EC notifies schedule of voting hours

Election Commission has notified the schedule of voting hours for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections. 

According to the Commission, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep will see voting between 7 AM to 6 PM. Uttarakhand will go to polls from 7 AM to 5



PM in the first phase of polls. 

Among the North East states, voting will take place between 7 AM and 5 PM in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura West. Outer Manipur, Nagaland and Meghalaya will go to polls between 7 AM and 4 PM.