New Delhi: The nomination process for the first phase of the seven-phased Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections for 62 seats began on Tuesday.
The nomination process for polling, the first phase of which will be held on April 7, began with the issuance of the notification.
Polling would be held in 62 assembly constituencies in 13 districts on April 7 in the first phase while other phases are scheduled on April 13, 18, 23, 28, May 3 and May 8.
The Election Commission has directed that not more than five persons, including the candidate, would be allowed in the room of the returning officer (RO) or the assistant returning oficer (ARO) at the time of filing of nominations.
The Commission has also ordered that only three vehicles would be permitted within 100 metres of the RO or the ARO office.
The expenditure relating to all the vehicles would be included in the candidate's expenditure if more than three vehicles were found inside the 100 metres area.
The commission has also instructed authorities in Uttar Pradesh to monitor arms licenses and keep an eye on people on parole to address the problem of threats and intimidation of voters during the polls.
The districts going to the polls in the first phase included Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav's home town of Etawah besides Mainpuri, Etah, Kanpur Dehat, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Kanpur and Agra.
(With inputs from PTI)
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