The Election Commission of India, in a press convention on Saturday, introduced the entire polling schedule for the Lok Sabha elections 2024. As per the election fee, the polling for the final elections will happen in seven phases between April 19 and June 1. Phase I’ll witness voting in 102 constituencies in 21 states and Union territories (UT).
The counting of votes for all polls will executed on June 4.
There are a complete of 543 seats within the Lok Sabha. Of this, 412 are for common, whereas 84 are reserved for Scheduled caste (SC) candidates, and 47 for Scheduled tribe (ST) candidates.
Of all of the states and UTs, 22 will go to polls in a single part, 4 can have two ballot dates, two have three ballot dates, three have ballot dates, two have 5 ballot dates, and three states have seven ballot dates.
Here is the whole lot it’s essential to learn about Phase 1 of the 2024 common elections.
Lok Sabha elections 2024 Phase I: Key dates
Date of subject of gazette notification: March 20
Last date for candidates to submit their nominations: March 27 (Wednesday); March 28 (Thursday) for Bihar
Last date for the withdrawal of candidature: March 30 (Saturday); April 2 (Tuesday) for Bihar
Date of polls: April 19 (Friday)
Counting of votes: June 4 (Tuesday)
 "Phase 1 Lok Sabha election schedule")
Photo: Election Commission of India
Lok Sabha elections 2024 Phase I: States going to polls
Arunachal Pradesh: All two seats of Arunachal Pradesh will go to polls on April 19
Assam: 14 seats in Assam will go to polls over three phases. 5 seats will go to polls on April 19, adopted by April 26 and May 7 for Phases II and III, respectively.
Bihar: 40 seats of Bihar will go to polls over all seven phases. The first part will see 4 seats go to polls on April 19.
Chhattisgarh: Chhattisgarh will go to polls within the first three phases. Out of the 11 Lok Sabha seats, 1 will go to polls in Phase I on April 19.
Madhya Pradesh: Of the 29 seats in Madhya Pradesh, six will go to polls in Phase I on April 19. The remaining will likely be carried out over Phase II, Phase III, and Phase IV.
Maharashtra: Maharashtra will go to polls over the 5 phases. Of the 48 seats, voting for 5 seats will likely be executed in Phase I on April 19.
Manipur: Both seats in Manipur will go to polls in Phase I on April 19. One of the constituencies will go to polls in two phases – Phase I and Phase II.
Mizoram: Polling for the Mizoram Lok Sabha seat will likely be carried out in a single part on April 19.
Nagaland: Voting for the Nagaland Lok Sabha seat will likely be carried out in a single part on April 19.
Rajasthan: Voting will likely be carried out over two phases in Rajasthan. Of the 25 seats, 12 will go to polls in Phase I on April 19.
Sikkim: Voting for the Sikkim Lok Sabha seat will likely be carried out in a single part on April 19.
Tamil Nadu: Voting for all 39 Lok Sabha seats will likely be carried out in a single part on April 19.
Telangana: Voting for all 17 Lok Sabha seats will likely be carried out in a single part on April 19.
Tripura: Polling for the Tripura Lok Sabha seat will likely be carried out in two phases. Of the 2 seats, one will go to polls in Phase I on April 19.
Uttar Pradesh: 80 seats of Uttar Pradesh will go to polls over all seven phases. The first part will see 8 seats go to polls on April 19.
Uttarakhand: All 5 seats will go to polls in a single part on April 19.
West Bengal: 42 seats will go to polls over all seven phases. The first part will see three seats go to polls on April 19.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Voting for this Lok Sabha seat will likely be carried out in a single part on April 19.
Jammu and Kashmir: Five seats in J&Okay will likely be carried out over 5 phases. One seat will go into voting on April 19.
Lakshadweep: The voting for the Lakshadweep Lok Sabha seat will likely be carried out in a single part on April 19.
First Published: Mar 16 2024 | 5:04 PM IST
