General Election 2024 in 7 phases; results on June 4: Election Commission

The Election Commission of India (EC) on Saturday announced the upcoming Lok Sabha election dates. As per EC’s announcement, Lok Sabha polling will be conducted in seven phases, between April 19 and June 1, followed by counting of votes on June 4.

Phase I will be held on April 19, Phase II on April 26, Phase III on May 7, Phase IV on May 13, Phase V on May 20, Phase VI on May 25, and Phase VII on June 1.

The General elections in Delhi will be held in one phase for all 7 Lok Sabha seats.

The model code of conduct has come into force starting the evening of March 16 and will remain in force even after the polling on June 1 till the entire process of counting is completed on June 4.

The 2019 Lok Sabha elections were held in seven phases between April 11 to May 12, while the 2014 general elections were held in nine phases. Around 1 million polling booths were set up across the country, up from 90,000 in 2014, to enable 912 million people eligible to vote. The voter turnout was over 67 per cent. The last general elections saw the highest women participation in voting so far and recorded the highest voter turnout.

— Election Commission of India (@ECISVEEP) March 16, 2024

The Election Commission also announced that the by-polls in 26 constituencies and four state Assemblies will take place simultaneously with the Parliament elections. This means the dates for the by-polls and the four state Assembly elections in Odisha, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh will be done simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polling.

First Published: Mar 16 2024 | 4:08 PM IST

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