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Lok Sabha Election 2019 Schedule: 7-Phase Polls To Begin On April 11, Counting On May 23

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Lok Sabha Election 2019 Schedule: 7-Phase Polls To Begin On April 11, Counting On May 23
Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, along with Election Commissioners Ashok Lavasa (left) and Sushil Chandra (right). (Photographer: Subhav Shukla/PTI) 
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Catch live updates from Election Commission's press conference announcing dates for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and Assembly elections in states including Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. 
Mar 10, 2019 18:59 (IST)
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Mar 10, 2019 18:04 (IST)
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The Election Commission will hold assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim concurrently with parliamentary elections.

34 by-polls will follow the same schedule as parliamentary elections.

Mar 10, 2019 17:58 (IST)
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Polling in the Anantnag Lok Sabha seat will be held in three phases due to security reasons, the Chief Election Commissioner added.

Mar 10, 2019 17:56 (IST)
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  • Bihar: 8 seats
  • Jharkhand: 3 seats
  • MP: 8 seats
  • Punjab: 13 seats
  • WB: 9 seats
  • UP: 13 seats
  • HP: 4 seats
  • Chandigarh: 1 seat
Mar 10, 2019 17:56 (IST)
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  • Bihar: 8 seats
  • Haryana: 10 seats
  • Jharkhand: 4 seats
  • MP: 8 seats
  • UP: 14 seats
  • WB: 8 seats
  • NCR: 7 seats
Mar 10, 2019 17:56 (IST)
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  • Bihar: 5 seats
  • J&K 2 seats
  • Jharkhand: 4 seats
  • MP: 7 seats
  • Rajasthan: 12 seats
  • UP: 14 seats
  • WB: 7
Mar 10, 2019 17:56 (IST)
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  • Bihar: 5 seats
  • J&K: 1 seat
  • Jharkhand: 3 seats
  • Madhya Pradesh: 6 seats
  • Maharashtra: 17 seats
  • Odisha: 6 seats
  • Rajasthan: 13 seats
  • UP: 13 seats
  • WB: 8 seats
Mar 10, 2019 17:56 (IST)
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(115 constituencies in 14 states)

  • Assam: 4 seats
  • Bihar: 5 seats
  • Chhattisgarh: 7 seats (Single phase)
  • Gujarat: 26 seats (Single phase)
  • Goa: 2 seats (Single phase)
  • J&K: 1 seat
  • Karnataka: 14 seats
  • Kerala: 20 seats (Single phase)
  • Maharashtra: 14 seats
  • Odisha: 6 seats
  • UP: 10 seats
  • WB: 5 seats
  • Dadara & Nagar Haveli: 1 seat (Single phase)
  • Daman & Diu: 1 seat (Single phase)

Mar 10, 2019 17:46 (IST)
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(97 constituencies, 13 states)

  • Assam: 5 seats
  • Bihar: 5 seats
  • Chattisgarh: 3 seats
  • J&K: 2 seats
  • Karnataka: 14 seats
  • Maharashtra: 10 seats
  • Manipur: 1 seat
  • Odisha: 5
  • Tamil Nadu: 39 seats (Single phase)
  • Tripura: 1
  • UP: 8 seats
  • WB: 3 seats
  • Puducherry: 1 seat

Mar 10, 2019 17:46 (IST)
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(91 constituencies, 20 states)

  • Andhra Pradesh: 25 seats (Single phase)
  • Arunachal: 2 seats (Single phase)
  • Assam: 5 seats
  • Bihar: 4 seats
  • Chhattisgarh: 1 seat
  • Jammu & Kashmir: 2 seats
  • Maharashtra: 7 seats
  • Manipur: 1 seat
  • Meghalaya: 2 seats (Single phase)
  • Mizoram: 1 seat (Single phase)
  • Nagaland: 1 seat (Single phase)
  • Odisha: 4 seats
  • Sikkim: 1 seat (Single phase)
  • Telangana: 17 seats (Single phase)
  • Tripura: 1 seat
  • Uttar Pradesh: 8 seats
  • Uttarakhand: 5 seats (Single phase)
  • West Bengal: 2 seats
  • Andaman & Nicobar: 1 seat
  • Lakshadweep: 1 seat (Single phase)

Mar 10, 2019 17:37 (IST)
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  • Bihar, UP, West Bengal: 7 phases
  • J&K: 5 phases
  • Jharkhand, MP, Maharashtra, Odisha: 4 phases
  • Assam, Chhattisgarh: 3 phases
  • Karnataka, Manipur, Rajasthan, Tripura: 2 phases
Mar 10, 2019 17:29 (IST)
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The Chief Election Commission announced new measures to enable citizens' vigilance of the election process, including:

  • EC android app will help citizens file complaints regarding poll irregularities
  • In recent state elections, 28,000 complaints were received
  • Citizens can also complain anonymously

Mar 10, 2019 17:26 (IST)
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Elaborate arrangements have been made for the peaceful conduct of the elections, said Arora.

  • No loudspeakers will be allowed for campaigning from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
  • No loudspeakers will be allowed 48 hours before the date of election near polling areas.
  • EC requests candidates to desist from using polluting materials during campaigning

Mar 10, 2019 17:20 (IST)
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Any violation will be dealt in the strictest manner.
Sunil Arora, Chief Election Commissioner 
Mar 10, 2019 17:18 (IST)
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Electronic voting machines will have pictures of the candidates to make it easier for voters to identify the candidate they wish to vote for, said Chief Election Commissioner Arora.

Voter-verified paper audit trail will be used in all polling stations, added Arora.

Mar 10, 2019 17:10 (IST)
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  • Total electorate will be around 900 million compared with 814.5 million in 2014
Mar 10, 2019 17:03 (IST)
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Seven Phases, Candidate Photos, VVPATs: All You Need To Know About Lok Sabha Elections 2019

Mar 10, 2019 16:42 (IST)
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There is a high probability of the elections being spread across seven to eight phases this time.

In 2014, the EC had announced the election schedule on March 5, and the nine-phase electoral exercise was spread across April and May.

While the first phase of polling was on April 7, the last phase was on May 12.

Mar 09, 2019 12:21 (IST)
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Lok Sabha Polls: How EC Hosts World’s Largest Display of Democracy

Mar 10, 2019 16:40 (IST)
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(Source: PTI)

Mar 09, 2019 12:21 (IST)
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Source: PTI

Mar 09, 2019 12:21 (IST)
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Congress Declares First List Of Candidates For Lok Sabha Polls, Sonia Gandhi To Contest From Raebareli

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