Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE UPDATES: The Lok Sabha polls shall be held in seven phases unfold over 44 days beginning April 19 in the world’s largest election, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi eyeing a 3rd consecutive time period in workplace. Congress chief Kamal Nath’s son Nakul to file his nomination papers in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara today (March 26). Counting of votes shall 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 ballot schedule to elect the 543-member Lok Sabha, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar mentioned 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 shall be held on April 19, and in Andhra Pradesh on May 13. Elections to the Odisha meeting shall be held in 4 phases on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1.
