Lok Sabha election 2019 Full Schedule: While the BJP will look to consolidate their hold at the Centre for a second consecutive term, the Congress would aim to bounce back after their poor performance in 2014.
New Delhi: The much-awaited 2019 Lok Sabha elections are just around the corner. While the Bharatiya Janata Party will look to consolidate their hold at the Centre for a consecutive second term, the Congress party would aim to bounce back after their abysmal performance in 2014.
The National Democratic Alliance government had formed a majority government in 2014 with 336 seats in the Lok Sabha after the BJP secured an absolute majority by winning 282 seats out of the total 545 seats (2 nominated). The Congress party was humbled after 10 years in power, won a measly 44 seats.
However, tables have turned for the Congress in the past five years, with Congress president Rahul Gandhi taking over as the head of the grand old party and spearheading the Opposition’s campaigns.
Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Sunday announced the dates for the crucial Lok Sabha elections at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. There are approximately 10 lakh polling stations this year compared to 9 lakh last time. Total electorate in this Lok Sabha elections will be 900 million, of which 15 million voters are in the 18-19 age group.
Lok Sabha election 2019 Schedule in detail:
The counting of votes will be done on May 23.
The elections will be conducted in 7 phases:
Phase 1 – 91 constituencies in 20 states/Union Territories
Andhra Pradesh – 25, Arunachal Pradesh – 2, Assam – 5, Bihar – 4, Chandigarh – 1, Jammu and Kashmir – 2, Maharashtra – 7, Manipur – 1, Meghalaya – 2, Mizoram- 1, Nagaland – 1, Odisha – 4, Sikkim – 1, Telangana – 17, Tripura – 1, Uttar Pradesh – 8, Uttarakhand – 5, West Bengal – 2, Andaman and Nicobar Islands – 1, Lakshadweep – 1
Phase 2 – 97 constituencies in 13 states/Union Territories
Assam – 5, Bihar – 5, Chandigarh – 3, Jammu and Kashmir – 2, Karnataka – 14, Maharashtra – 10, Manipur – 1, Odisha – 5, Tamil Ndau – 39, Tripura – 1, Uttar Pradesh – 8, West Bengal – 3, Puducherry – 1
Phase 3 – 115 constituencies in 14 states/Union Territories
Assam – 4, Bihar – 5, Chhattisgarh – 7, Gujarat – 26, Goa – 2, Jammu and Kashmir – 1, Karnataka – 14, Kerala – 20, Maharashtra – 14, Odisha – 6, Uttar Pradesh – 10, West Bengal – 5, Dadra and Nagar Haveli – 1, Daman and Diu – 1
Phase 4 – 71 constituencies in 9 states
Bihar – 5, Jammu and Kashmir – 1, Jharkhand – 3, Madhya Pradesh – 6, Maharashtra – 17, Odisha – 6, Rajasthan – 13, Uttar Pradesh – 13, West Bengal – 8Phase 5 – 51 constituencies in 7 states
Bihar – 5, Jammu and Kashmir – 2, Jharkhand – 4, Madhya Pradesh – 7, Rajasthan – 12, Uttar Pradesh – 14, West Bengal – 7
Phase 6 – 59 constituencies in 7 states
Bihar – 8, Haryana – 10, Jharkhand – 4, Madhya Pradesh – 8, Uttar Pradesh – 14, West Bengal – 8, Delhi NCR – 7
Phase 7 – 59 constituencies in 8 states
Bihar – 8, Jharkhand – 3, Madhya Pradesh – 8, Punjab – 13, West Bengal – 9, Chandigarh – 1, Uttar Pradesh – 13, Himachal Pradesh – 4
Single-phased elections will be held in the following states/Union Territories:
Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Punjab, Sikkim, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Andaman and Nicobar, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep, Delhi, Puducherry, Chandigarh and Uttarakhand.
Two-phased elections will be held in the following states:
Karnataka, Manipur, Rajasthan and Tripura
Three-phased elections will be held in the following states:
Assam, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Odisha and Jharkhand
Five-phased elections will be held in the following states:
Jammu and Kashmir
Seven-phased elections will be held in the following states:
Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
