New Delhi, March 10: The Lok Sabha Elections 2019 will take place in the country in the months of April and May. The General Elections schedule was announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday, March 10. Voting will take place for the 543 Lok Sabha seats in seven phases between April 11 and May 19. The counting of votes for all seven phases will take place together on May 23. The Model Code of Conduct has been put in place from Sunday. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule: Voting In 7 Phases From April 11 to May 19, Counting And Results On May 23; Check All Dates For General Elections.
Voting will take place in Phase IV on April 29, six days after voting for Phase III. In the fourth phase, 71 Lok Sabha constituencies in 9 states will go to polls. Here are the important dates to remember in Phase 4 of General Elections 2019:
Issue of Notification | April 2 |
Last date for filing nomination | April 9 |
Scrutiny of nomination | April 10 |
Last date for withdrawal of candidature | April 12 |
Date Of Poll | April 29 |
Date of Result | May 23 |
Watch: Details of Lok Sabha Polls Phase IV
List of States And Constituencies That Will Vote On April 29 In Phase IV
State (No. of seats voting in this phase) | Constituencies |
Bihar (5) | Darbhanga, Ujiarpur, Samastipur, Begusarai, Munger |
Jammu And Kashmir (1) | Anantnag |
Jharkhand (3) | Chatra, Lohardaga, Palamu |
Madhya Pradesh (6) | Siddhi, Shahdol, Jabalpur, Mandla, Chhindwara, Balaghat |
Maharashtra (17) | Nandurbar, Dhule, Dindori, Nashik, Palghar, Bhiwandi, Kalyan, Thane, Mumbai North, Mumbai North-West, Mumbai North-East, Mumbai North-Central, Mumbai South -Central, Mumbai South, Maval, Shirur, Shirdi |
Odisha (6) | Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur |
Rajasthan (13) | Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Ajmer, Pali, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, Udaipur, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Kota, Jhalawar-Baran |
Uttar Pradesh (13) | Shahjahanpur, Kheri, Hardoi, Misrikh, Unnao, Farrukhabad, Etawah, Kannauj, Kanpur, Akbarpur, Jalaun, Jhansi, Hamirpur |
West Bengal (8) | Baharampur, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat, Bardhaman Purba, Bardhaman - Durgapur, Asansol, Bolpur, Birbhum |
Voting for the fourth phase of Odisha Assembly Elections 2019 will also take place on April 29 along with the fourth phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019. Voting will take place on EVMs as well as VVPAT machines on all polling booths this election. At least 900 million voters are expected to cast their votes in the biggest elections in the country starting from April 11.
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