Dates of Lok Sabha election in 2024 LIVE news updates
The dates for the elections to fill 543 Lok Sabha seats have been set by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Beginning on April 19, there will be seven phases to the elections, with counting taking place on June 4.
96.8 crore individuals are eligible to vote in the next elections at more than 12 lakh voting places, according to CEC Rajiv Kumar.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Saturday that the Lok Sabha elections 2024 will take place in seven stages, with the first and last phases of voting taking place on April 19 and June 1, respectively. This will be the world’s largest democratic exercise, with 96.8 crore eligible voters, including 47.1 crore women.
On June 4, the votes for all 543 Lok Sabha seats will be counted.
The entire schedule for the Lok Sabha elections 2024:
- April 19, 2024 Phase 1.
- April 26, 2024 phase 2
- May 7 2024, Phases 3
- May 13, 2024 is Phase 4
- May 20, 2024, Phase 5
- May 25, 2024, is Phase 6.
- Phase Seven: June 1, 2024
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June 4th: Counting
LIVE updates for the Lok Sabha Election of 2024: The Election Commission of India (ECI), chaired by CEC Rajiv Kumar, announced the dates of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2024 at a press conference. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar declared on Saturday that the general election for 543 Lok Sabha seats would take place in seven stages starting on April 19. On June 4, there will be a counting.The date of the 2024 Lok Sabha election was revealed two days after Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu were appointed as new Election Commissioners. Following Arun Goel’s abrupt departure last week and Anup Chandra Pandey’s retirement on February 14, the new ECs were appointed.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has set strict guidelines for political parties, candidates, and the government regarding their speeches, announcements, election manifestos, and other related matters. The Model Code of Conduct (MCC) will take effect following the announcement of the Lok Sabha election date in 2024.
The ‘Know Your Candidate’ (KYC) app is released by EC for voters.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said the poll watchdog has launched a new mobile application called Know Your Candidate (KYC) that will allow voters to find out if any electoral candidate in their constituency has criminal antecedents before announcing the dates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections at a packed press conference in the nation’s capital on Saturday.
The chief election commissioner announced that the program is now accessible for download on both the iOS and Android operating systems.
The head of the election commission went on to describe the new software, saying, “We have developed a new mobile application that will allow voters to learn whether a candidate seeking to represent them in the Lok Sabha has a criminal record. Called KYC know your candidate.
