The Election Commission of India has announced the following schedule for five states - Punjab, Goa, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Manipur. Dates for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh will be announced later in the year.
Manipur:
Voting will take place on Saturday, 28 January, 2012 (Single Phase)
Punjab:
Voting will take place on Monday, 30 January, 2012 (Single Phase)
Uttarakhand:
Voting will take place on Monday, 30 January, 2012 (Single Phase)
Uttar Pradesh:
Voting will take place over seven phases on the following dates -
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
Saturday, 11 February 2012
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Sunday, 19 February 2012
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
Saturday, 3 March, 2012
Goa:
Voting will take place on Saturday, 3 March, 2012. (Single Phase)
Counting and the announcement of results for all five states will take place on Tuesday, 6 March, 2012.