In a significant development, the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) unveiled the schedule for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 on Saturday, March 16th. The hugely anticipated polls across all states and union territories will be conducted in seven phases, beginning on April 19.
According to the schedule, voting will be held in a total of 22 states and UTs in just one day. Meanwhile, three states will go through the polling process in all seven phases. As expected, Uttar Pradesh, which is the biggest state in India population-wise, will see polls on all seven dates, along with Bihar and West Bengal.
Meanwhile, voting will be conducted in a single phase in all UTs, except the newly created Jammu and Kashmir, where polling will be conducted in five phases.
Here’s a complete breakdown of how all the states and UTs will vote in how many phases:
– States and UTs with single poll date (22): Voting date – April 19
Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar island, Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Ladakh, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Puducherry, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Telangana, Uttarakhand, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.
– Two phase voting in 4 states:
Karnataka: April 26, May 7
Rajasthan: April 19, April 26
Tripura: April 19, April 26
Manipur: April 19, April 26
– Three phase voting in 2 states:
Chhattisgarh: April 19, April 26, May 7
Assam: April 19, April 26, May 7
– Four phase voting in 3 states:
Odisha: May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1
Madhya Pradesh: April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13
Jharkhand: May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1
– Five phase voting in 2 states:
Maharashtra: April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20
Jammu & Kashmir: April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20
– Seven phase voting in 3 states:
Uttar Pradesh: April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1
Bihar: April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1
West Bengal: April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1
