NEW DELHI: Tripura will go to polls on February 16 while Meghalaya and Nagaland will vote on 27, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday.
The counting of votes for all three northeastern states will be held on March 2, the poll panel said.
The model code of conduct has also come into force in the three states.
Assembly bypolls in Arunachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu will take place on February 27 and the results will be declared on March 2, the commission said. Meanwhile, parliamentary bypolls will be held in Lakshadweep on February 27.
"The Election Commission is committed to violence-free election, there's no place for violence in a democracy," chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar said during a media briefing.
He said there are a total of 62.8 lakh voters in the three poll-bound northeastern states. "2.28 lakh voters have been added this year of which 97,000 are 80 plus, 32,700 are those with disabilities and 2,600 are aged 100-plus," the poll panel chief said.
While the term of the Nagaland assembly ends on March 12, the terms of Meghalaya and Tripura assemblies end on March 15 and March 22 respectively.
The three state assemblies have a strength of 60 members each.