Poll panel announces poll schedule for 5 states, stresses on ‘COVID safe election’

NE NEWS SERVICE NEW DELHI, JAN 8 The Election Commission on Saturday announced the dates for assembly polls in five states— Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Manipur and Uttarakhand. “COVID-19 has made conduct of polls challenging,” Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said, adding that there are a total of 690 assembly seats in the five poll-bound … Continue reading Poll panel announces poll schedule for 5 states, stresses on ‘COVID safe election’