Lok Sabha elections: Last day of nominations for phase 1 of polls on March 27

The Lok Sabha elections 2024 for 543 Lok Sabha seats will be held in seven phases from April 19 Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar announced on SaturdayHe said that the the counting will be held on June 4The Election Commission also declared the dates of phasewise elections in the country and shared the last date for making nominationsIt said that the phase 1 elections will be held on April 19 and the last date for making nominations is March 27The polls will be held in 21 States and Union Territories it saidPhase 2 elections will be held from April 26 last date of nominations for candidates in April 4Second phase will cover 12 States and Union TerritoriesPhase 3 elections will be held on May 7 last date for nominations for candidates is April 20 The third phase will cover 12 States and Union TerritoriesPhase 4 elections will be held on May 13 last date for nominations for candidates in April 25 Fourth phase will cover 10 States and Union TerritoriesPhase 5 elections will be held on May 20 last date for nominations for candidates in May 3 The fifth phase will cover 8 States and Union TerritoriesPhase 6 elections will be held on May 25 last date for nominations for candidates in May 6The sixth phase will cover 7 States and Union territoriesPhase 7 elections will be held on June 1 last date for nominations for candidates in May 14 The seventh phase will cover 8 States and Union Territories the election Commission said on SaturdayIt said that the phase 1 elections will be held in 102 constituencies a total of 89 constituencies will undergo in phase 2 In Phase 3 polling will be held in 94 constituencies96 constituencies will undergo polling in Phase 4 49 constituencies will undergo polling in Phase 5In Phase 6 polls will be held in 57 constituencies and also in Phase 7 57 constituencies will undergo for pollsAssembly elections will be held in Sikkim Odisha Andhra Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh willThe assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha will be held on May 13 while the Assembly polls in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim on April 19 Counting of votes on 4 JuneNearly 97 crore voters will be eligible to vote for 543 Lok Sabha constituencies across the country With the announcement of dates the moral code of conduct comes into force immediatelyCEC Rajiv Kumar said that strict directions have been given to Distric Magistrates and SPs to ensure level playing field CAPF to be deployed adequately amp assisted by Integrated control rooms in each district Check posts and drones to ensure vigilwith ANI inputs