Few waste their time on politics like this blog’s author but everyone wants to know when the counting of votes will begin. Counting will begin early on May 16. I recommend tuning in early given how fast results come in with electronic voting machines. In May 2004, I distinctly remember seeing a shell-shocked Pramod Mahajan on television conceding defeat well before Noon, within a few hours after counting began. “The Hindu” has published an excellent election schedule with my summary below.
|
Phase |
Date |
States |
Constituencies |
|
I |
April 16 |
Kerala, Chattisgarh, Orissa, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh |
124 |
|
II |
April 23 |
Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Tripura, Assam |
141 |
|
III |
April 30 |
Karnataka, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Sikkim, West Bengal |
107 |
|
IV |
May 7 |
Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi |
85 |
|
V |
May 13 |
Punjab, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, Himachal Pradesh, West Bengal |
86 |
|
Counting |
May 16 |
|
543 (total) |
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