India, March 15 -- The highly anticipated state assembly polls in Tamil Nadu will take place on April 23 and the results will be out on May 4, announced the Election Commission on Sunday, March 15.

The term of the current government in Tamil Nadu will end on May 10. Tamil Nadu's state assembly has 234 seats, all of which will go into polls in a single phase on April 23, and the state has 2.77 crore voters.

Date of issue of gazette notification - March 30

Last date for making nominations - April 6

Date for the scrutiny of nominations - April 7

Last date for the withdrawal of candidatures - April 9

Date of poll - April 23

Date of counting - May 4

Date before which election shall be completed - May 6

The announcement of the schedule...