259. 259 - Meja
260. 260 - Karachhana
261. 261 - Allahabad West
262. 262 - Allahabad North
263. 263 - Allahabad South
264. 264 - Bara (SC)
265. 265 - Koraon (SC)
266. 266 - Kursi
267. 267 - Ram Nagar
268. 268 - Barabanki
269. 269 - Zaidpur (SC)
270. 270 - Dariyabad
271. 271 - Rudauli
272. 272 - Haidergarh (SC)
273. 273 - Milkipur (SC)
274. 274 - Bikapur
275. 275 - Ayodhya
276. 276 - Goshainganj
277. 277 - Katehari
278. 278 - Tanda
279. 279 - Alapur (SC)
280. 280 - Jalalpur
281. 281 - Akbarpur
282. 282 - Balha (SC)
283. 283 - Nanpara
284. 284 - Matera
285. 285 - Mahasi
286. 286 - Bahraich
287. 287 - Payagpur
288. 288 - Kaiserganj
289. 289 - Bhinga
290. 290 - Shrawasti
291. 291 - Tulsipur
292. 292 - Gainsari
293. 293 - Utraula
294. 294 - Balrampur (SC)
295. 295 - Mehnaun
296. 296 - Gonda
297. 297 - Katra Bazar
298. 298 - Colonelganj
299. 299 - Tarabganj
300. 300 - Mankapur (SC)
301. 301 - Gaura
302. 302 - Shohratgarh
303. 303 - Kapilvastu (SC)
304. 304 - Bansi
305. 305 - Itwa
306. 306 - Domariyaganj
307. 307 - Harraiya
308. 308 - Kaptanganj
309. 309 - Rudhauli
310. 310 - Basti Sadar
311. 311 - Mahadewa (SC)
312. 312 - Menhdawal
313. 313 - Khalilabad
314. 314 - Dhanghata (SC)
315. 315 - Pharenda
316. 316 - Nautanwa
317. 317 - Siswa
318. 318 - Maharajganj (SC)
319. 319 - Paniyra
320. 320 - Caimpiyarganj
321. 321 - Pipraich
322. 322 - Gorakhpur Urban
323. 323 - Gorakhpur Rural
324. 324 - Sahajanwa
325. 325 - Khajani (SC)
326. 326 - Chauri-Chaura
327. 327 - Bansgaon (SC)
328. 328 - Chillupar
329. 329 - Khadda
330. 330 - Padrauna
331. 331 - Tamkuhi Raj
332. 332 - Fazilnagar
333. 333 - Kushinagar
334. 334 - Hata
335. 335 - Ramkola (SC)
336. 336 - Rudrapur
337. 337 - Deoria
338. 338 - Pathardeva
339. 339 - Rampur Karkhana
340. 340 - Bhatpar Rani
341. 341 - Salempur (SC)
342. 342 - Barhaj
343. 343 - Atrauliya
344. 344 - Gopalpur
345. 345 - Sagri
346. 346 - Mubarakpur
347. 347 - Azamgarh
348. 348 - Nizamabad
349. 349 - Phoolpur-Pawai
350. 350 - Didarganj
351. 351 - Lalganj (SC)
352. 352 - Mehnagar (SC)
353. 353 - Madhuban
354. 354 - Ghosi
355. 355 - Muhammadabad-Gohna (SC)
356. 356 - Mau
357. 357 - Belthara Road (SC)
358. 358 - Rasara
359. 359 - Sikanderpur
360. 360 - Phephana
361. 361 - Ballia Nagar
362. 362 - Bansdih
363. 363 - Bairia
364. 364 - Badlapur
365. 365 - Shahganj
366. 366 - Jaunpur
367. 367 - Malhani
368. 368 - Mungra Badshahpur
369. 369 - Machhlishahr (SC)
370. 370 - Mariyahu
371. 371 - Zafrabad
372. 372 - Kerakat (SC)
373. 373 - Jakhanian (SC)
374. 374 - Saidpur (SC)
375. 375 - Ghazipur
376. 376 - Jangipur
377. 377 - Zahoorabad
378. 378 - Mohammadabad
379. 379 - Zamania
380. 380 - Mughalsarai
381. 381 - Sakaldiha
382. 382 - Saiyadraja
383. 383 - Chakia (SC)
384. 384 - Pindra
385. 385 - Ajagara (SC)
386. 386 - Shivpur
387. 387 - Rohaniya
388. 388 - Varanasi North
389. 389 - Varanasi South
390. 390 - Varanasi Cantt.
391. 391 - Sevapuri
392. 392 - Bhadohi
393. 393 - Gyanpur
394. 394 - Aurai (SC)
395. 395 - Chhanbey (SC)
396. 396 - Mirzapur
397. 397 - Majhawan
398. 398 - Chunar
399. 399 - Marihan
400. 400 - Ghorawal
401. 401 - Robertsganj
402. 402 - Obra (ST)
403. 403 - Duddhi (ST)
 HIMACHAL PRADESH SIRMAUR RUDRA-
PUNJAB
PATIALA AMBALA
YAMUNA 1
DEHRADUN TEHRI GARHWAL PRAYAG CHAMOLI
General Election to Legislative Assembly
NAGAR

KURUKSHETRA
2 3 4 UTTARAKHAND
PITHORAGARH
of Uttar Pradesh - 2022
BAGESHWAR
SAHARANPUR HARDWAR
6 GARHWAL
KAITHAL
KARNAL
7
5 17 ALMORA CHINA
9 13
SHAMLI
12

DELHI
8 14 16 18 19 51
HARYANA 10 MUZAFFARNAGAR 22 BIJNOR
PANIPAT SONIPAT
JIND
11 15 21 20 NAINITAL
CHAMPAWAT BAGHPAT
50 44 23 24 26 57
HISAR
51 45 34 52
SONIPAT
BAGHPAT 43 47 MEERUT ROHTAK
48 39 40 25
ROHTAK 52 49 27 35 UDHAMSINGH NAGAR NORTH 54
BHIWANI
54 57 AD 46 AMROHA
41 28 RAMPUR 36
118 53 GHAZIABAD
53 I A B HAPUR 60 MORADABAD NORTH
Z
55 GHA 58 59 29 37 58
DADRI JHAJJAR
DELHI 56
61 62 66
42 33 30 38
120
119 BAREILLY
127
128 129 NEPAL JHAJJAR
NORTH WEST EAST
55
64 32 121 PILIBHIT WEST CENTRAL SHAHDARA 56
GURUGRAM 31 124
65 67 SAMBHAL 126 137
MAHENDRAGARH

GAUTAM EAST
FARIDABAD
BUDDHA BULANDSHAHAR 112 125 130 NEW GAUTAM
NAGAR 111 123 138 SOUTH WEST
REWARI 70 69 68
113
122 134 KHERI DELHI SOUTH 61 BUDDHA
63 BUDAUN 115 139 EAST NAGAR
PALWAL
73 114 133 140 282
71 72 62
117 131
MEWAT ALIGARH
76 116 135 142 141 SOUTH
82 74 100 SHAHJAHANPUR 144 143 63
283
77 75 KASGANJ 136 147 289 FARIDABAD
JAIPUR

81 101 102 148 284 GURUGRAM

78 132 SHRAWASTI 291
MATHURA 80 105 155 145
ALWAR SITAPUR 285 290 292
HATHRAS ETAH 192 146 149 150 BALRAMPUR
103 193 286
83 84 85 156 157 BAHRAICH
79 106 104 194 153 287 294 302 316
RAJASTHAN 107 FARRUKHABAD 154 HARDOI 151 305
86 95 96 108 195 152 303 317
158 288 295 293 SIDDHARTHNAGAR MAHARAJGANJ
BHARATPUR
89
88 FIROZABAD
MAINPURI 266 297 306
91 87 90 97
196 160 161 296 304 315 318 329
AGRA 98 110 109 159 267
KANNAUJ 198
PASHCHIM CHAMPARAN
93 99 298 GONDA 301 319
92 168 169 268 300 309 312 320
JAIPUR

BARABANKI 330
DAUSA 199 197 174 172 299 335
94 209 162 171 173 270 308 321 KUSHI NAGAR
202 175 269 307 310
200 ETAWAH 163 164 271 274
313 322 334 333
KA
170 BASTI SANT 324 338 332 331
DHOLPUR LUCKNOW 275
NP
203 205 311 KABIR 323

SITAMARHI
UR
KARAULI 201 176 272 273 AYODHYA 326 337 PURBA CHAMPARAN
NA
AURAIYA NAGAR GORAKHPUR
165

SHEOHAR
GA
SAWAI KANPUR DEHAT 314 325 339
R
MORENA 204 211 213 UNNAO 167 184 276 277 281 278 279 327
MADHOPUR 206 212 214 177 336 GOPALGANJ
BHIND 207 215 216
178 187 AMBEDKAR NAGAR DEORIA
No. of Issue of Counting 210 217 166 179 AMETHI 185 188 189 280 328 342 340
Poll Event Date of Poll 208 343 344 345
Districts Notification of Votes JALAUN
218
RAE BARELI 180 SULTANPUR 191 AZAMGARH 353 341
219 220 182 186 190 349 SIWAN MUZAFFARPUR
GWALIOR 181 365 348 354
1st Phase 14-01-2022 10-02-2022 221 238 183 244 347 346 357 359 BIHAR
11 239 248 249 350 355
MAU
356
(58 ACs) (Friday) (Thursday) 240 242 247 PRATAPGARH 364 366 358 BALLIA 362 SARAN
228 245 351 352
SHEOPUR DATIA 241 FATEHPUR 250 367 361 363
HAMIRPUR
373 376 377 VAISHALI
2nd Phase 21-01-2022 14-02-2022 225 229 246 368 JAUNPUR
BUNDI

09 232 243 251 255 371 372 GHAZIPUR 378 360

(55 ACs) (Friday) (Monday) JHANSI
233 254 369 374 375
KOTA 223 BANDA KAUSHAMBI 261 262 257 392 370 384 385 BUXAR BHOJPUR
224 MAHOBA 252 253 263 256 VARANASI 386
379 PATNA
3rd Phase 25-01-2022 20-02-2022 222 SANT RAVIDAS
SHIVPURI

230 235 236 258 NAGAR 388

381 382
16 231
(BHADOHI)
391 389
10-03-2022

(59 ACs) (Tuesday) (Sunday) 260 393 394

(Thursday)

NIWARI
234 CHITRAKOOT 264 387 390
380
PRAYAGRAJ 259 NALANDA
237 396 398 ARWAL JEHANABAD
BARAN 397
4th Phase 27-01-2022 23-02-2022 265 383 KAIMUR
09 399 (BHABUA) ROHTAS
(59 ACs) (Thursday) (Wednesday) 226 TIKAMGARH CHHATARPUR 395 MIRZAPUR CHANDAULI
GAYA
AURANGABAD NAWADA
REWA 400
ASHOK NAGAR

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11 LALITPUR
(61 ACs) (Tuesday)GUNA (Sunday) SATNA 401
227
JHALAWAR
PANNA
402 LEGEND KODARMA
6th Phase 04-02-2022 03-03-2022
10 MADHYA SIDHI JHARKHAND International Boundary
(57 ACs) (Friday) (Thursday)
PRADESH SINGRAULI
GARHWA State/UT Boundary
CHATRA
SONBHADRA
District BoundaryHAZARIBAG
7th Phase 10-02-2022 07-03-2022 SAGAR DAMOH 403 PALAMU
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RAJGARH SHAHDOL
BALRAMPUR Assembly Boundary
VIDISHA

(54 ACs)
AGAR (Thursday) BHOPAL(Monday) KATNI UMARIA
CHHATTISGARH
SURAJPUR
 UTTAR PRADESH ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY
PHASE - 1 PHASE - 2 PHASE - 3 PHASE - 4 PHASE - 5 PHASE - 6 PHASE - 7
8 - Kairana 1 - Behat 78 - Hathras (SC) 127 - Pilibhit 178 - Tiloi 277 - Katehari 343 - Atrauliya
9 - Thana Bhawan 2 - Nakur 79 - Sadabad 128 - Barkhera 181 - Salon (SC) 278 - Tanda 344 - Gopalpur
10 - Shamli 3 - Saharanpur Nagar 80 - Sikandra Rao 129 - Puranpur (SC) 184 - Jagdishpur (SC) 279 - Alapur (SC) 345 - Sagri
11 - Budhana 4 - Saharanpur 95 - Tundla (SC) 130 - Bisalpur 185 - Gauriganj 280 - Jalalpur 346 - Mubarakpur
12 - Charthawal 5 - Deoband 96 - Jasrana 137 - Palia 186 - Amethi 281 - Akbarpur 347 - Azamgarh
13 - Purqazi (SC) 6 - Rampur 97 - Firozabad 138 - Nighasan 187 - Isauli 291 - Tulsipur 348 - Nizamabad
14 - Muzaffar Nagar Maniharan (SC) 98 - Shikohabad 139 - Gola Gokrannath 188 - Sultanpur 292 - Gainsari 349 - Phoolpur-Pawai
15 - Khatauli 7 - Gangoh 99 - Sirsaganj 140 - Sri Nagar (SC) 189 - Sadar 293 - Utraula 350 - Didarganj
16 - Meerapur 17 - Najibabad 100 - Kasganj 141 - Dhaurahra 190 - Lambhua 294 - Balrampur (SC) 351 - Lalganj (SC)
43 - Siwalkhas 18 - Nagina (SC) 101 - Amanpur 142 - Lakhimpur 191 - Kadipur (SC) 302 - Shohratgarh 352 - Mehnagar (SC)
44 - Sardhana 19 - Barhapur 102 - Patiyali 143 - Kasta (SC) 236 - Chitrakoot 303 - Kapilvastu (SC) 353 - Madhuban
45 - Hastinapur (SC) 20 - Dhampur 103 - Aliganj 144 - Mohammdi 237 - Manikpur 304 - Bansi 354 - Ghosi
46 - Kithore 21 - Nehtaur (SC) 104 - Etah 145 - Maholi 244 - Rampur Khas 305 - Itwa 355 - Muhammadabad-
47 - Meerut Cantt. 22 - Bijnor 105 - Marhara 146 - Sitapur 245 - Babaganj (SC) 306 - Domariyaganj Gohna (SC)
48 - Meerut 23 - Chandpur 106 - Jalesar (SC) 147 - Hargaon (SC) 246 - Kunda 307 - Harraiya 356 - Mau
49 - Meerut South 24 - Noorpur 107 - Mainpuri 148 - Laharpur 247 - Vishwanath Ganj 308 - Kaptanganj 364 - Badlapur
50 - Chhaprauli 25 - Kanth 108 - Bhongaon 149 - Biswan 248 - Pratapgarh 309 - Rudhauli 365 - Shahganj
51 - Baraut 26 - Thakurdwara 109 - Kishni (SC) 150 - Sevata 249 - Patti 310 - Basti Sadar 366 - Jaunpur
52 - Baghpat 27 - Moradabad Rural 110 - Karhal 151 - Mahmoodabad 250 - Raniganj 311 - Mahadewa (SC) 367 - Malhani
53 - Loni 28 - Moradabad Nagar 192 - Kaimganj (SC) 152 - Sidhauli (SC) 251 - Sirathu 312 - Menhdawal 368 - Mungra Badshahpur
54 - Muradnagar 29 - Kundarki 193 - Amritpur 153 - Misrikh (SC) 252 - Manjhanpur (SC) 313 - Khalilabad 369 - Machhlishahr (SC)
55 - Sahibabad 30 - Bilari 194 - Farrukhabad 154 - Sawayazpur 253 - Chail 314 - Dhanghata (SC) 370 - Mariyahu
56 - Ghaziabad 31 - Chandausi (SC) 195 - Bhojpur 155 - Shahabad 254 - Phaphamau 315 - Pharenda 371 - Zafrabad
57 - Modi Nagar 32 - Asmoli 196 - Chhibramau 156 - Hardoi 255 - Soraon (SC) 316 - Nautanwa 372 - Kerakat (SC)
58 - Dhaulana 33 - Sambhal 197 - Tirwa 157 - Gopamau (SC) 256 - Phulpur 317 - Siswa 373 - Jakhanian (SC)
59 - Hapur (SC) 34 - Suar 198 - Kannauj (SC) 158 - Sandi (SC) 257 - Pratappur 318 - Maharajganj (SC) 374 - Saidpur (SC)
60 - Garhmukteshwar 35 - Chamraua 199 - Jaswantnagar 159 - Bilgram-Mallanwan 258 - Handia 319 - Paniyra 375 - Ghazipur
61 - Noida 36 - Bilaspur 200 - Etawah 160 - Balamau (SC) 259 - Meja 320 - Caimpiyarganj 376 - Jangipur
62 - Dadri 37 - Rampur 201 - Bharthana (SC) 161 - Sandila 260 - Karachhana 321 - Pipraich 377 - Zahoorabad
63 - Jewar 38 - Milak (SC) 202 - Bidhuna 162 - Bangermau 261 - Allahabad West 322 - Gorakhpur Urban 378 - Mohammadabad
64 - Sikandrabad 39 - Dhanaura (SC) 203 - Dibiyapur 163 - Safipur (SC) 262 - Allahabad North 323 - Gorakhpur Rural 379 - Zamania
65 - Bulandshahr 40 - Naugawan Sadat 204 - Auraiya (SC) 164 - Mohan (SC) 263 - Allahabad South 324 - Sahajanwa 380 - Mughalsarai
66 - Syana 41 - Amroha 205 - Rasulabad (SC) 165 - Unnao 264 - Bara (SC) 325 - Khajani (SC) 381 - Sakaldiha
67 - Anupshahr 42 - Hasanpur 206 - Akbarpur-Raniya 166 - Bhagwantnagar 265 - Koraon (SC) 326 - Chauri-Chaura 382 - Saiyadraja
68 - Debai 111 - Gunnaur 207 - Sikandra 167 - Purwa 266 - Kursi 327 - Bansgaon (SC) 383 - Chakia (SC)
69 - Shikarpur 112 - Bisauli (SC) 208 - Bhognipur 168 - Malihabad (SC) 267 - Ram Nagar 328 - Chillupar 384 - Pindra
70 - Khurja (SC) 113 - Sahaswan 209 - Bilhaur (SC) 169 - Bakshi Kaa Talab 268 - Barabanki 329 - Khadda 385 - Ajagara (SC)
71 - Khair (SC) 114 - Bilsi 210 - Bithoor 170 - Sarojini Nagar 269 - Zaidpur (SC) 330 - Padrauna 386 - Shivpur
72 - Barauli 115 - Badaun 211 - Kalyanpur 171 - Lucknow West 270 - Dariyabad 331 - Tamkuhi Raj 387 - Rohaniya
73 - Atrauli 116 - Shekhupur 212 - Govindnagar 172 - Lucknow North 271 - Rudauli 332 - Fazilnagar 388 - Varanasi North
74 - Chharra 117 - Dataganj 213 - Sishamau 173 - Lucknow East 272 - Haidergarh (SC) 333 - Kushinagar 389 - Varanasi South
75 - Koil 118 - Baheri 214 - Arya Nagar 174 - Lucknow Central 273 - Milkipur (SC) 334 - Hata 390 - Varanasi Cantt.
76 - Aligarh 119 - Meerganj 215 - Kidwai Nagar 175 - Lucknow Cantt. 274 - Bikapur 335 - Ramkola (SC) 391 - Sevapuri
77 - Iglas (SC) 120 - Bhojipura 216 - Kanpur Cantt. 176 - Mohanlalganj (SC) 275 - Ayodhya 336 - Rudrapur 392 - Bhadohi
81 - Chhata 121 - Nawabganj 217 - Maharajpur 177 - Bachhrawan (SC) 276 - Goshainganj 337 - Deoria 393 - Gyanpur
82 - Mant 122 - Faridpur (SC) 218 - Ghatampur (SC) 179 - Harchandpur 282 - Balha (SC) 338 - Pathardeva 394 - Aurai (SC)
83 - Goverdhan 123 - Bithari Chainpur 219 - Madhaugarh 180 - Rae Bareli 283 - Nanpara 339 - Rampur Karkhana 395 - Chhanbey (SC)
84 - Mathura 124 - Bareilly 220 - Kalpi 182 - Sareni 284 - Matera 340 - Bhatpar Rani 396 - Mirzapur
85 - Baldev (SC) 125 - Bareilly Cantt. 221 - Orai (SC) 183 - Unchahar 285 - Mahasi 341 - Salempur (SC) 397 - Majhawan
86 - Etmadpur 126 - Aonla 222 - Babina 232 - Tindwari 286 - Bahraich 342 - Barhaj 398 - Chunar
87 - Agra Cantt. (SC) 131 - Katra 223 - Jhansi Nagar 233 - Baberu 287 - Payagpur 357 - Belthara Road (SC) 399 - Marihan
88 - Agra South 132 - Jalalabad 224 - Mauranipur (SC) 234 - Naraini (SC) 288 - Kaiserganj 358 - Rasara 400 - Ghorawal
89 - Agra North 133 - Tilhar 225 - Garautha 235 - Banda 289 - Bhinga 359 - Sikanderpur 401 - Robertsganj
90 - Agra Rural (SC) 134 - Powayan (SC) 226 - Lalitpur 238 - Jahanabad 290 - Shrawasti 360 - Phephana 402 - Obra (ST)
91 - Fatehpur Sikri 135 - Shahjahanpur 227 - Mehroni (SC) 239 - Bindki 295 - Mehnaun 361 - Ballia Nagar 403 - Duddhi (ST)
92 - Kheragarh 136 - Dadraul 228 - Hamirpur 240 - Fatehpur 296 - Gonda 362 - Bansdih
93 - Fatehabad 229 - Rath (SC) 241 - Ayah Shah 297 - Katra Bazar 363 - Bairia
94 - Bah 230 - Mahoba 242 - Husainganj 298 - Colonelganj
231 - Charkhari 243 - Khaga (SC) 299 - Tarabganj
300 - Mankapur (SC)
301 - Gaura
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Election Commission of India
Nirvachan Sadan, Ashoka Road, New Delhi -110001
www.eci.gov.in
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 Conduct of General
Elections/Bye-elections during
COVID
Revised Broad Guidelines

2022

Election Commission of India

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 Conduct of General Elections/Bye-elections during COVID

Revised Broad Guidelines, 2022

Election Commission of India, on 21st August 2020, had issued “Broad

guidelines for conduct of General Elections/Bye-elections during COVID-19”. The
General Elections to legislative assemblies of Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam,
West Bengal and Puducherry were conducted accordingly. The Commission had
also issued further instructions, from time to time, in view of the emerging COVID
circumstances and advisories issued by Ministry of Home Affairs and MoHFW.

2. Article 172(1) of the Constitution of India states that the term of the
legislative assembly shall be five years from the date of its first meeting. The term
of state assemblies of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur is
due to expire starting from 15.3.2022. The relevant provisions of The
Representation of Peoples Act, 1950, and The Representation of Peoples Act , 1951
govern the electoral process.
3. Commission held consultations with all National and State Political parties
in all the poll going states who suggested that elections should be held in time
while enforcing the covid appropriate behavior.
4. Commission also held consultations with Union Home Secretary, Union
Health Secretary and Medical experts, Chief Secretaries and Health
Secretaries of all poll going states regarding prevailing covid situation
and measures being taken/ planned by them.
5. The safety of vote and voters, both are equally and critically important in the
democracy. Therefore, it is duty of the Commission to fulfil its constitutional
mandate and those of Authorities/ Committee(s) under the Disaster Management
Act, 2005 (DM Act) to extend support as per legal and institutional framework to
steer elections even during unprecedented pandemic for putting elected
government in place within due time.
6. The Disaster Management Act, 2005 (DM Act) provides for the effective
management of disaster(s) and for matters connected therewith or incidental
thereto. A comprehensive institutional regime has been set up under the DM Act
with National Disaster Management Authority(NDMA) at the Apex level u/s 3(1),
National Executive Committee (NEC) u/s8(1), State Disaster Management
Authority (SDMA) u/s 14(1), State Executive Committee (SEC) headed by the
Chief Secretary of the State u/s 20(1) and the District Disaster Management
Authority headed by District Magistrate u/s 25(2a). The DM Act mandates and
makes such designated Authorities/Committee(s) responsible to prepare plan;
prescribe regulatory/ mitigation regime and enforcement thereof; seek
community/ inter agency coordination and to monitor implementation of the
prescribed directions to contain, mitigate, control damage and providing
assistance to the effected persons. The DM Act also empowers the designated
authorities/ Committee(s) to take appropriate legal/ punitive action against
violators of its directions u/s 51-60 of the Act.

7. Commission, after briefing by the Chairperson of the NEC and the Chairpersons
of the SECs of the five poll going states, took note of the action being taken from
time to time by such designated authorities / Committee(s) under the legal /
institutional mechanism created by the DM Act,2005. With respect to the
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 pandemic caused by Covid 19 and subsequent variants of the same,
implementation of the Covid appropriate behavior as per the regime prescribed
by such designated Authorities / Committee(s) assumes criticality during the
electoral process. In view of Variant of Concern (VOC) named as Omicron notified
by MoHFW and the prevailing situation, the Commission has examined its existing
guidelines and hereby, in supersession of all its earlier guidelines on the subject,
further revises/ modifies its broad guidelines comprehensively to complement
and not repeat not to substitute the mandate/ responsibility of the
Authorities/ Committee(s) under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 (DM Act).

8. The Commission directs that during electoral process Chief Secretary at State
level and District Magistrate at District level, shall be primarily responsible for
monitoring, supervision and strict enforcement of these COVID guidelines and the
guidelines issued by NDMA and respective SDMA/DDMA, whichever is more
stringent.
Details of the broad guidelines are as follows:

I. Campaign by the political parties/contesting

candidates/Others

1. It is expected that all stakeholders namely political parties, candidates,

campaigners, voters and authorities engaged in the election process shall
always be conscious of their prime duty towards public health / safety and
therefore shall abide by these general instructions and other norms of
Covid appropriate behavior as mandated by the respective authorities
prescribed under the law.
2. No road show, Pad-yatra, cycle/bike/vehicle rally and procession
shall be allowed till 15 January, 2022. Commission shall subsequently
review the situation and issue further instructions accordingly.
3. No physical rally of Political parties or probable candidates or any other
group related to election shall be allowed till 15 January, 2022. Commission
shall subsequently review the situation and issue further instructions
accordingly.
4. However, physical rallies during the campaign period, as and when
permitted after the decision of the Commission shall be conducted
subject to adherence to extant COVID-19 guidelines. The maximum limit
of persons allowed for Indoor and outdoor rally/meeting shall be as
per existing direction of respective SDMAs. For these meetings political
parties shall distribute masks and sanitizers to persons attending and
maintain COVID protocol at entry and exit point.
5. District Election Officer should take following steps for this purpose:
I. District Election Officer should, in advance, identify dedicated
grounds for public gathering with clearly marked Entry/Exit points.
II. In all such identified grounds, the District Election Officer should
ensure that markers for social distancing norms are put in place in
advance by organisers of the meeting/rally.
III. District Election Officer and District Superintendent of Police should
ensure that the number of attendees do not exceed the limit
prescribed by State Disaster Management Authority for public
gatherings. DEO should depute Nodal Health officers to oversee that

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 COVID-19 instructions/guidelines are followed during these
meetings.
IV. The political parties and candidates concerned shall ensure that all
COVID-19 related requirement like face masks, sanitizers, thermal
scanning etc. are fulfilled during each of election related activities.

6. Further, rallies and meeting shall be allowed only in earmarked places

and with prior permissions of district administration.
7. Each political party/candidate shall furnish an undertaking in the
application form (under Suvidha) that it shall abide by all the extant
instructions/guidelines in this regard.
8. Allocation of public spaces must be done using Suvidha app in the manner
already prescribed by Commission.
9. Between 8 pm and 8 am no rallies and public meetings (akin to
campaign curfew) shall be allowed on any campaign day.
10. Nukkad Sabhas (meeting) will not be allowed on public roads, round
abouts or public streets or corners.
11. Further, Political parties and candidates are advised to conduct their
campaign as much as possible through digital/virtual/ media
platforms /mobile based mode instead of physical mode ensuring strict
compliance of Covid safety norms.
12. Door to Door Campaign- A maximum of 5 (five) persons including
candidate, excluding security personnel, if any, shall be allowed to do door
to door campaigning.
13. The convoy of vehicles shall be broken after every 5 (five) vehicles
and interval between two sets of convoys of vehicles should be half an hour
instead of gap of 100 meters. (In supersession of Para 5.8.1of Returning
Officer’s Handbook 2019). During the permitted campaign period, convoy of
vehicles will be allowed only for movement of vehicle from one point to
another point for campaigning.
14. The maximum number of star campaigners for recognized
National/State political parties has been fixed 30 in place of 40, for
unrecognized political parties 15 in place of 20. Request for permission for
campaign by star campaigners may be given at least 48 hours before the
start of campaign to make all necessary safety arrangements.
15. No victory procession after the counting shall be allowed and not more
than two persons shall be allowed to accompany the winning candidate or
his/her authorized representative to receive the certificate of election from
Returning Officer.
16. If a candidate or political party violates any of the above
guidelines, no further permission shall be given to the concerned
candidate/party for rallies, meetings etc.
17. The Commission on 29th December, 2021 has directed Secretary, MoHFW
to issue direction to treat all eligible govt. officials, deployed/engaged for
elections, at par with Front Line Workers (FLWs) in the poll going states
and to give them additional precaution dose of COVID-19.
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 II. General Guidelines to be followed during entire election
processes for all persons
18. All person involved with the electoral process shall wear face mask
during the concerned election related activities.
19. Social distancing norms shall be strictly abided by all persons
connected with election related activities as per the extant COVID
guidelines of the State Govt. and Ministry of Home Affairs.
20. All Polling Personnel/Security Personnel/Counting Staff shall be doubly
vaccinated before deploying/engaging in election related activities.
21. No Polling Agent/ Counting Agent etc. allowed to enter Counting
hall/polling station without doubly vaccination.
22. No person shall be allowed to enter Counting hall without double
vaccination and if they are not vaccinated/single vaccinated, RT-
PCR/RAT from authorized lab will be required within 48 hours from start
of polling/counting.
23. At the entry of hall/ room/ premises used for election purposes:
 Thermal Scanning of all persons shall be carried out;
 Sanitizer shall be made available on all entry points.
24. As far as practicable, large halls should be identified and utilized to
ensure social distancing norms.
25. Adequate number of vehicles shall be mobilized for movement of
polling personnel, security personnel to ensure compliance of COVID-
19 guidelines.
26. Create awareness among the public for COVID appropriate behavior
including self-monitoring.
27. Nodal Health Officer: Nodal Health Officer shall be designated for the
State Level, the District Level and the Assembly Constituency Level to
oversee COVID related arrangements and, preventive measures during
entire electoral process.
28. EVMs/VVPATs
i. First & Second randomization and preparation of EVMs/VVPATs shall
be done in large halls.
ii. Sanitizers shall be provided in sufficient quantity for use during the
process.
iii. Gloves shall be made available to each official handling EVM/VVPAT.
29. Election Material: Election Material Kit will be prepared in a spacious
and sufficiently large hall following all safety, sanitation and social
distancing measures.
30. Distribution and Collection of Election Material
i. Large halls/spaces should be identified for distribution/collection of
election material.
ii. As far as practicable, it should be organized in decentralized manner.
iii. Prior time should be allocated to the polling teams for
distribution/collection of election material.

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 31.Timing of 3rd randomization of Polling Staff:
Timing for 3rd randomization of polling staff be increased from 24 hrs
to 72 hrs. in order to avoid large gathering of polling staff at dispatch
centres.
(This is in supersession of ECI No. 464/Inst/2008/EPS dated 19th
September, 2008)

32. Kit for Polling Officer

The following items shall be provided to every polling official and security
personnel (Other than those where PPEs are needed) in addition to other
prescribed items:
i. Mask
ii. Sanitizer
iii. Face-Shield
iv. Gloves

33. Training and capacity Building

i. As far as practicable, training of election officials will be organized
in decentralized manner at large halls.
ii. Training for election officials may be organized through online
mode.
iii. All PPTs, training materials, relevant documents, topic wise video
clips, question papers for self-assessment may be uploaded in
app/ portal so that any election official can access it as per
requirement.
iv. Sufficient number of Polling/Counting/Poll related staffs shall also
be kept in reserve by DEO/RO, to replace in case any polling
personnel displays COVlD-l9 symptoms.

34. Nomination Process Following additional options to facilitate online

mode are hereby provided:

i. Nomination form will also be available online on the website of

CEO/DEO. An intending candidate may fill in it online and its print may
be taken for submitting before the Returning Officer as specified in
Form-1 (Rule-3 of Conduct of Election Rules 1961).
ii. Affidavit may also be filled in online on the website of CEO/DEO and
its print can be taken and after notarization it may be submitted along
with the nomination form before the Returning Officer.
iii. Candidate may deposit security money through online mode at the
designated platform. However, a candidate will continue to have the
option of deposit in cash in the treasury.
iv. Candidate may have the option to seek his/her elector certification for
the purpose of nomination online.
v. Number of persons to accompany candidate for submission of
Nomination is restricted to two (2). (This is in supersession of 5 (five)

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 as per the existing Para 5.8.1of Returning Officer’s Handbook
2019).
vi. Maximum number of vehicles for the purposes of nomination is
restricted to two (2) (This is in supersession of the existing Para
5.8.1of Returning Officer’s Handbook 2019)
vii. Returning Officer’s chamber should have sufficient space to perform
the functions of nomination, scrutiny and symbol allocation following
social distancing norms.
viii. Returning Officer should allot staggered time in advance to
prospective candidates.
ix. Large space for waiting for candidate(s) should be arranged.
x. All steps required to be taken for the submission of nomination form
and affidavit shall continue to operate as per the provisions contained
in the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
35. No. of electors in Polling Station
There shall be maximum 1250 electors instead of 1500 electors in a
polling station.

36. Polling Station Arrangements

Commission has issued detailed instructions for assured minimum
facilities at each polling station. Now, in view of COVID situation,
following additional facilities/steps should be taken:
i. Mandatory sanitization of Polling Station, preferably, a day before
the poll.
ii. Thermal Scanner at the entry point of every polling station
location.
iii. Thermal Checking of voters at entry point of polling station
location/Polling station, either by polling staff or Para Medical staff
or Asha worker.
iv. If temperature is above the set norms of MoH&FW at first
reading, then it will be checked twice and if it remains, then
the elector shall be provided with token/certificate and will
be asked to come for voting at the last hour of poll. At the
last hour of poll, such electors shall be facilitated voting,
strictly following COVID-19 related preventive measures.
v. Help Desk for distribution of token to the voters of first come first
basis so that they do not wait in the queue.
vi. Marker to demonstrate social distancing for queue.
vii. Earmarking circle for 15-20 persons of 2 yards (6 feet) distance
for voters standing in the queue depending on the availability of
space. There shall be three queues each, for male, female, and
PwD/ Senior citizen voters.
viii. The services of BLOs, volunteers etc may be engaged to monitor
and regulate social distancing norms strictly.
ix. One shaded waiting areas with chairs, dari etc. will be provided,
for male and female separately, within the polling station premises
so that voters can participate in voting without safety concerns.
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 x. Wherever possible, Booth App shall be used at the polling station.
xi. Sanitizer should be provided at the entry/exit point of every
polling station.
xii. Face Masks in reserves for those electors who are not carrying
the mask will be kept.
xiii. Awareness posters on COVID should be displayed at visible
locations.
xiv. Sitting arrangement in polling station for the polling personnel and
polling agents shall be made as per the norms of social distancing.
xv. If polling agent or counting agent is having temperature above the
prescribed limit, then their reliever shall be allowed by Presiding
Officer, who will keep a record accordingly.
xvi. During the process of identification of voter, the voters will require
to lower the facemask for identification, when required.
xvii. At any given time, only 1(one) voter shall be allowed to stand in
front of each polling official maintaining social distance.
xviii. Hand gloves shall be provided to the voter, for signing on the voter
register and pressing button of EVM for voting.
xix. Sanitizers shall be kept inside the booth at appropriate locations
with clear direction for the use by voters.
xx. COVID patients and all other who may be under quarantine will be
allowed to cast their vote at the last hour of the poll day at
their respective Polling Stations, under the supervision of health
authorities, strictly following COVID-19 related preventive
measures. Sector Magistrates shall coordinate this activity in their
allocated polling stations.
37. Postal Ballot
Option of Postal Ballot facility has been extended to the electors of
following categories:

i. Electors who are flagged as Persons with Disabilities (PwD) and

who are having benchmark disabilities.
ii. Electors above the age of 80 years
iii. Electors employed in notified essential services
iv. Electors who are COVID positive/suspect and in quarantine
(home/institutional

38. Strong-room Arrangement

I. Strong Room should be sanitized before the storage of polled
EVMs.
II. Social Distancing and other safety norms shall be followed for
each activity.

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 39. Counting of votes

 At entry of Counting Hall there must be facility of Thermal Scanning

and Sanitizer.
 Counting Centers shall be disinfected before and after the counting.
 Counting Hall be sufficiently big to maintain social distancing, proper
ventilation, windows, exhaust fan etc.
 Anyone, even after double vaccinated, having any symptom of
COVID like fever, Cold etc. will not be allowed in Counting hall.
 Every Counting Official and Security personnel be provided with
Mask, Sanitizer, Face-Shield and Hand Gloves.
I. Not more than 7 counting tables should be allowed in a counting
hall. Hence, counting of votes of a constituency may be considered
at 3-4 halls by appointing additional Assistant Returning Officers.
(In supersession of instructions dated 30th April, 2014)

II. The counting centers shall be disinfected before, during and after
the counting.

III. For counting of Postal Ballots, additional number of AROs may be

required. If required, Postal Ballots may also be counted in a
separate hall under the supervision of the Returning
Officer/Assistant Returning officer.
i. DEO shall appoint a Nodal Officer at each Counting Centre to
ensure compliance of COVID guidelines with assistance of Nodal
Health Officer and Compliance Certificate in r/o Counting Centre
arrangement as per COVID guidelines from Health Authorities be
taken.
ii. List of counting agents be made available by candidates to RO by
1700 hours on day three days prior to counting.
iii. No public gathering outside the counting venue during process of
counting.
iv. Candidate may appoint/replace counting agents in case report is
positive.

Needless to add that anybody violating instructions on COVID-19

measures will be liable to be proceeded against as per the provisions of Section
51 to 60 of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, besides legal action under Section
188 of the IPC, and other legal provisions as applicable, as specified in Order No.
40-3/2020-DM-I(A) dated 29th July, 2020 of Ministry of Home Affairs. District
Election Officer should bring this to the notice of all concerned.

Further , the Chief Secretary cum Ex officio chairperson of the

State Executive Committee under section 20 of the DM Act, 2005 shall ,
as and when required and as per the evolving/ contextual needs of the State, at

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once bring to the notice of the Commission any new trend, development /
situation that is not covered by these broad guidelines for General Elections
and warrants Commission’s intervention during the electoral process in the state
so as to enable Commission to issue further appropriate instructions with respect
to electoral process and thereby complementing the mandate/ efforts of the
State Executive Committee in containing/ managing the spread of pandemic.

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