Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Schedule, Phase-Wise Details, All That You Need to KnowTop Stories

April 02, 2019 06:33
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Schedule, Phase-Wise Details, All That You Need to Know

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The first phase of Lok Sabha elections in India will be held in seven phases from April 11 to May 19. The seven phases will cover 543 constituencies.

The result of the elections will be out on May 23.

The Election Commission of India had announced the schedule of Lok Sabha polling on March 10. The main parties contesting the Lok Sabha polls are Indian National Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party.

This year not only voters in India but also NRI voters are flying down to India to exercise their franchise.

Here is the schedule of Lok Sabha election 2019 phase wise:

Phase I:

The phase I polling for the Lok Sabha elections will be held on April 11. The phase I polls will be held in 91 Lok Sabha or parliamentary constituencies in a total of 20 states.

The states that are going to the poll in the phase I of Lok Sabha election are: Andhra Pradesh (25 parliamentary constituencies), Arunachal Pradesh (2), Assam (5), Bihar (4), Chhattisgarh (1), Jammu and Kashmir (2), Maharashtra (7), Manipur (1), Meghalaya (2), Mizoram (1), Nagaland (1), Odisha (4), Sikkim (1), Telangana (17), Tripura (1), Uttar Pradesh (8), Uttarakhand (5), West Bengal (2), Andaman (1) and Lakshadweep (1) .

Phase II:

The phase II polling will be held on April 18. A total of 97 Lok Sabha constituencies spread across 13 states will be going to polls in phase II.

The states are going to polls in phase II of Lok Sabha election 2019 are: Assam (5 parliamentary constituencies), Bihar (5), Chhattisgarh (3), Jammu and Kashmir (2), Karnataka (14), Maharashtra (10), Manipur (1), Odisha (5), Tamil Nadu (39), Tripura (1), Uttar Pradesh (8), West Bengal (3) and Puducherry (1).

Phase III:

The phase III polling will be held on April 23 in a total of 115 constituencies spread across 14 states.

The states that would be voting in phase III of the Lok Sabha election 2019 are: Assam (4 parliamentary constituencies), Bihar (5), Chhattisgarh (7), Gujarat (26), Goa (2), Jammu and Kashmir (1), Karnataka (14), Kerala (20), Maharashtra (14), Odisha (6), Uttar Pradesh (10), West Bengal (5), Dadra and Nagar Haveli (1) and Daman and Diu (1).

Phase IV:

The phase IV polling has been scheduled for April 29. The polling will be held in a total of 71 constituencies of nine states.

The states that will be voting in phase IV of general elections are: Bihar (5 parliamentary constituencies), Jammu and Kashmir (1), Jharkhand (3), Madhya Pradesh (6), Maharashtra (17), Odisha (6), Rajasthan (13), Uttar Pradesh (13) and West Bengal (8).

Phase V:

Polling in phase V will be held on May 6. Phase V polling will be conducted in 51 Lok Sabha constituencies spread across seven states.

The states that would be going to Lok Sabha polls in phase V are Bihar (5 parliamentary constituencies), Jammu and Kashmir (2), Jharkhand (4), Madhya Pradesh (7), Rajasthan (12), Uttar Pradesh (14) and West Bengal (7).

Phase VI:

Phase VI polling will be held on May 12. The polling will be held in 59 parliamentary constituencies spread across seven states.

The states that would be going to polls on May 12 are Bihar (8 parliamentary constituencies), Haryana (10), Jharkhand (4), Madhya Pradesh (8), Uttar Pradesh (14), West Bengal (8), Delhi-NCR (7).

Phase VII:

Voting in the last phase or phase VII of the Lok Sabha election 2019 will be held on May 19. In phase VII of the general elections, 59 Lok Sabha constituencies spread across eight states will vote.

The states going to polls in the last phase are Bihar (8 parliamentary constituencies), Jharkhand (3), Madhya Pradesh (8), Punjab (13), West Bengal (9), Chandigarh (1), Uttar Pradesh (13) and Himachal Pradesh (4).

By Sowmya Sangam

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