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Election Commission pronounces 2024 Lok Sabha ballot schedule (Photo: Press convention display screen seize)
Assembly elections 2024: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has unveiled the schedule for the Assembly Elections 2024, coinciding with the Lok Sabha elections. Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh & Sikkim will all go to polls following the identical schedule as the final elections.
This implies that Lok Sabha elections will probably be held in seven phases alongside the state Assembly polls. Polling for the state Assembly elections kicks off on April 19.
Details by State
Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim
Voting for these states will provoke within the first part on April 19. Nomination submitting ends on March 27, with scrutiny on March 28 and withdrawal by March 30.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) gained 41 of the 60 seats within the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly within the 2019 election. The Janata Dal (United) gained seven seats, the National People’s Party (NPP) secured 5, the Congress 4, the People’s Party of Arunachal (PPA) one and Independent candidates secured two.
The Sikkim Assembly holds 32 seats. In the 2019 elections, the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha gained 17, the precise quantity required to kind the federal government.
Andhra Pradesh
With 175 Assembly constituencies, voting takes place through the fourth part of the final elections. Nomination submitting ends on April 25, scrutiny on April 26, and withdrawal by April 29. Voting is scheduled for May 13.
In Andhra Pradesh, the ruling YSR Congress Party, led by Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, secured an enormous victory with 151 out of 175 seats, leaving solely 23 seats for the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). The Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) didn’t make any mark within the earlier elections.
Odisha
Elections in Odisha span throughout 4 phases on May 13, May 20, May 25, and June 1. Nomination submitting dates fluctuate per part, with the final part having nominations till May 14 and withdrawal by May 17.
In the 2019 elections, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) secured a cushty victory with 112 out of 147 seats, whereas BJP and Congress managed to safe 23 and 9 seats respectively.
First Published: Mar 16 2024 | 6:41 PM IST
