2009 General Elections

 Schedule

April 16 - Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep

April 23 - Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Orissa, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand

April 30 - Bihar, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

May 7 - Bihar, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Delhi

May 13 - Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Puducherry

 

 

Detailed Schedule
Poll Event	Phases
	Phase 1	Phase 2		Phase 3			Phase 4	Phase 5
		Phase 2A	Phase 2B	Phase 3A	Phase 3B	Phase 3C		Phase 5A	Phase 5B
Announcement & Issues of Press Notes	Mon, 02-Mar
Issue of Notification	Mon, 23-Mar	Sat, 28-Mar		Thu, 02-Apr			Sat, 11-Apr	Fri, 17-Apr
Last Date for filing Nominations	Mon, 30-Mar	Sat, 04-Apr		Thu, 09-Apr			Sat, 18-Apr	Fri, 24-Apr
Scrutiny of Nominations	Tue, 31-Mar	Mon, 06-Apr		Sat, 11-Apr	Fri, 10-Apr		Mon, 20-Apr	Sat, 25-Apr
Last Date for Withdrawal of Candidature	Thu, 02-Apr	Wed, 08-Apr		Mon, 13-Apr	Wed, 15-Apr	Mon, 13-Apr	Wed, 22-Apr	Mon, 27-Apr	Tue, 28-Apr
Date of Poll	Thu, 16-Apr	Wed, 22-Apr	Thu, 23-Apr	Thu, 30-Apr			Thu, 07-May	Wed, 13-May
Counting of Votes	Sat, 16-May
Date before which election shall be Completed	Thu, 28-May
Number of States & UTs	17	1	12	6	1	4	8	8	1
Number of Parliamentary Constituencies	124	1	140	77	1	29	85	72	14
Source:  Election Commission of India