Imphal, 07 February 2017 ( Evening News ) : The process of Assembly elections in Manipur begins today with the issuance of notification for the first phase. 38 seats of the 60-member Assembly will go to polls in the first phase on the 4th of next month. The late date of filing of nominations is the 14th of this month, while withdrawal of candidature can be done till the 18th. The ECI announced the-phase elections for the Manipur legislative Assembly on the 4th of last month along with Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa and Uttarakhand. Meanwhile various political parties have announced the names of their candidates for the two-phase assembly elections.