Lok Sabha Polls: Election Commission Announces Phase 1 Schedule. Check Details
The Election Commission of India began the electoral process for the 18th Lok Sabha by announcing the schedule for the first phase of voting. Check details here.
Lok Sabha Polls 2024 Phase 1: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday (March 16) officially initiated the electoral process for the 18th Lok Sabha by unveiling the poll schedule, read on to grab all the details for the first phase of polling.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced the election schedule at a press conference in the national capital. The polling will take place over seven phases.
All About Phase 1 Of Lok Sabha Elections 2024:
The polling is to be conducted on April 19. The counting will be done on June 4. Phase 1 will comprise 102 seats.
Schedule for General Elections to Lok Sabha 2024
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The first leg of the seven-phased General Elections 2024 will see 102 constituencies across 21 Indian states go to the polls.
Check out the full schedule of states and their constituencies:
- Arunachal- Arunachal East, Arunachal West
- Tripura- Tripura West
- Assam-Kaziranga, Sonitpur, Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh, Jorhat
- Bihar: Aurangabad, Gaya, Nawda, Jamui
- Chhattisgarh-Bastar
- Madhya Pradesh- Sidhi, Shahdol, jabalpur, Chhindwara, Balaghat
- Maharashtra-Ramtek, Nagpur, Bhandara - Gondiya,Gadchiroli - Chimur, Chandrapur
- Manipur- Inner Manipur, Outer Manipur
- Mizoram-Mizoram
- Meghalaya- Shillong, Tura
- Nagaland-Nagaland
- Rajasthan-Ganganagar, Churu, Bikaner, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Jaipur Rural, Jaipur, Alwar, Bharatpur, Karauli-Dholpur,Dausa, Nagaur
- Sikkim-Sikkim
- Tamil Nadu- Tiruvallur, Chennai North, Chennai South, Chennai Central, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram, Arakkonam, Vellore, Krishnagiri, Dharmapur, Tiruvannamalai, Arani, Viluppuram, Kallakurichi, Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Tirupur, Nilgiris, Polacchi, Coimbatore, Dindigul, Tiruchirappalli, Karur, Perambalur, Cuddalore, Chidamabaram, Mayiladuthura, Thanjavur, Mayiladhaturai, Sivaganga, Madurai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram,Thoothukkudi, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Uttar Pradesh- Saharanpur, Kairana, Muzzafarnagar, Bijnor, Nagina, Pilibhit, Ramour Moradabad
- Uttarakhand- Tehri Garhwal, Garhwal, Almora, Nainital, Udhamsingh Nagar, Hardwar
- West Bengal- Coochbehar, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduars
- Jammu and Kashmir- Udhampur
- Lakshadweep- Lakshadweep Puducherry- Puducherry
Simultaneously, the ECI revealed that dates for four Assembly elections, slated to coincide with the Lok Sabha polls, were also disclosed.
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The enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct will coincide with the announcement of polling dates, adhering to the electoral protocol. The preceding general election in 2019 spanned over seven phases from April 11 to May 19, with results declared four days later.
States expected to vote during April/May include Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Sikkim, while Maharashtra, Haryana, and Jharkhand are scheduled for later this year. Furthermore, in compliance with a Supreme Court directive, Jammu Kashmir, and Ladakh will participate in Assembly polls by September 30, marking the initial step towards reinstating statehood.
In an unprecedented move, the election commission had provided a 24-hour notice for the press conference, where voting dates, polling phases, and security arrangements, particularly in regions susceptible to post-poll violence or insurgent activities, were disclosed.
The ruling party in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress, has already advocated for a single-phase election in the state, urging central security forces to refrain from influencing voters.
2019 Lok Sabha Poll Phase 1:
The 2019 Lok Sabha Poll Phase 1 witnessed widespread participation across India. On April 11, 2019, voters from 91 out of 543 Lok Sabha constituencies exercised their franchise.
The first phase of polling encompassed all parliamentary constituencies in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Telangana.
Additionally, states like Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal saw voting for select constituencies during the initial phase of the general elections
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