The Chief Election Commissioner of India, Rajiv Kumar, addressed a press conference on general elections 2024, on March 16.
The key takeaways from the press conference are:
• The term of 17th Lok Sabha is due to expire on 16th June, 2024.
• India to go to polls in seven phases.
• Polling begins on April 19 and ends on June 1.
• Votes will be counted on June 4.
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• ECI is also to conduct elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim besides several bye-elections simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections.
• In the case of Manipur, the Commission has decided that special polling stations shall be set up at/near relief camps where electors will be able to register their votes in EVMs.
• Elections in Jammu and Kashmir would be held after the general elections.
• The total electorate in the country as per finally published electoral rolls with reference to 01.01.2024 as the qualifying date is 96.8 million.
• Over 1.8 crore electors are in 18-19 years age group.
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