Lucknow, Feb 1(Agency) The Election Commission of India(ECI) on Tuesday issued notification for the fifth phase of polls in 61 seats of 12 districts of Uttar Pradesh. Polling for the fifth phase is scheduled on February 27. State Chief Electoral officer(CEO) Ajay Kumar Shukla said that notification for the fifth phase was released at 1100 hrs today. He said nominations in these 61 assembly seats has commenced while strictly following Covid norms and guidelines issued by the ECI. During the fifth phase, polling will be held on February 27, last date for filing of nominations is February 8, scrutiny would take place on February 9 and last date for withdrawal is February 11.
A total of 61 assembly seats will go to polls in the fifth phase covering 12 districts of Amethi, Rae Bareli, Sultanpur, Chitrakoot, Pratapgarh, Kaushambi, Prayagraj, Barabanki, Ayodhya, Bahraich, Shravasti and Gonda . There are a total of 2,24,77,494 voters in the fifth phase and it includes 1,19,80,571 male voters, 1,04,95,171 female voters and 1752 third gender voters. The assembly segment in the fifth phase are :178-Tiloi, 181-Salon (SC), 184-Jagdishpur (SC), 185-Gauriganj, 186-Amethi, 187-Isauli, 188-Sultanpur, 189- Sadar, 190-Lambhua, 191-Kadipur (SC), 236-Chitrakoot, 237-Manikpur, 244-Rampur Khas, 245-Babaganj (SC), 246-Kunda, 247-Vishwanath Ganj, 248-Pratapgarh, 249-Patti, 250-Raniganj, 251-Sirathu, 252-Manjhanpur (SC), 253-Chail, 254-Phaphamu, 255- Sorawan (SC), 256-Phulpur, 257-Pratappur, 258- Handia, 259-Meza, 260-Karchana, 261- Allahabad West, 262-Allahabad North, 263-Allahabad South, 264-Bara (SC), 265-Koron (SC), 266-Chair, 267-Ram Nagar, 268- Barabanki, 269-Zaidpur (SC), 270-Daryabad, 271-Rudauli, 272-Haidergarh (SC), 273-Milkipur (SC), 274- Bikapur, 275-Ayodhya, 276-Goshaiganj, 282-Balha (SC), 283-Nanpara, 284-Matera, 285-Mahasi, 286-Bahraich, 287-Payagpur, 288-Kaiserganj, 289-Bhinga, 290-Shravasti, 295- Mehnaun, 296-Gonda, 297-Katra Bazar, 298-Colganj, 299 -Tarabganj, 300 -Mankapur (SC) and 301-Gaura.
ECI will issue notification for the sixth phase on February 4 and the seventh and last phase on February 10. UP is going to polls in seven phases from February 10 to March 7 covering all the 403 assembly seats. Counting of votes would be taken up on March 10.