Lok Sabha elections 2024 will take place in seven phases from April 19 to June 1 and the counting of votes will take place on June 4, the Election Commission announced at a media briefing in the national capital.
During the briefing, chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar also announced that assembly elections will be held in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim in a single phase while Odisha will vote in four phases.
"Assembly polls will take place in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim on April 19 while Andhra Pradesh will vote on May 13. Four-phase elections will take place in Odisha on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1," he said.
He said that there are many as 97 crore eligible voters in India, of which 1.8 crore will be first-time voters.
He said that 10.5 lakhs polling stations will be set up for the elections with 1.5 crore polling officials and security staff, 55 lakh EVMs, 4 lakh vehicles.
Here's the full state-wise schedule
| Date | States |
| April 19 | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, MP, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, UP, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Andaman, J&K, Lakshadweep, Puducherry |
| April 26 | Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, MP, Maharashtra, Manipur, Rajasthan, Tripura |
| May 7 | Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, MP, Maharashtra, UP, West Bengal, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, J&K |
| May 13 | Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, MP, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana, UP, West Bengal, J&K |
| May 20 | Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Odisha, UP, Andaman, J&K, Ladakh |
| May 25 | Bihar, Haryana, Jharkhand, Odisha, UP, West Bengal, Delhi |
| June 1 | Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Punjab, UP, West Bengal, Chandigarh |
After the poll date announcement, PM Modi said on X that BJP-NDA are fully prepared for the elections.
"The biggest festival of democracy is here! EC has announced the 2024 Lok Sabha election dates. We, the BJP-NDA, are fully prepared for elections. We are going to the people on the basis of our track record of good governance and service delivery across sectors," he said.
In 2019, the Lok Sabha Elections were held in seven phases from April 11 to May 19. The results were declared on May 23.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is eyeing a third straight term in power after leading BJP to decisive victories in both the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections. In 2024, PM Modi has set a massive target of 400+ seats for the NDA and 370 for BJP.
Meanwhile, top opposition parties, including Congress, have formed a united front called INDIA to stop PM Modi's march to power. The parties have already sealed seat-sharing pacts in several state to pose a united challenge to BJP.
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