Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Schedule : Dates, Phases, and Highlights l Polls begin on April 19, counting on June 4.
The Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar, announced the dates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections today. The elections will happen in 7 phases, starting from April 19 and finishing on June 1. The results will be declared on June 4. He also mentioned that the assembly polls for Andhra Pradesh will be on May 13, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh on April 19, and Odisha on May 13.
In a press conference, the Election Commission stated that they are working to address issues like muscle power, money influence, spreading false information, and violations of the Model Code of Conduct, which can affect fair elections.
Approximately 97 crore people are eligible to vote in the upcoming elections. Voters above 85 years old will be allowed to vote from their homes. The Election Commission assured that basic facilities like drinking water and toilets will be available at all polling booths.
The current Lok Sabha’s term ends on June 16, and a new House must be formed before that. The terms of four state assemblies also end in June.
In the last general elections, the BJP won 303 seats, aiming for a third consecutive term, while the Congress secured 52 seats. These elections are crucial for the Opposition parties, as they strive to challenge the BJP’s dominance.
In this article we’ll discuss the Schedule of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in India along with the opinion polls.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Schedule
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Schedule
Today the Election Commission of India has announced the dates of the 2024 General Elections. The dates were announced today by the poll panel at 3 PM. The ECI has ensured that the polls happen smoothly which is why like last year this year also they will spread the polls in seven phases followed by the result.
The tenure for the 17th lok sabha will end in June and the election dates for the 18 th lok sabha has been declared by the Election Commission of India. The elections will start from 19th of April.
Lok Sabha Election 2024 schedule
| Phase | Date | States/UTs | Constituencies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 | April 19 | 21 | 102 |
| Phase 2 | April 26 | 13 | 89 |
| Phase 3 | May 7 | 12 | 94 |
| Phase 4 | May 13 | 10 | 96 |
| Phase 5 | May 20 | 8 | 49 |
| Phase 6 | May 25 | 7 | 57 |
| Phase 7 | June 1 | 8 | 57 |
The phase I polling for the Lok Sabha elections will be held on April 19. The phase I polls will be held in 102 Lok Sabha or parliamentary constituencies in a total of 21 states.
The states that are going to the poll in phase I of the Lok Sabha election are: Arunachal Pradesh (2 constituencies), Assam (5), Bihar (4), Chhattisgarh (1), Madhya Pradesh (6), Maharashtra (5), Manipur (2), Meghalaya (2), Mizoram (1), Nagaland (1), Rajasthan (12), Sikkim (1), Tamil Nadu (39), Tripura (1), Uttar Prdaesh (8), Uttarakhand (5), West Bengal (3), Andaman and Nicobar (1), J&K (1), Lakshadweep (1), Puducherry (1).
| Date of notification | April 12 |
|---|---|
| Last date of filing nomination | April 19 |
| Scrutiny of nominations | April 20 |
| Polling date | May 7 |
| Result | June 4 |
The elections will be held in seven phases, with the first on April 19, the second on April 26, the third on May 7, the fourth on May 13, the fifth on May 20, the sixth on May 25, and the seventh on June 1.
| STATES/UTS | SEATS | 1 (APRIL 19) | 2 (APRIL 26) | 3(MAY 7) | 4 (MAY 13) | 5(MAY 20) | 6(MAY 25) | 7(JUNE 1) | |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 3 | Assam | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 4 | Bihar | 40 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||||
| 6 | Goa | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 7 | Gujarat | 26 | 26 | ||||||
| 8 | Haryana | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| 10 | Jharkhand | 14 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 11 | Karnataka | 28 | 14 | 14 | |||||
| 12 | Kerala | 20 | 20 | ||||||
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh | 29 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |||
| 14 | Maharashtra | 48 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | ||
| 15 | Manipur | 2 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 16 | Meghalaya | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 17 | Mizoram | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 18 | Nagaland | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 19 | Odisha | 21 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |||
| 20 | Punjab | 13 | 13 | ||||||
| 21 | Rajasthan | 25 | 12 | 13 | |||||
| 22 | Sikkim | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 23 | Tamil Nadu | 39 | 39 | ||||||
| 24 | Telangana | 17 | 17 | ||||||
| 25 | Tripura | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | 80 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
| 27 | Uttarakhand | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| 28 | West Bengal | 42 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 29 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 30 | Chandigarh | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 31 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 32 | Jammu and Kashmir | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 33 | Ladakh | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 34 | Lakshadweep | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 35 | NCT of Delhi | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| 36 | Puducherry | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Total PCs | 543 | 102 | 89 | 94 | 96 | 49 | 57 | 57 | |
| No. of States/UTs on each Poll Day | 21 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Date of Counting of Votes |
- Polling in single phase: Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Ladakh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Sikkim, Puducherry, Telangana and Tamil Nadu.
- Polling in 2 phases: Karnataka, Manipur, Rajasthan, Tripura
- Polling in 3 phases: Assam, Chhattisgarh
- Polling in 4 phases: Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha
- Polling in 5 phases: Maharashtra, Jammu and Kashmir
- Polling in 7 phases: Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 : India’s Voters In Numbers
- 96.8 crore voters
- 49.7 crore male voters
- 47.1 crore women voters
- 1.8 crore first-time voters
- 88.4 lakh persons with disabilities
- 19.1 lakh service electors
- 82 lakh voter are 85+ years old
- 48,000 transgender voters
- 19.74 crore young voters (20-29 year olds)
- 2.18 crore centenarian voters
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Schedule –
Second-longest poll exercise
This parliamentary election — which is considered to be heavily stacked in favour of the ruling National Democratic Alliance led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the Opposition INDIA bloc struggling to keep its flock together — will be the second longest polling exercise in India’s electoral history. The longest so far was the country’s first general election, which was held over a five-month period between September 1951 and February 1952.
Vote from home for seniors, PwD
India has a total of 96.8 crore registered voters, of which 49.72 crore are men and 47.1 crore are women. There are 1.82 crore first time electors, of which 85 lakh are women. Mr. Kumar said that the gender ratio among electors has improved significantly to 948 women for every 1,000 men, noting that there are more women than men voters in 12 States.
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