Lok Sabha elections 2024: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday (today) will announce the poll schedule for the Lok Sabha elections. The polls are anticipated to happen in a number of phases. The poll body will tackle a press convention at 3 pm today to announce the polling dates.
Apart from Lok Sabha elections, the polling schedule for Assembly elections in 4 states together with Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh can also be anticipated to be announced.
The election fee can even inform concerning the variety of polling cubicles that can be arrange for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections throughout the nation. It can even give insights into the safety preparations throughout the upcoming elections.
When the time period of current Lok Sabha ends?
The time period of the current Lok Sabha ends on June 16 and a brand new House has to be constituted earlier than that. The time period of the assemblies in Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Odisha is coming to an finish on varied dates in June.
Last time the Lok Sabha polls had been announced on March 10 and held in seven phases starting April 11. Votes had been counted on May 23.
In 2014 additionally, the EC had despatched invitations for its poll schedule press convention a day upfront. The invite was despatched within the night for the presser to be held early subsequent day.
Nearly 97 crore persons are eligible to solid vote within the upcoming polls at over 12 lakh polling stations.
In the final parliamentary polls, the BJP had received 303 seats whereas the Congress acquired 52 seats. It couldn’t muster sufficient numbers to declare the place of Leader of the Opposition within the Lok Sabha.
The 2024 parliamentary polls are being seen as a do or die battle for the opposition I.N.D.I.A bloc.
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