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The Lok Sabha elections 2024 will be held between April 19 and June 1 across seven phases, the Election Commission (EC) announced on March 16 (Saturday). The counting of votes cast in the polls will be held on June 4. The seven phases will cover 543 constituencies.
Simultaneously, Assembly polls will also be held in four states— Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim, the results for which will be announced on June 4.
With the EC’s announcement, the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) comes into effect immediately.
| Phases | Voting date | States |
| Phase 1 | April 19 | 21 |
| Phase 2 | April 26 | 13 |
| Phase 3 | May 7 | 12 |
| Phase 4 | May 13 | 10 |
| Phase 5 | May 20 | 8 |
| Phase 6 | May 25 | 7 |
| Phase 7 | June 1 | 8 |
The first phase of polling will be held on April 19, covering 102 parliamentary constituencies across 21 states.
Key dates for Phase 1 of Lok Sabha elections 2024
| Date of notification | March 20 |
| Last date of filing nomination | March 27 |
| Scrutiny of nominations | March 28 |
| Polling date | April 19 |
| Result | June 4 |
The second phase of polling will be held on April 26, covering 89 parliamentary constituencies across 13 states.
Key dates for Phase 2 of Lok Sabha elections 2024
| Date of notification | March 28 |
| Last date of filing nomination | April 4 |
| Scrutiny of nominations | April 5 |
| Polling date | April 26 |
| Result | June 4 |
The third phase of polling will be held on May 7, covering 94 parliamentary constituencies across 12 states.
Key dates for Phase 3 of Lok Sabha elections 2024
| Date of notification | April 12 |
| Last date of filing nomination | April 19 |
| Scrutiny of nominations | April 20 |
| Polling date | May 7 |
| Result | June 4 |
The fourth phase of polling will be held on May 13, covering 96 parliamentary constituencies across 10 states.
Key dates for Phase 4 of Lok Sabha elections 2024
| Date of notification | April 18 |
| Last date of filing nomination | April 25 |
| Scrutiny of nominations | April 26 |
| Polling date | May 13 |
| Result | June 4 |
The fifth phase of polling will be held on May 20, covering 49 parliamentary constituencies across eight states.
Key dates for Phase 5 of Lok Sabha elections 2024
| Date of notification | April 26 |
| Last date of filing nomination | May 3 |
| Scrutiny of nominations | May 4 |
| Polling date | May 20 |
| Result | June 4 |
The sixth phase of polling will be held on May 25, covering 57 parliamentary constituencies across seven states.
Key dates for Phase 6 of Lok Sabha elections 2024
| Date of notification | April 29 |
| Last date of filing nomination | May 6 |
| Scrutiny of nominations | May 7 |
| Polling date | May 25 |
| Result | June 4 |
The seventh phase of polling will be held on June 1, covering 57 parliamentary constituencies across eight states.
Key dates for Phase 7 of Lok Sabha elections 2024
| Date of notification | May 7 |
| Last date of filing nomination | May 14 |
| Scrutiny of nominations | May 15 |
| Polling date | June 1 |
| Result | June 4 |
| Phase | States and UTs | Constituencies |
| April 19 | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep, Puducherry | Arunachal West, Arunachal East, Kaziranga, Sonitpur, Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Aurangabad, Gaya, Nawada, Jamui, Bastar, Sidhi, Shahdol, Jabalpur, Mandla, Balaghat, Chhindwara, Ramtek, Nagpur, Bhandara – Gondiya, Gadchiroli – Chimur, Chandrapur, Inner Manipur, Outer Manipur, Shillong, Tura, Mizoram, Nagaland, Ganganagar, Bikaner, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Jaipur Rural, Jaipur, Alwar, Bharatpur, Karauli-Dholpur, Dausa, Nagaur, Sikkim, Tiruvallur, Chennai North, Chennai South, Chennai Central, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram, Arakkonam, Vellore, Krishnagiri, Dharampuri, Tiruvannnamalai, Arani, Viluppuram, Kallakurichi, Salem, Namakkal, Edore, Tiruppur, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Pollachi, Dindigul, Karur, Tiruchirappalli, PErambalur, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Thankjavur, Sivaganga, Madurai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukkudi, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari, Tripura West, “Saharanpur, Kairana, Bijnor, Muzaffarnagar, Nagina, Moradabad, Rampur, Pilibhit, Tehri Garhwal, Garhwal, Almora, Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar, Hardwar, Coochbehar, Alipurduars, Jalpaiguri, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Udhampur, Lakshadweep, Puducherry |
| April 26 | Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir | Darrang-Udalguri, Diphu, Karimganj, Silchar, Nagaon, Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur, Banka, Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund, Kanker, Udupi Chikmagalur, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Chamarajnagar, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South, Chikkballapur, Kolar, Kasargod, Kannur, Vadakara, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Ponnani, Palakkad, Alathur, Thrissur, Chalakudy, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Mavelikkara, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Attingal, Thiruvananthapuram, Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa, Hoshangabad, Betul, Buldhana, Akola, Amravati, Wardha, Yavatmal-Washim, Hingoli, Nanded, Parbhani, Outer Manipur, Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Ajmer, Pali, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, Udaipur, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Rajasmand, Bhilwara, Kota, Jhalawar-Baran, Tripura East, Amroha, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Mathura, Darjeeling, Raiganj, Balurghat, Jammu |
| May 7 | Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Jammu and Kashmir | Kokrajhar, Dhubri, Barpeta, Guwahati, Jhanjharpur, Supaul, Araria, Madhepura, Khagaria, Surguja, Raigarh, Janjgir-Champa, Korba, Bilaspur, Durg, Raipur, North Goa, South Goa, Kachchh, Banaskantha, Patan, Mahesana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad East, Ahmedabad West, Surendrangar, Rajkot, Porbandar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Anand, Kheda, Panchmahal, Dahod, Vadodara, Chhota Udaipur, Bharuch, Bardoli, Surat, Navsari, Valsad, Chikkodi, Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Gulbarga, Raichur, Bidar, Koppal, Bellary, Haveri, Dharwad, Uttara Kannada, Davanagere, Shimoga, Morena, Bhind, Gwalior, Guna, Sagar, Vidisha, Bhopal, Rajgarh, Raigad, Baramati, Osmanabad, Latur, Solapur, Madha, Sangli, Satara, Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, Kolhapur, Hatkanangle, Sambhal, Hathras, Agra, Fatehpur Sikri, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Etah, Badaun, Aonla, Bareilly, Maldaha Uttar, Maldaha Dakshin, Jangipur, Murshidabad, Dadar and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Anantnag-Rajouri |
| May 13 | Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir | Araku, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Anakapalle, Kakinada, Amalapuram, Rajahmundry, Narsapuram, Eluru, Machilipatnam, Vijayawada, Guntur, Narasaraopet, Baapatla, Ongole, Nandyal, Kurnool, Anantapur, HIndupur, KAdapa, Nellore, Tirupati, Rajampet, Chittoor, Darbhanga, Ujiarpur, Samastipur, Begusarai, Munger, Singhbhum, Khunti, Lohardaga, Palamu, Dewas, Ujjain, Mandsour, Ratlam, Dhar, Indore, Khargone, Khandwa, Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Raver, Jalna, Aurangabad, Maval, Pune, Shirur, Ahmednagar, Shirdi, Beed, Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Berhampur, Koraput, Adilabad, Peddapalle, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Zahirabad, Medak, Malkajgiri, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Chevella, Mahbubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Nalgonda, Bhongir, Warangal, Mahabubabad, Khammam, Shahjahanpur, Kheri, Dhaurahra, Sitapur, Hardoi, Misrikh, Unnao, Farrukhabad, Etawah, Kannauj, Kanpur, Akbarpur, Bahraich, Baharampur, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat, Bardhaman – Purba, Bardhaman – Durgapur, Asansol, Bolpur, Birbhum, Srinagar |
| May 20 | Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh | Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, Saran, Hajipur, Chotra, Kodarma, Hazaribagh, Dhule, Dindori, Nashik, Palghar, Bhiwandi, Kalyan, Thane Mumbai North, Mumbai North – West, Mumbai North – East, Mumbai North – Central, Mumbai South – Central, Mumbai South, Bargarh, Sundargarh, Bolangir, Kandhamal, Aska, Mohanlalganj, Lucknow, rae Bareli, Amethi, Jalaun, Jhansi, Hamirpur, Banda, Fatehpur, Kaushambi, Barabanki, Faizabad, Kaiserganj, Gonda, Bangaon, Barrackpur, Howrah, Uluberia, Sreerampur, Hooghly, Arambag, Baramulla, Ladakh |
| May 25 | Bihar, Haryana, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, NCT of Delhi | Valmiki Nagar, Paschim Champaran, Purvi Champaran, Sheohar, Vaishali, Gopalganj, Siwan, Maharajganj, Ambala, Kurukshetra, Sirsa, Hisar, Karnal, Sonipat, Rohtak, Bhiwani-Mahendragarh, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Giridih, Dhanbad, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Puri, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Sultanpur, Pratapgarh, Phulpur, Allahabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Shrawasti, Domariyaganj, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Lalganj, Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Machhlishahr, Bhadohi, Tamluk, Kanthi, Ghatal, Jhargram, Medinipur, Purulia, Bankura, Bishnupur, Chandni Chowk, North East Delhi, East Delhi, New Delhi, North West Delhi, West Delhi, South Delhi |
| June 1 | Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Odisha, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Chandigarh | Nalanda, Patna Sahib, Pataliputra, Arrah, Buxar, Sasaram, Karakat, Jahanabad, Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur, Shimla, Rajmahal, Dumka, Godda, Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Khadoor Sahib, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Anandpur Sahib, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib, Faridkot, Firozpur, Bathinda, Sangrur, Patiala, Maharajganj, Gorakhpur, Kushi Nagar, Deoria, Bansgaon, Ghosi, Salempur, Ballia, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Robertsganj, Dum Dum, Barasat, Basirhat, Jaynagar, Mathurapur, Diamond Harbour, Jadavpur, Kolkata Dakshin, Kolkata Uttar, Chandigarh |
Here are some of the other key highlights from the Election Commission’s press conference:
The Lok Sabha elections 2024 will involve 10.5 lakh polling stations and 1.5 crore poll officials. More than 55 lakh electronic voting machines (EVMs) will be used in the upcoming elections.
This time, 1.8 crore individuals are expected to cast their vote for the first time. Apart from this, there are 82 lakh voters above the age of 85 in the electoral rolls, 88.4 lakh persons with disabilities, and 19.1 lakh service electors. CEC Rajiv Kumar further noted that there are 948 female voters to every 1,000 male voters.
Some FAQs about the 2024 elections:
The Election Commission announced that 97 crore voters are eligible to vote in the Lok Sabha polls this year. This is an increase of 7 crore voters as compared to the electorate in the 2019 elections.
Over 1.8 crore voters are aged 18 years.
Of the eligible voters, 49.7 are male, 47.1 crore are female and 48,000 have enrolled as transgender.
88.4 lakh voters are persons with disabilities, and 19.1 lakh are service voters.
About 2019 Lok Sabha elections
The 2019 Lok Sabha elections were held in seven phases, between April 11 and May 19, involving nearly 90 crore voters, and the results were declared on May 23.
For the Lok Sabha polls, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal had the longest voting schedule across seven phases. This was followed by J&K in five phases; Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Odisha in four; Assam and Chhattisgarh in three; and, Karnataka, Manipur, Rajasthan and Tripura in two. The remaining states went to poll in a single phase.
It was the first general election with 100 per deployment of voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) units. A VVPAT produces a printout of the vote cast using an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM), which can be shown to the voter to dispel doubts.
Assembly elections for Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim were also held simultaneously, while the EC decided against holding the J&K state polls at the same time for security reasons.
