Polling for the seventh phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 will take place on June 1 in 57 constituencies across eight states and Union Territories (UTs). In total, the 18th Parliamentary elections in the country will be held in seven phases and 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 polls.
List of States, Union Territories and constituencies going for polls in Phase 2 on April 26, 2024Â
- Bihar – 8
- Himachal Pradesh – 4
- Jharkhand – 3
- Odisha – 6
- Punjab – 13
- Uttar Pradesh – 13
- West Bengal – 9
- Chandigarh – 1
Informing about the security protocols that will be in place during the elections, the election commission said that they will be ruthless if violence takes place anywhere during polls.
“There is no place for bloodbath and violence in the elections… From wherever we will receive the information of violence, we will take action against them…,” CEC mentioned.
“There are over 97 crore registered voters to vote in over 10.5 lakh polling stations across the country,” the CEC informed.
The election commission further told that the ratio of women voters in 12 states is higher than men.
In order to conduct a free and fair elections, the polling body has further appointed over two thousand election observers.
“Overall, the arrangement of elections in the country are in ‘gold’ standard,” Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said as he announced the polling dates
BJP national president JP Nadda tweets, “I welcome the announcement of Lok Sabha elections 2024 by the Election Commission. Elections are the biggest festival of democracy. It is a medium to keep the country and the state moving on the path of development and good governance…
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said, ” This is an election that will decide the future of India. What kind of India do you want to leave behind to your children? What kind of India do you want to live in? If BJP comes to power again, they have a vision of one language, one nation, one religion, one leader, one party and one election as well. That is going to be their approach whereas ours is, inclusion of celebrating diversity and pluralism and all the wonderful characteristics we in Kerala have got used to and love so much…
The biggest festival of democracy has started. The Election Commission has announced the dates of 2024 Lok Sabha elections. BJP-NDA is fully prepared to contest these elections. On the basis of our track record of good governance and public service, we will go among the people. I have full confidence that we will get full affection and blessings of 140 crore family members and more than 96 crore voters for the third consecutive time.
