New Delhi, 28 November 2011

The term of Legislative Assembly of the following States is to expire on the date as indicated against each State:-

Manipur – 15.03.2012

Uttarakhand – 12.03.2012

Punjab- 14.03.2012

Uttar Pradesh – 20.05.2012

Goa – 14.06.2012

Under section 15 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, the notification for holding elections to constitute new Legislative Assemblies for these States can be issued anytime within the period of six months before the date of expiry of the term of the Assembly. Giving this information in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Shri Salman Khurshid, Minister for Law & Justice, said that the Election Commission has intimated that it will finalise and announce the schedule of general elections to the Legislative Assemblies of the above-mentioned States at the appropriate time, so as to constitute the new Legislative Assemblies before the expiry of the particular term of the existing Legislative Assembly of the concerned State as per the dates mentioned above.

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