Notification for the first phase election, scheduled to be held on April 10 in 10 lok Sabha and 70 Assembly sets in the State, would be issued on Saturday. With this, the filing of nominations by aspirants will get underway.
The last date for filing of nomination is March 21 and the scrutiny of nomination papers would be held on the next day. Similarly, the last date of withdrawal of candidature has been fixed for March 26. Notification for the second phase election, scheduled to be held on April 17, would be issued on March 19. Meanwhile, the Election Commission of India has extended the duration of voting time from 7 am to 6 pm, fixing polling duration for 11 hours.