As soon as the Lok Sabha election dates are announced, the Model Code of Conduct will come into force. Earlier, several media reports speculated that the election will begin on April 10 and end on May 15.
PM Modi said, "The festival of democracy, Elections are here. I urge my fellow Indians to enrich the 2019 Lok Sabha elections with their active participation. I hope this election witnesses a historic turnout. I particularly call upon first time voters to vote in record numbers."
Assembly elections will be held simultaneously in Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim and Odisha
Phase 7
Bihar: 8 constituencies
Jharkhand: 3 constituencies
Madhya Pradesh: 8 constituencies
Punjab: 13 constituencies
West Bengal: 9 constituencies
Chandigarh 1 constituency
Uttar Pradesh: 13 constituencies
Himachal: 4 constituencies
Phase 6
Bihar: 8 constituencies
Haryana: 10 constituencies
Jharkhand: 4 constituencies
Madhya Pradesh: 8 constituencies
Uttar Pradesh: 14 constituencies
West Bengal: 8 constituencies
Delhi: 7 constituencies
Phase 5
Bihar: 5 constituencies
Jammu and Kashmir: 2 constituencies
Jharkhand: 4 constituencies
Madhya Pradesh: 7 constituencies
Rajasthan: 12 constituencies
Uttar Pradesh: 14 constituencies
West Bengal: 7 constituencies
Phase 4
Bihar: 5 constituencies
Jammu and Kashmir: 1 constituency
Jharkhand: 3 constituencies
Madhya Pradesh: 6 constituencies
Maharashtra: 17 constituencies
Odisha: 6 constituencies
Rajasthan: 13 constituencies
Uttar Pradesh: 12 constituencies
West Bengal: 8 constituencies
Phase 3
Assam: 4 constituencies
Bihar: 5 constituencies
Chhattisgarh: 7 constituencies
Gujarat: 26 constituencies
Goa: 2 constituencies
Jammu and Kashmir: 1 constituency
Karnataka: 14 constituencies
Kerala: 20 constituencies
Maharashtra: 14 constituencies
Odisha: 6 constituencies
Uttar Pradesh 10 constituencies
West Bengal: 5 constituencies
Dadra and Nagar Haveli: 1 constituency
Daman and Diu: 1 constituency
Phase 2
Assam: 5 constituencies
Bihar: 5 constituencies
Chhattisgarh: 3 constituencies
Jammu and Kashmir: 2 constituencies
Karnataka: 14 constituencies
Maharashtra: 10 constituencies
Manipur: 1 constituencies
Odisha: 5 constituencies
Tamil Nadu: 39 constituencies
Tripura: 1 constitiency
Uttar Pradesh: 8 constituencies
West Bengal: 3 constituencies
Puducherry: 1 constituency
Phase 1
Andhra Pradesh: 25 constituencies
Arunachal: 2 constituencies
Assam: 5 constituencies
Bihar: 4 constituencies
Chhattisgarh: 1 constituencies
Jammu and Kashmir: 2 constituencies
Maharashtra: 7 constituencies
Manipur: 1 constituencies
Meghalaya: 2 constituencies
Mizoram: 1 constituencies
Nagaland: 1 constituencies
Odisha: 4 constituencies
Sikkim: 1 constituencies
Telangana: 17 constituencies
Tripura: 1 constituencies
Uttar Pradesh: 8 constituencies
Uttarakhand: 5 constituencies
West Bengal: 2 constituencies
Andaman and Nicobar Islands islands: 1 constituencies
Lakshadweep: 1 constituencies
Phase 1: 91 constituencies in 20 states
Phase 2: 97 constituencies in 13 states
Phase 3: 115 constituencies in 14 states
Phase 4: 71 constituencies in 9 states
Phase 5: 51 constituencies in 7 states
Phase 6: 59 constituencies in 7 states
Phase 7: 59 in 8 states
Date of counting is on May 23: EC
Phase one on April 11
Phase two on April 18
Phase three on April 23
Phase four on April 29
Phase 5 on May 6
Phase 6 on May 12
Phase 7 on May 19
Election 2019 to be conducted in seven phases.
EC will extensively use community radio. Print and TV media will also be used for 'positive and progressive' engagements.
1. Curb noise pollution, usage of is prohibited from 10pm to 6 am.
2. Political parties not to use propaganda materials, which are hazardous to the environment.
3. Security personnel will be deployed in large numbers.
4. Critical events to be video graphed.
5. Any violation of the MCC will be dealt with in the strictest manner.
6. Candidate photos on EVM this time.
VVPATs in all polling stations.
There will be a NOTA option for voters, announced Arora. He also said there are approximately 10 lakh polling stations across the country this year. In 2014, there were 9 lakh stations. voter's guide is being handed over to every household.
In 2019, 900 million voters have a chance to choose the next Prime Minister of India. In 2014, 814.5 million voters were there.
Arora said that the complexities for conducting elections are growing. He also said that the EC visited several states and UTs to review poll preparedness.
Chief election commissioner Sunil Arora says that the ECI has attempted a very comprehensive preparation for the conduct of election.
