The Election Commission of India today announced the dates for the 18th Lok Sabha Elections ending the days of wait for the political parties and the voters. Announcing the dates, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said that the polling for the 543 Parliamentary seats across India will be held in 7 phases starting April 19. The counting of votes will take place in June 4. With this, the model code of conduct has come into effect across the country. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said that there are over 96.8 crore registered voters including 49.7 crore male and 47.1 crore female. This includes 19.74 crore young voters. There are over 82 lakh voters aged over 85 and over 1.8 crore young voters or first time voters. The election commission also announced bypolls for 26 assebly constituencies across state. Simultaneous assembly elections will also be held in states like Sikkim, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh. The Election Commission also announced poll dates for Jammu and Kashmir. The Union Territory will go to the Lok Sabha polls for the first time since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.
Andhra Pradesh and Odisha will vote on May 13 while Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim will vote on April 19. The coungin will be held on June 4. In phase 1 of the Lok Sabha elections, northeastern states, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand will go to the polls.
Phase-1: April 19- 102 Seats – 21 States
Phase-2: April 26 – 89 Seats – 13 States
Phase-3: May 7 – 94 Seats – 12 States
Phase-4: May 13 – 96 Seats – 10 States
Phase-5: May 20 – 49 Seats – 8 States
Phase-6: May 25 – 57 Seats – 7 States
Phase-7: June 1 – 57 Seats – 8 States
Result Day: June 4
States Voting In Single Phase
Arunachal Pradesh, Andamana Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Dadra And Nagar Haveli, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Ladakh, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Telangana, Uttarakhand
States Voting In Two Phases: Karnataka, Rajasthan Tripura, Manipur
States Voting In Three Phases: Chhattisgarh, Assam
States Voting In Four Phases: Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand
States Voting In Five Phases: Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir
States Voting In Seven Phases: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal
Below is the state wise Lok Sabha Seats for the Parliamentary Elections 2024:
Andhra Pradesh – 25 Seats
Arunchal Pradesh – 2 Seats
Assam – 14 Seats
Bihar – 40 Seats
Chhattisgarh – 11 Seats
Goa – 2 Seats
Gujarat – 26 Seats
Haryana – 10 Seats
Himachal Pradesh – 4 Seats
Jharkhand -14 Seats
Karnataka – 28 Seats
Kerala – 20 Seats
Madhya Pradesh – 29 Seats
Maharashtra – 48 Seats
Manipur – 2 Seats
Meghalaya – 2 Seats
Mizoram – 1 Seat
Nagaland – 1 Seat
Odisha – 21 Seats
Punjab – 13 Seats
Rajasthan – 25 Seats
Sikkim – 1 Seat
Tamil Nadu – 39 Seats
Tripura – 2 Seats
Uttarakhand – 5 Seats
Uttar Pradesh – 80 Seats
West Bengal – 42 Seats
Andaman and Nicobar – 1 Seat
Dadra and Nagar Haveli – 1 Seat
Daman and Diu – 1 Seat
Jammu and Kashmir – 6 Seats
Chandigarh – 1 Seat
Delhi – 7 Seats
In 2019, Lok Sabha elections were held in seven phases from April 11 to May 19 and the results were declared on May 23. The first phase of polls was held on April 11, the second on April 18, the third on April 23, the fourth on April 29, the fifth on May 6, the sixth on May 12 and the seventh on May 19.