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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Live Updates: India To Vote In 7 Phases From April 19, Counting On June 4

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Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases beginning from April 19 and results will be announced on June 4, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Saturday. The other phases will be on April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1.

Assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim will be held on April 19, and in Andhra Pradesh on May 13. Elections to Odisha assembly will be held in four phases on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1.

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Bypolls will also be held for 26 assembly constituencies, Kumar said at a press conference flanked by two new Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu. The counting of votes will be held on June 4.

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General Election to Lok Sabha 2024- State wise data in each Phase.
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Mar 16, 2024, 3:59 PM IST

Here is the polling date for the Phase 6.
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Here is the polling date for the Phase 5.
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Here is the polling date for the Phase 4.
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Here is the polling date for the Phase 3
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Here is the polling date for the Phase 2
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Assembly poll schedule
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Here is the schedule for by polls:
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