Election Commission released the timetable for the 2024 Lok Sabha election as well as the assemblies of Andhra, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, and Sikkim. The Lok Sabha Elections of 2024 are scheduled to take place in seven phases beginning on April 19 and ending on June 4 with vote tallying. Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Sikkim are scheduled for May 13, April 19, and May 13, respectively. CEC Rajiv Kumar discussed the scope of the elections, stating, “We have 97 crore registered voters, which is more than the combined voters of a few continents.” More than 10.5 lakh polling places, 1.5 crore poll workers, and security personnel. 4 lakh automobiles and almost 55 lakh EVMs.” He went on to say, “We as a have 1.8 crore voters who are first-time voters and 19.47 crore members between the age group of 20-29 years.
” In India, voting may take place over the course of six to seven stages, likely beginning in the third week of April, since the Union Home Ministry has agreed to “more or less” match the EC’s demand for 3,400 companies of central troops, or around 3.4 lakh personnel, to oversee the elections. A little more than a month may pass between polling and results, which should be available in late May.
There are more than 12 lakh voting places where almost 97 crore individuals can cast their votes.In other recent news, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unveiled a second list of two candidates for the forthcoming Lok Sabha election on Wednesday. The second list indicates that Yogendra Chandolia from North West Delhi and Harsh Malhotra from East Delhi would be running. On Tuesday, Congress unveiled its second slate of contenders.
The party unveiled its initial roster of 39 contenders on March 8. Venugopal provided reporters with information regarding the second list, saying, “Out of the 43 candidates, 10 are General candidates, 13 OBC candidates, 10 SC candidates, 9 ST candidates, and 1 Muslim candidate.” Additionally, the State Bank of India (SBI) submitted electoral bond data, which The Election Commission released on its website on Thursday.
Grasim Industries, Megha Engineering, and Piramal Enterprises are among the companies that donate to political parties using electoral bonds. The following companies purchased electoral bonds: Sun Pharma, Lakshmi Mittal, Edelweiss, PVR, Keventer, Sula Wine, Welspun, and Apollo Tyres. The results of the seven stages of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, which took place from April 11 to May 19, were announced on May 23. Visit TOI to get real-time updates.