Lok Sabha elections 2014: All the dates that you need to know

The map showing different polling phases. Image from Election Commission website.[/caption]10 April: Elections will take place across 12 states and 3 union territories in 92 Parliamentary constituencies. The states are Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi. The union territories are Chandigarh , Lakshwadeep Islands and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.12 April: Polls will be held in 3 states in 5 constituencies. States on the list are Assam, Tripura and Sikkim. 17 April: The polls will take place across 13 states in 122 constituencies. States on the list are Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Mahararashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal. 24 April: Elections in 12 states across 117 constituencies. States where polls will take place are Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Mahararashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.The only union territory on the list is Puducherry.30 April: Elections take place in 9 states across 89 constituencies in the country. The states are Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal. Two union territories where elections will take place are Dadra and Nagar Havelli and Daman and Diu.7 May: Polls take place in seven states and will cover 64 constituencies. States on the list are Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.12 May: This is the last date for polls where elections will take place across 41 constituencies in three states. States on the list are Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.And now the list according to the states and union territories in alphabetical order:Andhra Pradesh - 30 April and 7 MayArunachal Pradesh - 9 AprilAssam - 7 april, 12 April and 24 AprilBihar - 10 April, 17 April, 24 April, 30 April, 7 May and 12 MayChhattisgarh - 10 April, 17 April and 24 AprilGoa - 17 AprilGujarat - 30 AprilHaryana - 10 AprilHimachal Pradesh - 7 MayJammu Kashmir - 10 April, 17 April, 24 April 30 April and 7 MayJharkhand - 10 April, 17 April and 24 AprilKarnataka - 17 AprilKerala: 10 AprilMadhya Pradesh: 10 April, 17 April and 24 AprilMaharashtra: 10 April,  17 April and 24 AprilManipur : 9 April and 17 AprilMeghalaya : 9 AprilMizoram: 9 AprilNagaland:  9 AprilOdisha: 10 April and 17 AprilPunjab: 30 AprilRajasthan: 17 April 24 AprilSikkim: 12 AprilTamil Nadu: 24 AprilTripura: 7 April and 12 AprilUttar Pradesh: 10 April, 17 April, 24 April, 30 April, 7 May, 12 MayUttarakhand: 7 MayWest Bengal: 17 April, 24 April, 30 April, 7 May and 12 MayAndaman Nicobar Islands: 10 AprilChandigarh: 10 AprilDadra and Nagar Haveli: 30 AprilDaman and Diu: 30 AprilLakshadweep: 10 AprilNCT Delhi: 10 AprilPuducherry: 24 AprilSCHEDULE OF GENERAL ELECTIONS - 2014