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he poll process for the elections to the 60-member Arunacha assembly began on Monday with the announcement of the poll dates on Monday. The polls to the 60-member Arunachal Pradesh assembly will be held on October 13 along with two other states-Haryana and Maharashtra. The counting will be held on October 22. Three states will go into Assembly election on October 13 this year after either their term expired or the legislative bodies were dissolved by the government there. Elections will be held in all the three states on October 13. Filing of nomination papers in all three states will begin on September 18 and the last date of filing nominations will be September 25. Nominations can be withdrawn till September 29. Counting of votes will take place on October 22. The state has a total of 7 lakh 50 thousand 575 electorates of which 82.42 per cent are Epic holders. The elections wull held in 2061 polling stations across the 60 constituencies of the state. Altogether The Election Commission's model code of conduct has now come into force in the three states. The Commission also announced that special instructions have been passed on for facilitating conditions for physically challenged voters. Despite the ongoing controversy over Electronic Voting Machines, the same will be used for casting vote in all three states. Video cameras will be placed in sensitive polling booths. These elections are important, as it would be the first major test of the popularity of the second United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government which completed its 100 days in power last week. The Congress is in power in all three states which where elections are scheduled. Rising food prices and drought remain as main issues before the electorate.
he poll process for the elections to the 60-member Arunacha assembly began on Monday with the announcement of the poll dates on Monday. The polls to the 60-member Arunachal Pradesh assembly will be held on October 13 along with two other states-Haryana and Maharashtra. The counting will be held on October 22. Three states will go into Assembly election on October 13 this year after either their term expired or the legislative bodies were dissolved by the government there. Elections will be held in all the three states on October 13. Filing of nomination papers in all three states will begin on September 18 and the last date of filing nominations will be September 25. Nominations can be withdrawn till September 29. Counting of votes will take place on October 22. The state has a total of 7 lakh 50 thousand 575 electorates of which 82.42 per cent are Epic holders. The elections wull held in 2061 polling stations across the 60 constituencies of the state. Altogether The Election Commission's model code of conduct has now come into force in the three states. The Commission also announced that special instructions have been passed on for facilitating conditions for physically challenged voters. Despite the ongoing controversy over Electronic Voting Machines, the same will be used for casting vote in all three states. Video cameras will be placed in sensitive polling booths. These elections are important, as it would be the first major test of the popularity of the second United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government which completed its 100 days in power last week. The Congress is in power in all three states which where elections are scheduled. Rising food prices and drought remain as main issues before the electorate.
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