New Delhi: The Election Commission declared the schedule for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 on Saturday (March 16). The General Elections 2024 for the 18th Lok Sabha will be held in seven phases, ranging from April 19. The outcomes will be declared on June 1. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar together with newly-appointed Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu introduced the much-anticipated poll dates for the 2024 parliamentary polls. The Election Commission stated 102 constituencies will go for polls in the first part on April 19, adopted by 89 constituencies in the second part on April 26. The third part will be held on May 7, the fourth on May 13, the fifth on May 20, the sixth on May 25 and the seventh and the final part on June 1. In the first part, 102 constituencies will go for polls, 89 constituencies in the second part, 94 constituencies in the third, 96 in the fourth part, 49 in the fifth part, 57 in the sixth part and 57 in the seventh part. COMPLETE ELECTION COVERAGE
Andhra Pradesh (25), Arunachal Pradesh (2), Goa (2), Himachal Pradesh (4), Gujarat (26), Haryana (10), Nagaland (1), Meghalaya (2), Kerala (20), Mizoram (1), Sikkim (1), Punjab (13), Telangana (17), Tamil Nadu (39), Delhi (7), Daman and Diu and Dadara and Nagar Haveli (2), Chandigarh (1), Ladakh (1), Uttarakhand (5), Puducherry (1), Lakshadweep (1) and Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1) to have a single part poll. Rajasthan (25), Manipur (2), Tripura (2) and Karnataka (28) to have a two-phase poll, whereas Assam (14) and Chhattisgarh (11) to face a three-phase poll. Jharkhand (14), Odisha (21) and Madhya Pradesh (29) to have a four-phase poll. Jammu and Kashmir (6) and Maharashtra (48) will have five-phase polling and the three huge states Uttar Pradesh (80), West Bengal (42) and Bihar (40) to have seven-phase polling.
Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh (175), Arunachal Pradesh (60), Odisha (147) and Sikkim (32) will even be held concurrently, the Election Commission (EC) stated. However, elections for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, will not be held together with the Lok Sabha Elections 2024.
