Assembly polls in Tripura on Feb 16, in Nagaland & Meghalaya on Feb 27
Guwahati: The dates for the Assembly elections in three northeastern states were published by the Election Commission of India on Wednesday.
Tripura will hold its voting on February 16 while Meghalaya and Nagaland will hold their elections on February 27.
The results of the assembly poll in the three states will be announced on March 2
The terms of the three assemblies will finish in March on separate dates.
The five-year term of Nagaland Assembly will expire on March 12, the term of Meghalaya Assembly on March 15 and Tripura Assembly on March 22.
It should be noted that the BJP leads the coalition government in the other two northeastern states as well as Tripura.
Tripura Poll Events:
Date of issue of gazette notification: January 21
Last date of filing nominations: January 30
Date for scrutiny of nominations: January 31
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures: February 2
Date of poll: February 16
Date of counting: March 2
Meghalaya and Nagaland Poll Events:
Date of issue of gazette notification: January 31
Last date of filing nominations: February 7
Date for scrutiny of nominations: February 8
Last date for withdrawal of candidatures: February 10
Date of poll: February 27
Date of counting: March 2