The calendar for the General Elections and certain State Assemblies will be revealed at a news conference hosted by the Election Commission on March 16 at 3 p.m.
Date of the Lok Sabha election in 2024: The Election Commission stated on Friday that it will make the calendar for the state assembly and Lok Sabha elections public the following day.
“Tomorrow, Saturday, March 16, at 3 p.m. the Election Commission will hold a press conference to announce the schedule for the general elections in 2024 as well as some state assemblies.” It will be broadcast live on the ECI’s social media channels,” the poll authority stated on X.
The Lok Sabha election announcement will be revealed at a news conference in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi.
The current Lok Sabha’s tenure expires on June 16, and a new House must be established prior to that date.
The moment the dates are published, the Model Code of Conduct will be in effect. Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, and Sikkim are the four states that are anticipated to cast ballots in April or May; Maharashtra, Haryana, and Jharkhand are set to cast ballots later in the year.
The release of the Model Code of Conduct will take effect immediately. It is a collection of rules regarding speeches, announcements, election manifestos, and general behavior that the Election Commission has issued for the political parties, candidates, government, and ruling party during the polls.The current Lok Sabha’s tenure expires on June 16, and a new House must be established prior to that date.
The last Lok Sabha elections took place in seven phases starting on April 11 and were declared on March 10. May 23 was election day.
The two recently appointed election commissioners, Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, joined the poll panel on the same day that the Election Commission announced the poll timetable.
Two positions became available for election commissioners at the Election Commission of India after Anup Chandra Pandey retired on February 14 and Arun Goel abruptly resigned last week.
The political contest between the Congress-led INDIA alliance and the PM Narendra Modi-led NDA government will also be framed by this announcement.
Lok Sabha election 2024: Nearly 97 crore people registered to vote
The Election Commission announced earlier this month that the highest electorate ever for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections is 96.88 crore persons who have registered to vote.
The voters’ list now includes two crore youth voters, or those between the ages of 18 and 29.
“After constituency boundaries were established, this also involved the effective completion of the updating of electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir and Assam. The EC had declared, “The project, carried out with careful planning, coordination, and involvement of political parties, has produced notable achievements in terms of inclusivity, health, and purity of the electoral rolls.”
This week, the ECI concluded its nationwide assessment of vote readiness across all States with a visit to Jammu and Kashmir.
Parties from both national and regional scopes have already started revealing their nominees for the 543 parliamentary seats. For the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress has disclosed the names of 82 candidates across two lists, while the BJP has so far released two lists totaling 267 candidates.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission of India (ECI) released data on electoral bonds it had obtained from the State Bank of India on March 14. It has also requested the return of the documents related to electoral bonds that were given to the Supreme Court in sealed boxes or with a sealed cover.
