election commission 2012 heavy schedule

ELECTION COMMISSION 

2012 HEAVY SCHEDULE

By R Rajagopalan

2012 is a hectic and prestigious year for Election Commission.

President, Vice President and five state assemblies polls.

Scheduling dates, deployment of forces for Uttar Pradesh

and Punjab are the too testing for EC

Sources in EC say that Punjab and Uttarakhand will go in for polls

in mid January 2012, while Rashtrapathi Elections will

be held in mid June 2012. Before this the EC has

to work out the poll dates for Uttar Pradesh and Goa

and Manipur. By May 2012 the UP ele3ctions should have

been over.

FIVE ASSEMBLY POLL DATES?

Elections to  Punjab,  Uttrakhand in mid of January 2012

while Uttar Pradesh, Goa and Manipur may be held  

in second week of April 2012. UP will face 7 phases polls 

while Punjab 2 phases. Schedule will have 

bearing on the availability and deployment process

of central reserve forces

Election Commission plans a visit Goa in the third 

week of August to assess the poll preparations.

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