Lok Sabha elections 2024: Filing of nominations for the third phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 will begin on Friday (April 12). In this phase, 94 Parliamentary constituencies throughout 12 states will endure for polling on May 7 (Tuesday).
A notification for the adjourned polling within the Betul Parliamentary constituency in Madhya Pradesh can also be more likely to be issued on Friday. The election to the seat was to be held within the second phase however obtained adjourned because of the demise of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate.
The final day for submitting nominations is April 19 (Friday) and for withdrawal of candidature is April 22 (Monday).
Which states or UTs will ballot in third phase?
The states and UTs that are set to polls within the third phase embrace Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal. The General Elections 2024 might be held in seven phases, ranging from April 19 to June 1 and can conclude on June 4, with the announcement of outcomes.
Himachal bolsters border safety forward of elections
Himachal Pradesh Police chief Sanjay Kundu has mentioned that safety forces are sustaining a strict vigil on the state’s borders with Punjab in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. This is being achieved to “ensure free and fair polls” within the state, the director normal of police (DGP) mentioned throughout a high-level assembly held right here on Wednesday evening.
The assembly was attended by superintendents of police from Himachal Pradesh’s Una and Kangra districts, and Punjab’s Hoshiarpur, Ropar and Nawanshahr districts. They mentioned the necessity to create a mechanism for fast sharing of security-related data, and sustaining shut coordination and cooperation between the safety companies of the 2 states, police officers mentioned.
As Himachal Pradesh shares a 352-km border with Punjab and 240-km border with China, it requires heavy safety preparedness to maintain anti-social and anti-national components beneath test, significantly, throughout elections, DGP Kundu mentioned.
He mentioned Himachal Pradesh has 107 inter-state obstacles, together with six with Punjab. Because of navy installations at delicate locations like Pathankot, inter-state police coordination has been deliberate conserving nationwide safety on the forefront.
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