Lok Sabha Elections dates announced: Latest Updates
An Indian election officer applies an indelible ink mark on the finger of a woman during the first phase of elections in Dibrugarh, in the northeastern state of Assam, India, Monday, April 7, 2014. India started the world's largest election Monday, with voters in the remote northeast making their way past lush rice paddies and over rickety bamboo bridges to reach the polls. The country's 814 million electorate will vote in stages over the next five weeks. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
The Election Commission already announced the dates for Lok Sabha and some state Assembly elections. Chief Elections Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora said that the elections for the 17th Lok Sabha will be held in seven phases. The elections will be starting on April 11 and continue till May 19. The counting will be held on May 23.
Nearly about 90 crore voters will be eligible to vote for 543 Lok Sabha constituencies across the country. With the announcement of dates the moral code of conduct comes into force immediately .
Lok Sabha Election 2019 schedule
Phase 1- April 11 States- 2 Seats- 91
Phase 2- April 18 States- 13 Seats-97
Phase 3- April 23 States-14 Seats- 115
Phase 4- April 29 States- 9 Seats- 71
Phase 5- May 6 States-7 Seats- 51
Phase 6- May 12 States-7 Seats- 59
Phase 7- May 19 States-8 Seats- 59
State-wise poll details:
Phase 1- April 11 (Seats in bracket)
Andhra (25), Arunachal (2), Assam (5), Bihar (4), Chhattisgarh (1), J&K (2), Maharashtra (7), Manipur (1), Meghalaya (2), Mizoram (1), Nagaland (1), Odisha (4), Sikkim (1), Telangana (17), Tripura (1), UP (8), Uttarakhand (5), West Bengal (2), Andaman (1), Lakshadweep (1); Total 91
Phase 2 -April 18
Assam (5), Bihar (5), Chhattisgarh (3), J&K (2), Karnataka (14), Maharashtra (10), Manipur (1), Odisha (5), Tamil Nadu (39), Tripura (1), UP (8), West Bengal (3), Puducherry (1); Total: 97
Phase 3 – April 23
Assam (4), Bihar (5), Chhattisgarh (7), Gujarat (26), Goa (2), J&K (1), Karnataka (14), Kerala (20), Maharashtra (14), Odisha (6), UP (10), West Bengal (5), Dadra and Nagar Haveli (1), Daman and Diu (1); Total: 115
Phase 4 – April 29
Bihar (5), J&K (1), Jharkhand (3), MP (6), Maharashtra (17), Odisha (6), Rajasthan (13), UP (13), West Bengal (8); Total: 71
Phase 5 – May 6
Bihar (5), J&K (2), Jharkhand (4), MP (7), Rajasthan (12), UP (14), West Bengal (7); Total: 51
Phase 6 – May 12
Bihar (8), Haryana (10), Jharkhand (4), MP (8), UP (14), West Bengal (8), Delhi-NCR (7); Total: 59
Phase 7 – May 19
Bihar (8), Jharkhand (3), MP (8), Punjab (13), West Bengal (9), Chandigarh (1), UP (13), Himachal (4); Total: 59
States which will have polling in one phase: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal, Kerala, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Sikkim, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Andaman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Lakshwadeweep, Delhi, Puducherry, Chandigarh.
Polling in 2 phases: Karnataka, Manipur, Rajasthan, Tripura
Polling in 3 phases: Assam, Chattisgarh
Polling in 4 Phases: Jharkhand,Madya Pradesh , Odisha, ..
Polling in 5 phases: J&K
Polling in 7 phases: Bihar, UP, West Bengal
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