Assembly polls: Union Health Secretary, Health Secys of poll-bound states to meet EC on Saturday
Jan 21, 2022
New Delhi [India], January 21 : Union Health Secretary and Health Secretaries of poll-bound states' will meet Election Commission officers on Saturday at 12:30 pm, said sources.
Meeting holds relevance as five states - Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur-- are going for polls amid rising COVID-19 cases across the country.
Polling for Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh for 403 constituencies will take place in seven phases.
Manipur with 60 constituencies will vote on February 27 and March 3.
Punjab with 117 constituencies will go to the polls on February 20. Earlier, it was scheduled to vote on February 14.
Uttarakhand with 70 constituencies and Goa with 40 constituencies will cast their vote in a single phase on February 14.
The counting of votes for all the Assembly seats in the five states will be held on March 10.
