Overview
- Polling will run on February 7 from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm, with campaigning ending at 10 pm on February 5.
- Counting will begin at 10 am on February 9, and the names of elected members are to be published in the government gazette by February 11.
- District collectors have been directed to issue revised election notifications on January 31 to implement the new timetable.
- The revision fits within a Supreme Court order that allowed only a two‑week extension beyond January 31 to complete these elections.
- The contests span 12 zilla parishads and 125 panchayat samitis, covering about 731 and 1,462 seats respectively, with thousands of candidates in the fray.