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Elections were held in a total of 690 assembly seats -- 403 in UP, 117 seats in Punjab, 70 in Uttarakhand, 60 in Manipur and 40 in Goa.

Assembly elections 2012: Counting of votes begins

06-Mar-2012, 09:40

The counting of votes in the 2012 assembly elections to the five states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa began today, 6 March 2012 at 8am.

The polls were held from 28 January 2012 to 3 March 2012 covering a total of 690-assembly seats-403 in UP, 117 seats in Punjab, 70 in Uttarakhand, 60 in Manipur and 40 in Goa.

In the outgoing Assembly, the Uttar Pradesh government is led by the Bharat Samaj party (BSP), Uttarakhand by the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), Punjab by the Shiromoni Akali Dal-BJP combination, Manipur and Goa by the Congress.