Lok Sabha 2024 polls date announced: Here are the key takeaways

First phase of the polls will kick off on April 19. Results for the elections will be out on June 4.

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases beginning from April 19 and results will be announced on June 4, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Saturday. The first notification will be on March 20, and the first phase of the polls will kick off on April 19. Results for the polls will be out on June 4.

The other six 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.

Bypolls will also be held for 26 assembly constituencies, Kumar said.

Key takeaways from Election Commission presser:

* LS polls for 543 seats to be held in 7 phases starting with voting for 102 seats in first phase on April 19.

*Bye-elections to 26 assembly constituencies to be held alongside LS polls

*Odisha to vote in the Lok Sabha elections and assembly polls simultaneously in 4 phases.

The polling will be held on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1

*Voting for 175 assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh on May 13. Voting for 60 Assembly seats of Arunachal Pradesh and 32 of Sikkim is scheduled on April 19. 

*Voting for 102 seats across 21 states to begin on phase 1 on April 19

*Voting for 89 seats across 13 states/UTs in 2nd phase on April 26.

*Voting for 94 Lok Sabha seats across 12 states/UTs in third phase on May 7

*Voting for 96 Lok Sabha seats across 10 states and UTs in fourth phase on May 13

*Fifth phase of voting for 49 Lok Sabha seats on May 20; 6th phase on May 25 for 57 seats.

*Last and 7th phase of voting on June 1 to cover 57 Lok Sabha seats across eight states.

*Jammu and Kashmir to go to polls in five phases starting from first phase on April 19.

*Counting of votes on June 4.

There will be bypolls in Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand, Tripura, West Bengal, Telangana, Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka.

Voters, polling booths, EVMs - A quick look:

- Total electors include 49.7 crore males, 47.1 crore females, 48,000 transgenders; 1.8 crore first-time voters added to list.

-Nationwide gender ratio among voters at 948, 12 states and UTs have more female than male voters

- 1.5 crore polling officers and security forces

- 55 lakh EVMs

- Over 10.5 lakh polling stations

- 17 general elections have been held so far in independent India

- 400 assembly elections held so far

Key points from CEC's address:

- We will be ruthless if violence takes place anywhere during polls: CEC Rajiv Kumar.

-Political parties must ensure responsible social media behaviour, originators of fake news to be dealt with severely: EC

-During campaign political parties must be respectful towards people with disabilities, using children prohibited: EC.

-We should not say something against a rival that we regret later as foes often become friends these days: CEC Rajiv Kumar.

- Courts looked into various complaints against EVMs 40 times and rejected all charges every time: CEC Rajiv Kumar.

-Voters living in camps in Manipur will be allowed to vote from their camps: CEC Rajiv Kumar.

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