The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced Lok Sabha and Andhra Pradesh (AP) and a few other states’ Assembly Polls schedule on Sunday. The Voting will be conducted in 7 phases for the Lok Sabha election 2019. The 1st phase of voting will take place on 11th April whereas the last phase will be held on 19th May. The results of the elections will be announced on 23rd May.
The AP Assembly Polls and Telangana and AP Lok Sabha polls have been scheduled in the first phase itself which falls on 11th April. The elections will also be held in other states like Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Odisha – along with parliamentary polls.
Phase 1: 91 Seats: April 11
Phase 2: 97 Seats: April 18
Phase 3: 115 Seats: April 23
Phase 4: 71 Seats: April 29
Phase 5: 51 Seats: May 6
Phase 6: 59 Seats: May 12
Phase 7: 59 Seats: May 19
The term of the Lok Sabha ends on 3rd June.
State-wise poll details:
Phase 1 (11th April)
Andhra (25), Arunachal (2), Assam (5), Bihar (4), Chhattisgarh (1), J&K (2), Maharashtra (7), Manipur (1), Meghalaya (2), Mizoram (1), Nagaland (1), Odisha (4), Sikkim (1), Telangana (17), Tripura (1), UP (8), Uttarakhand (5), West Bengal (2), Andaman (1), Lakshadweep (1); Total (91)
Phase 2 (18th April)
Assam (5), Bihar (5), Chhattisgarh (3), J&K (2), Karnataka (14), Maharashtra (10), Manipur (1), Odisha (5), Tamil Nadu (39), Tripura (1), UP (8), West Bengal (3), Puducherry (1); Total: 97
Phase 3 (23rd April)
Assam (4), Bihar (5), Chhattisgarh (7), Gujarat (26), Goa (2), J&K (1), Karnataka (14), Kerala (20), Maharashtra (14), Odisha (6), UP (10), West Bengal (5), Dadra and Nagar Haveli (1), Daman and Diu (1); Total: 115
Phase 4 (29th April)
Bihar (5), J&K (1), Jharkhand (3), MP (6), Maharashtra (17), Odisha (6), Rajasthan (13), UP (13), West Bengal (8); Total: 71
Phase 5 (6th May)
Bihar (5), J&K (2), Jharkhand (4), MP (7), Rajasthan (12), UP (14), West Bengal (7); Total: 51
Phase 6 (12th May)
Bihar (8), Haryana (10), Jharkhand (4), MP (8), UP (14), West Bengal (8), Delhi-NCR (7); Total: 59
Phase 7 (19th May)
Bihar (8), Jharkhand (3), MP (8), Punjab (13), West Bengal (9), Chandigarh (1), UP (13), Himachal (4); Total: 59
States which will have polling in one phase: Andhra Pradesh, Himachal, Kerala, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Sikkim, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Andaman, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Lakshwadeweep, Delhi, Puducherry, Chandigarh.
Polling in 2 phases: Karnataka, Manipur, Rajasthan, Tripura
Polling in 3 phases: Assam, Chattisgarh
Polling in 4 Phases: Jharkhand, Madya Pradesh
Polling in 5 phases: J&K
Polling in 7 phases: Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
The Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said that around 90 Cr people have been registered as voters for the 2019 general election. It includes 1.5 Cr new voters in the age group of 18 -19.
Yesterday, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on his twitter, “Best wishes to the Election Commission, all those officials and security personnel who will be on the field, across the length and breadth of India assuring smooth elections. India is very proud of the EC for assiduously organising elections for several years.”