New Delhi: The voting, under fourth of the seven phases, for 96 Lok Sabha seats in 09 State and 01 Union Territory (UT) and 2 State Assemblies began this morning at a rather slow pace, reports Dynamite News correspondent.
The 96 Lok Sabha seats are spread over in 09 States and 01 Union Territory including Andhra Pradesh (25), Bihar (5), Jharkhand (4), Madhya Pradesh (8), Maharashtra (11), Odisha (4), Telengana (11), Uttar Pradesh (13), West Bengal (8), and Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir (1).
The polling is also taking place for two State Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
This General Election 2024 is slated to take place in 7 phases (3 phases already done) and is spread over 40 days with the last phase on June 1. The phase-1 and phase-2 election for 191 seats have already taken place on April 19 and 26 respectively.
Here is a brief of all the 7 phases:
Phase 1: April 19 (Already done)
102 LS seats
2 Assemblies: Arunachal Pradesh (60 seats), Sikkim (32 seats)
Phase 2: April 26 (Already done)
88 LS seats
Phase 3: May 7 (Already done)
93 LS seats
Phase 4: May 13
96 LS seats
2 Assemblies: Andhra Pradesh (175 seats),
Odisha (147 seats - in 4 phases)
(Note: Odisha Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in 4 phases from May 13 to June 1).
Phase 5: May 20
49 LS seats
1 Assembly: Odisha (147 seats - in 4 phases)
Phase 6: May 25
57 seats
1 Assembly: Odisha (147 seats - in 4 phases)
Phase 7: June 1
57 LS seats
1 Assembly: Odisha (147 seats - in 4 phases)
Voting Pattern:
During this General Elections 2024, India will vote in 3 ways
1. Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs): There are this time over 55 lakh EVMs. Most of the voters will vote through EVMs.
2. Postal Ballot: Over 19 lakh service personnel and those who are on poll duty will vote through Postal Ballot.
3. From Home: This is introduced for the first time in Lok Sabha polls for those who are 85 years and above.
The counting of votes for all the 7 phases will take place on June 4.
