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Arunachal Pradesh assembly election schedule 2019

ITANAGAR: The stage is set for Arunachal Pradesh to hold Lok Sabha and assembly polls simultaneously on April 11, election officials said Monday.

With the model code of conduct coming into force, the election authorities have issued do's and donts to all political parties and urged all government machinery to strictly follow it.



Prevention of Defacement of Public Property Act would be mandatorily imposed by all deputy commissioners, election office sources said.

A total of 7,94,162 voters, including 4,01,601 women, would exercise their franchise in the April 11 simultaneous polls in 2,202 polling stations across the state.

Polling Station no 52 at Naharalagun, under Itanagar Assembly constituency, has the highest number of voters at 1340, while Malogam polling station under Hayuliang constituency in remote Anjaw district bordering China has only one female voter.

Luguthang polling booth under Mukto constituency in Tawang district is the highest polling station located at an altitude of about 13,583 feet.

Eleven polling stations exclusively for female voters have also been set up in the state, the sources said.

As per records, photo electoral roll coverage is 99.97 per cent while voter's photo identity card has been issued to 99.97 per cent in the state.

They said that all arrangements to conduct elections have already been completed in the state.


Arunachal assembly election 2018: Important dates

Events Date Day
Date of poll notification 18/03/2019 Monday
Last Date of Nominations 25/03/2019 Monday
Date for Scrutiny of Nominations 26/03/2019 Tuesday
Last Date for Withdrawal of candidatures 28/03/2019 Thursday
Poll 11/04/2019 Thursday
Counting 23/05/2019 Thursday
Date before which election shall be completed 27/05/2019 Monday

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