Lok Sabha Elections: Which State Goes to Poll on Which Day, Phase; When Is Counting- Read All Here

The Lok Sabha elections for 543 seats will be held in seven phases from April 19, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced on Saturday. Votes will be counted on June 4. There are 22 States which will go to the polls in a single phase. Four goes in two, two in three, three in four, two in five and three in seven.

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Saturday announced the upcoming Lok Sabha Election schedule. The poll dates were announced via press conference, addressed by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu.

Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases beginning from April 19 and results will be announced on June 4. The other phases will be on April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. Assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim will be held on April 19, and in Andhra Pradesh on May 13. Elections to Odisha assembly will be held in four phases on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1.

Phase 1 (Arunachal- 2 seats; Assam- 5 seats; Bihar- 4; Chhattisgarh- 1; MP- 6; Maharashtra- 5; Manipur-2; Meghalaya-2; Mizoram-1; Nagaland-1; Rajasthan-12; Sikkim-1; Tamil Nadu- 39; Tripura-1; Uttar Pradesh-8; Uttarakhand-5; West Bengal-3; Andaman & Nicobar- 1; J&K- 1; Lakshadweep-1; Puducherry-1)

• Announcement and Issue of Press Note: March 16, 2024
• Date of Issue of Gazette Notification: March 20, 2024
• Last Date of Making Nominations: March 27, 2024 (March 28- Only for Bihar)
• Date for Scrutiny of Nominations: March 28, 2024
• Last Date for Withdrawal of Candidatures: March 30, 2024
• Date of Poll: April 19, 2024
• Date of Counting: June 4, 2024
• Date before which elections shall be completed: June 6, 2024
  

  Loksabha Election First Phase

Phase 2 (Assam-5; Bihar-5; Chhattisgarh-3; Karnataka-14; Kerala-20; Madhya Pradesh- 7; Maharashtra- 8; Manipur-1; Rajasthan-13; Tripura-1; UP- 8; West Bengal- 3; J&K- 1)

• Announcement and Issue of Press Note: March 16, 2024
• Date of Issue of Gazette Notification: March 28, 2024
• Last Date of Making Nominations: April 4, 2024
• Date for Scrutiny of Nominations: April 5, 2024
• Last Date for Withdrawal of Candidatures: April 8, 2024
• Date of Poll: April 26, 2024
• Date of Counting: June 4, 2024
• Date before which elections shall be completed: June 6, 2024
  

  Loksabha Election Second Phase

Phase 3 (Assam- 4; Bihar- 5; Chattisgarh- 7; Goa- 2; Gujarat- 26; Karnataka- 14; Madhya Pradesh- 8; Maharashtra- 11; Uttar Pradesh- 10; West Bengal- 4; Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu- 2; J&K - 1)

• Announcement and Issue of Press Note: March 16, 2024
• Date of Issue of Gazette Notification: April 12, 2024
• Last Date of Making Nominations: April 19, 2024
• Date for Scrutiny of Nominations: April 20, 2024
• Last Date for Withdrawal of Candidatures: April 22, 2024
• Date of Poll: May 7, 2024
• Date of Counting: June 4, 2024
• Date before which elections shall be completed: June 6, 2024
  

  Loksabha Election Third Phase

Phase 4 (Andhra Pradesh- 25; Bihar-5; Jharkhand- 4; Madhya Pradesh-8; Maharashtra- 11; Odisha-4; Telangana-17; UP- 13; West Bengal- 8; J&K- 1)

• Announcement and Issue of Press Note: March 16, 2024
• Date of Issue of Gazette Notification: April 18, 2024
• Last Date of Making Nominations: April 25, 2024
• Date for Scrutiny of Nominations: April 26, 2024
• Last Date for Withdrawal of Candidatures: April 29, 2024
• Date of Poll: May 13, 2024
• Date of Counting: June 4, 2024
• Date before which elections shall be completed: June 6, 2024
  

  Loksabha Election Fourth Phase

Phase 5 (Bihar- 5; Jharkhand- 3; Maharashtra- 13; Odisha- 5; Uttar Pradesh-14; West Bengal- 7; J&K- 1; Ladakh- 1)

• Announcement and Issue of Press Note: March 16, 2024
• Date of Issue of Gazette Notification: April 26, 2024
• Last Date of Making Nominations: May 3, 2024
• Date for Scrutiny of Nominations: May 4, 2024
• Last Date for Withdrawal of Candidatures: May 6, 2024
• Date of Poll: May 20, 2024
• Date of Counting: June 4, 2024
• Date before which elections shall be completed: June 6, 2024
  

  Loksabha Election Fifth Phase

Phase 6 (Bihar-8; Haryana-10; Jharkhand- 4; Odisha- 6; UP-14; West Bengal- 8; NCT Of Delhi- 7)

• Announcement and Issue of Press Note: March 16, 2024
• Date of Issue of Gazette Notification: April 29, 2024
• Last Date of Making Nominations: May 6, 2024
• Date for Scrutiny of Nominations: May 7, 2024
• Last Date for Withdrawal of Candidatures: May 9, 2024
• Date of Poll: May 25, 2024
• Date of Counting: June 4, 2024
• Date before which elections shall be completed: June 6, 2024
  

  Loksabha Election Sixth Phase

Phase 7 (Bihar- 8; Himachal- 4; Jharkhand- 3; Odisha- 6; Punjab- 13; Uttar Pradesh- 13; West Bengal- 9; Chandigarh- 1)

• Announcement and Issue of Press Note: March 16, 2024
• Date of Issue of Gazette Notification: May 7, 2024
• Last Date of Making Nominations: May 14, 2024
• Date for Scrutiny of Nominations: May 15, 2024
• Last Date for Withdrawal of Candidatures: May 17, 2024
• Date of Poll: June 1, 2024
• Date of Counting: June 4, 2024
• Date before which elections shall be completed: June 6, 2024
  

  Loksabha Election Seventh Phase