Lok Sabha polls in April-May, vote count May 16

New Delhi, March 5: The Lok Sabha election will be spread over nine days starting on April 7 and ending on May 12 and the vote count will take place across India on May 16, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday.

Chief Election Commissioner V.S. Sampath said the polling dates would be April 7, 9, 10, 12, 17, 24 and 30 and May 7 and 12.

Sampath said simultaneous assembly elections would be held in Sikkim, Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.