General Elections have just been announced, here is the schedule. Elections are being held in 7 Phases:
Phase I – 11th April 2019
91 Constituencies in 20 States & UTs
Andhra Pradesh 25, Arunachal Pradesh 2, Assam 5, Bihar 4, Chhattisgarh 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 Islands1, Lakshadweep Islands 1 – Total 91.
Phase II – 18th April 2019
97 Constituencies in 13 States & UTs
Assam 5, Bihar 5, Chhattisgarh 3, Jammu & Kashmir 2, Karnataka 14, Maharashtra 10, Manipur 1, Orissa 5, Tamilnadu 39, Tripura 1, Uttar Pradesh 8, West Bengal 3, Puducherry 1 – Total 97
Phase III – 23rd April
115 Constituencies in 14 States & UTs
Assam 4, Bihar 5, Chhattisgarh 7, Gujarat 26, Goa 2, J&K 1, Karnataka 14, Kerala 20, Maharashtra 14, Orissa 6, UP 10, West Bengal 5 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 1, Daman & Diu 1 – Total 115
Phase IV – 29th April
71 Constituencies in 9 States & UTs
Bihar 5, J7K 1, Jharkhand 3, MP 6, Maharashtra 17, Orissa 6, Rajasthan 13, UP 13, West Bengal 8 – Total 71
Phase V – 6th May
51 Constituencies in 7 States
Bihar 5, J&K 2, Jharkhand 4, Madhya Pradesh 7, Rajasthan 12, Uttar Pradesh 14, West Bengal 7 – Total 51
Phase VI – 12th May
59 Constituencies in 6 States & NCT of Delhi
Bihar 8, Haryana 10, Jharkhand 4, Madhya Pradesh 8, Uttar Pradesh 14, West Bengal 8, NCT of Delhi 7 – Total 59
Phase VII – 19nd May
59 Constituencies in 8 States & UT
Bihar 8, Jharkhand 3, Madhya Pradesh 8, Punjab 13, West Bengal 9, Chandigarh 1, Uttar Pradesh 13, Himachal Pradesh 4 – Total 59
All results on 23rd May 2019
States in Single Phase
Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Punjab, Sikkim, Telangana, Tamilnadu, Uttarakhand, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Delhi, Puducherry, Chandigarh.
States in Two Phases
Karnataka, Manipur, Rajasthan, Tripura,
States in Three Phases
Assam, Chhattisgarh
States & UTs in 4 Phases
Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha
States in Five Phases
Jammu and Kashmir
States in Seven Phases
UP, West Bengal
Elections would be held in:
Delhi – 12th May
List of States & UTs with only 1 seat:
Mizoram
Nagaland
Sikkim
Chandigarh
Daman and Diu
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Lakshadweep Islands
Puducherry
States and UTs with below 10 or below seats
Arunachal Pradesh – 2
Goa – 2
Manipur – 2
Meghalaya – 2
Himachal Pradesh – 4
Tripura – 2
Uttarakhand – 5
Delhi – 7
Haryana – 10
India has bicameral Parliament. Lower house, Lok Sabha is elected directly. In 2019, 900 Million voters are eligible to vote. They would vote for 543 seats. There are total 545 seats in Lok Sabha, the lower house. Two seats are reserved for Anglo Indians, they are filled by nomination.
Special provisions are being made to regularize use of social media platforms. There is going to be action against abuse of social media for political gains.
In 2014 General Election, 810 Million people were eligible to vote. This year there would be paper trail machines at all polling stations. Number of polling stations has been increased by 10% too. Chief Election Commissioner of India, Sunil Arora is confident about preparedness of the state to conduct an exercise of this scale.
There are four states which are simultaneously going for Sate Elections too: Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha. Jammu & Kashmir State Election schedule has not been announced.
