File photo of women voting at EVM machines
Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases from April 11 to May 19, setting up a contest between Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is seeking a second term and Opposition parties trying to stitch up a coalition against his Bharatiya Janata Party.
Votes will be counted on May 23, said Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora in New Delhi on Sunday.
Elections for Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Odisha to be held simultaneously along with Lok Sabha polls.
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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.
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Assembly elections in 4 states along with parliamentary polls
Elections for Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Odisha to be held simultaneously along with Lok Sabha polls.
05:47 PM
Election Data
Phase Date No of constituencies No of States
1 11-Apr 91 20
2 18-Apr 97 19
3 23-Apr 115 14
4 29-Apr 71 9
5 6-May 51 7
6 12-May 59 7
7 19-May 59 8
05:42 PM
3 states to have 7-phase elections
Seven-phase elections in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal
05:38 PM
Poll dates out
Lok Sabha elections to be held in seven phases from April 11 to May 19, counting of votes on May 23
05:31 PM
Seven-phase Lok Sabha election
Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phase: Election Commission
05:28 PM
Social media check
Candidates have to report their social media accounts to the Election Commission. They have to report their expense on social media campaigns
05:23 PM
Android app for voters to complain
Voters can use an Android app to record malpractice during elections and send it to the Election Commission. A government official is duty bound to respond to the complaint within 100 minutes: Chief election commissioner Sunil Arora
05:16 PM
VVPAT to be used at election booths
Voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) will be used at all election booths in the elections
05:14 PM
10 lakh voting booths
There will 10 lakh voting booths in these elections. An auxillary voting booth can be opened at the last moment: Chief election commissioner Sunil Arora.
05:09 PM
Exams and festivals kept in mind for election schedule
While finalising poll dates, Election Commission kept in mind exam schedules, festivals, harvest season and weather: Chief election commissioner Sunil Arora.
05:06 PM
Meetings and discussions to prepare for elections
Commission started preparing for elections with a series of meetings. Several meetings were held with union home secretary and his team: Chief election commissioner Sunil Arora
05:02 PM
Election Commission press conference begins
Chief election commissioner Sunil Arora begins press conference to announce Lok Sabha election schedule.
05:01 PM
BJP, Congress say confident of victory
“We are forming a government on our own,” says Desh Ratan Nigam on NDTV TV channel ahead of the election schedule. Not at all, says Aishwarya Mahadev of the Congress party.
04:41 PM
Sushma's statement sets tone for BJP's election campaign
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tells BJP workers the party will in its elections campaign attack the Opposition for “questioning” the armed forces about the
Indian Air Force's strike on a terrorist camp in Pakistan. "We should ask questions about whether our jawans should count the dead bodies (after dropping bombs on
terror camps) or return safely after carrying out the air strike. BJP workers should ask counter-questions to those who raise doubts about the impact of our air
strike," Swaraj says in Delhi.
04:40 PM
Model code of conduct
The Election Commission's model code of conduct will come into effect once the commission finishes announcing the poll schedule. The code bars central and state
governments from making any policy decisions or inaugurate new projects from the moment polls are announced till the end of the electoral process.
04:39 PM
All eyes on Election Commission's press conference
Chief election commissioner Sunil Arora, election commissioner Ashok Lavasa, and election commissioner Sushil Chandra will announce the schedule at Vigyan Bhawan, the convention centre for government events in Delhi.
04:35 PM
EC to announce Lok Sabha poll schedule at 5 pm today
The poll panel will be holding a press conference at 5 pm at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi
Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases from April 11 to May 19, setting up a contest between Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is seeking a second term and Opposition parties trying to stitch up a coalition against his Bharatiya Janata Party.
Votes will be counted on May 23, said Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora in New Delhi on Sunday.
Elections for Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Odisha to be held simultaneously along with Lok Sabha polls.
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06:06 PM
Festival of democracy begins, says PM Modi
Narendra Modi
✔
@narendramodi
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.
18.5K
6:03 PM - Mar 10, 2019
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5,873 people are talking about this
06:01 PM
Assembly elections in 4 states along with parliamentary polls
Elections for Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Odisha to be held simultaneously along with Lok Sabha polls.
05:47 PM
Election Data
Phase Date No of constituencies No of States
1 11-Apr 91 20
2 18-Apr 97 19
3 23-Apr 115 14
4 29-Apr 71 9
5 6-May 51 7
6 12-May 59 7
7 19-May 59 8
05:42 PM
3 states to have 7-phase elections
Seven-phase elections in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal
05:38 PM
Poll dates out
Lok Sabha elections to be held in seven phases from April 11 to May 19, counting of votes on May 23
05:31 PM
Seven-phase Lok Sabha election
Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phase: Election Commission
05:28 PM
Social media check
Candidates have to report their social media accounts to the Election Commission. They have to report their expense on social media campaigns
05:23 PM
Android app for voters to complain
Voters can use an Android app to record malpractice during elections and send it to the Election Commission. A government official is duty bound to respond to the complaint within 100 minutes: Chief election commissioner Sunil Arora
05:16 PM
VVPAT to be used at election booths
Voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) will be used at all election booths in the elections
05:14 PM
10 lakh voting booths
There will 10 lakh voting booths in these elections. An auxillary voting booth can be opened at the last moment: Chief election commissioner Sunil Arora.
05:09 PM
Exams and festivals kept in mind for election schedule
While finalising poll dates, Election Commission kept in mind exam schedules, festivals, harvest season and weather: Chief election commissioner Sunil Arora.
05:06 PM
Meetings and discussions to prepare for elections
Commission started preparing for elections with a series of meetings. Several meetings were held with union home secretary and his team: Chief election commissioner Sunil Arora
05:02 PM
Election Commission press conference begins
Chief election commissioner Sunil Arora begins press conference to announce Lok Sabha election schedule.
05:01 PM
BJP, Congress say confident of victory
“We are forming a government on our own,” says Desh Ratan Nigam on NDTV TV channel ahead of the election schedule. Not at all, says Aishwarya Mahadev of the Congress party.
04:41 PM
Sushma's statement sets tone for BJP's election campaign
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tells BJP workers the party will in its elections campaign attack the Opposition for “questioning” the armed forces about the
Indian Air Force's strike on a terrorist camp in Pakistan. "We should ask questions about whether our jawans should count the dead bodies (after dropping bombs on
terror camps) or return safely after carrying out the air strike. BJP workers should ask counter-questions to those who raise doubts about the impact of our air
strike," Swaraj says in Delhi.
04:40 PM
Model code of conduct
The Election Commission's model code of conduct will come into effect once the commission finishes announcing the poll schedule. The code bars central and state
governments from making any policy decisions or inaugurate new projects from the moment polls are announced till the end of the electoral process.
04:39 PM
All eyes on Election Commission's press conference
Chief election commissioner Sunil Arora, election commissioner Ashok Lavasa, and election commissioner Sushil Chandra will announce the schedule at Vigyan Bhawan, the convention centre for government events in Delhi.
04:35 PM
EC to announce Lok Sabha poll schedule at 5 pm today
The poll panel will be holding a press conference at 5 pm at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi
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