Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE UPDATES: The Lok Sabha polls might be held in seven phases unfold over 44 days beginning April 19 on this planet’s largest election, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi eyeing a 3rd consecutive time period in workplace. An necessary assembly of senior leaders of the Maharashtra Congress might be held in Mumbai as we speak. Counting of votes might be taken up on June 4. According to the notification issued by the Election Commission on behalf of the President, the final date for submitting nomination papers is March 27. Announcing the poll schedule to elect the 543-member Lok Sabha, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar advised that over 97 crore voters- 49.7 crore male and 47.1 crore female- are eligible to forged their votes throughout 10.5 lakh polling cubicles. Assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim might be held on April 19, and in Andhra Pradesh on May 13. Elections to Odisha meeting might be held in 4 phases on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1.