New Delhi: The Election Commission on Sunday announced the much awaited poll dates for the upcoming general elections. Scroll down to know the schedule!
The Election Commission on Sunday announced that the Lok Sabha election will be held in 7 phases.
The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora said that the Model Code of Conduct has kicked in as the dates are declared for the upcoming 17th general elections.
The polls are set to begin from April 11 and continue till May 19. The counting will be held on May 23.
Nearly 90 crore voters will be eligible to vote for 543 Lok Sabha constituencies across the country.
The voter count has increased almost by 9 crores from 2014’s general election, reported NDTV.
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State-wise poll details:
Phase 1 (April 11)
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)7 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)7 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)7 MP (6), Maharashtra (17), Odisha (6), Rajasthan (13), UP (1), 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 Haryana (10), Jharkhand MP (8), UP (14), West Bengal 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, Lakshwadeweepv 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, Maharashtra
Polling in 5 phases: J&K
Polling in 7 phases: Bihar, UP, West Bengal
Stay tuned for more updates!
