The Election Commission of India on Sunday announced the dates of Lok Sabha 2019 elections. Election will be held in seven phases. The date of counting will be May 23.
Poll dates are the following:
Phase I: April 11 (in 91 constituencies, 20 states)
Phase II: April 18 (in 97 constituencies, 13 states)
Phase III: April 23 (in 115 constituencies, 14 states)
Phase IV: April 29 (in 71 constituencies, 9 states)
Phase V: May 6 (in 51 constituencies, 7 states)
Phase VI: May 12 (in 59 constituencies, 7 states)
Phase VII: May 19 (in 59 constituencies, 8 states)
Single phase election will be held in the following 22 states and union territories: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal, Kerala, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Sikkim, Telengana, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Andaman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep, Pondicherry, Chandigarh
There will be two phase election in these four states: Karnataka, Manipur, Rajasthan and Tripura
There will be three-phase elections in these two states: Assam and Chhattisgarh
There will be four-phase election in three states: Jharkahnad, MP, Maha, Odisha
Jammu & Kashmir will have a five-phase election.
No state will have six-phase election.
West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar will have a seven-phase election.
Lok Sabha elections are being held for 543 seats. Elections will also be held in Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Odisha along with the parliamentary polls.
Some of the key points:
*The total number of voters has gone up from 81 crore in 2014 to 90 crore this time.
*Elections will be held in approximately 10 lakh polling stations (this is an increase by 10% from last time).
*The photographs of candidates can be seen on electronic voting machines (EVMs)
*Candidates will have to disclose social media details, apart from other details.
