The elections are being held in three stages in different parts of country, with the second, eastern stage scheduled for Thursday.

The annual sports competition is held in two stages, a heat followed by the finals.

In 2001 it was decided that the competition will henceforth be held in four stages.

The competition was held in two stages, first the zonal rounds aimed at finding talent across the country.

Elections to the local bodies were held in two stages.

Qualifying was held in two stages on Friday, 5 October 2007.

Voting was held in two stages to allow 35,000 soldiers and police officers to protect the voters from the Maoists.

The contest was held in two stages, the first seeking lyrics and the second music, each having an A$5,000 prize for the winning entry.

To help manage the situation, elections were held in seven stages.

It is usually held in 5 stages, running through all of Saxony.