The dates for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 were recently announced by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar. The elections are scheduled to take place between April 19 and June 1 and will consist of seven phases.
On June 4, the results of the Lok Sabha elections of 2024 will be announced. Additionally, he says that the polls in Andhra Pradesh will take place on March 13; those in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim will take place on April 19; and the polls in Odisha will take place on May 13.
The BJP won 303 seats in the previous year’s elections, while the Congress only managed to secure 52 seats. For opposition parties to compete with the BJP this year, the Lok Sabha elections are essential. Learn about Phases 1 through 7 of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, political party participation in the polls, and predictions by reading this article.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Overview
| Event Name | Parliament Election 2024 |
| Organizer | Election Commission of India |
| Number of Phases | 7 |
| Starting Date of Voting | 19 April 2024 |
| Last Date of Voting | 1 June 2024 |
| Election Result Date | 4 June 2024 (Day of Vote Counting) |
| Official Website | https://www.eci.gov.in/ |
Lok Sabha elections 2024 Main political parties
- BJP
- Congress
- Aam Aadmi Party
- Communist Party
- Bahujan Samaj Party
- National People’s Party
7 Phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024
- The deadline for nominations is March 27. Phase 1 elections are scheduled for April 19. There will be elections in twenty-one states and two union territories.
- Phase 2 elections are scheduled to start on April 26; candidate nominations must be submitted by April 4. Twelve states and union territories will be included in the second phase.
- The Phase 3 elections are slated for May 7, and the nomination deadline is April 19. There will be twelve states and union territories in the third phase.
- The Phase 4 elections are scheduled for May 13; candidate nominations must be submitted by April 25. Ten states plus union territories will be included in the fourth phase.
- The Phase 5 elections are scheduled for May 20. Nominations for candidates must be submitted by May 3. There will be eight states and union territories in the fifth phase.
- Phase 6 elections are scheduled for May 25; nominations for candidates must be submitted by May 6. Seven states and union territories will be included in the sixth phase.
- The Phase 7 deadline for candidate nominations is May 14. The elections are scheduled for June 1. There will be eight states and union territories in the seventh phase.
When is Election 2024 in India?
The Election Commission has released the schedule of elections for the 18th Lok Sabha today, March 16, 2024. The elections will take place in seven phases beginning on April 19, 2024. The 17th Lok Sabha’s election is expected to expire on June 16, 2024. To view the entire schedule, refer to the table below:
| State/Union territory | Total
constituencies |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 25 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 |
| Assam | 14 |
| Bihar | 40 |
| Chandigarh | 1 |
| Chhattisgarh | 11 |
| Dadra, Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu | 2 |
| Goa | 2 |
| Gujarat | 26 |
| Haryana | 10 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 4 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 5 |
| Jharkhand | 14 |
| Karnataka | 28 |
| Kerala | 20 |
| Ladakh | 1 |
| Lakshadweep | 1 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 29 |
| Maharashtra | 48 |
| Manipur | 2 |
| Meghalaya | 2 |
| Mizoram | 1 |
| Nagaland | 1 |
| NCT of Delhi | 7 |
| Odisha | 21 |
| Puducherry | 1 |
| Punjab | 13 |
| Rajasthan | 25 |
| Sikkim | 1 |
| Tamil Nadu | 39 |
| Telangana | 17 |
| Tripura | 2 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 80 |
| Uttarakhand | 5 |
| West Bengal | 42 |
| Total | 543 |
Predictions for Lok Sabha Elections 2024
Of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state, 62 were won by the BJP and Apna Dal Sonelal. The Bhajan Samaj Party and Samajwadi Party alliance will oppose the BJP. India’s Lok Sabha elections are scheduled to begin on April 19.
Narendra Modi is expected to maintain his leadership position in the race for prime minister of India. Results of the Lok Sabha elections of 2024 will be declared on June 4th. Predictions indicate that PM Modi will win a landslide of seats in the elections and take over as our nation’s next prime minister. To have a realistic chance of winning, the Congress and other parties need to win a sizable number of seats and mount a fierce campaign against the BJP.