Three north-eastern states will have an hour less of voting time than other states in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections. Nagaland, Manipur and Meghalaya will have nine-hour voting due to early sunrise, sunset and a few other reasons. In the other five states of the region, it will be the normal 10-hour polling.
According to an Election Commission of India (ECI) notification, the voting will start at 7 am and conclude at 4 pm in the three states. In Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura polling will be conducted between 7 am and 5 pm.