The Election Commission of India (ECI) declared the schedule for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 on March 16. The General Elections 2024 for the 18th Lok Sabha will be held in seven phases, starting from April 19. The results will be declared on June 4. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar along with newly-appointed Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu announced the much-anticipated poll dates for the 2024 parliamentary elections. The Election Commission said 102 constituencies will go for polls in the first phase on April 19, followed by 89 constituencies in the second phase on April 26. The third phase will be held on May 7 (94 constituencies), the fourth on May 13 (96 constituencies), the fifth on May 20 (49 constituencies), the sixth on May 25 (57 constituencies) and the seventh and the last phase on June 1 (57 constituencies). Andhra Pradesh (175 seats), Odisha (147 seats), Arunachal Pradesh (60 seats)and Sikkim (32 seats) will also vote to elect their state Assemblies.
Amidst the Lok Sabha elections 2024, there is a discussion about an excellent initiative taken by the administration to increase voting in the third phase in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh. Many people have received gifts for voting in this scheme.
With 13,637 and four auxiliary -- including 2,891 critical -- polling stations at 2,627 locations to be set up in Delhi, 70 pink booths will also be set up, which will be handled by women officials only. Along with this, 70 model polling booths will be set up similarly, the officer said.
Amidst tension, the helicopter carrying Chirag Paswan narrowly avoided a crash near a helipad in Bihar's Ujiarpur Lok Sabha constituency. Escaping disaster during landing, Paswan and his team emerged unharmed, but the incident highlights concerns about helicopter safety protocols.
A social media post alleging that Asaduddin Owaisi visited a temple during his election campaign has been debunked. The claim, accompanied by a photo showing Owaisi with a garland next to a priest, was found to be misleading.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is contesting polls in all seven seats in Delhi while Congress and AAP are fighting elections together. Both are part of the Opposition's I.N.D.I.A bloc.
The ED opposes interim bail for Arvind Kejriwal, arguing that the right to campaign is not a fundamental right. In an affidavit submitted to the Supreme Court, the ED emphasied that no political leader, including Kejriwal, should be granted bail for campaigning unless they are contesting candidates.