New Delhi:  The Election Commission on Wednesday held a press briefing and announced dates of assembly elections which are going to take place in five states namely Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa. 

The countings of all the 5 poll bound states will be done on March 11.

Legislative Assembly elections will be held on February 4.

The current ruling coalition is Shiromani Akali Dal - Bharatiya Janata Party alliance led by Parkash Singh Badal.

Here is the schedule of assembly elections to Punjab as announced by the ECI a while ago.

The election will be held in a single phase in the state with 117 constituencies.

  • The date of polling in Punjab is February 4, 2017.

  • The date of notification is January 11.

  • The last date for making nominations is January 18.

  • The completion of scrutiny of nominations will be on January 19.

  • The last date for withdrawal of candidature is January 21.


Notably, Navjot Singh Sidhu is to contest on Congress ticket from Amritsar East assembly constituency.