India National Elections 2024: There will be 102 seats in 21 states and UTs for the first round of the elections. Phase one of the Lok Sabha polls saw 62.37% voter turnout, according to the EC.
Phase one of the Lok Sabha polls on Friday saw an overall voter turnout of 62.37 percent, according to the Election Commission (EC). The commission stated that those in line at the end of voting at 6 p.m. were permitted to cast ballots, even though the numbers were released after the polls closed. Given that voting is scheduled until 6 p.m. in many constituencies, the voting percentage is probably going to increase after reports from every polling place are gathered. After form 17A is examined, final numbers will be known on Saturday, according to the EC.
The first of the seven-phase elections saw polling in 102 constituencies spread across 21 states and Union Territories.
The commission noted that voting remained “largely peaceful” and characterized the turnout as “high”. Voter turnout in the first round of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections was reported to be 69.43%. There were ninety-one seats up for election at the time, with some constituencies having changed.
The single-phase election that took place on Friday involved the following states: Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, and the Union Territories of Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and Lakshadweep. Voting took place for the first time in 56 Bastar villages in Chhattisgarh at voting places that were erected within the villages.
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The polling authorities noted that a significant number of voters from tribal populations cast ballots in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. When the Shompen tribe of Great Nicobar cast their first ballot, history was made.In certain regions of the nation, voters braved the intense heat, while in others, they stood patiently in pouring rain.
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A Google Doodle with an inked index finger celebrated the opening of voting for the Lok Sabha election in India in 2024. This symbolic image represents the nation’s continuing voting process as the general election’s first round gets under way.
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India national elections 2024 Voting will take place in 2 phases: on April 26; on May 7; on May 13; on May 20; on May 26; on May 25; and on June 1. Phase 2 elections are scheduled for April 26.
FAQs
How many MP seats are there in India?
The entire nation has been divided into 543 Parliamentary Constituencies, each of which elects one member, in order to form the Lok Sabha.
Who is elected in Lok Sabha?
The eligible voters directly elect the members of the Lok Sabha. A maximum of two people may be nominated by the Indian President to serve as Anglo-Indian community representatives. Members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are entitled to certain seats in the Lok Sabha.
Who completed 5 years of PM in India?
As of right now, Atal Bihari Vajpayee is the only non-Congress prime minister to have held the position three times and the first to serve a full five-year tenure.
Which is the first political Sabha in India?
Following India’s first general election, on April 17, 1952, the First Lok Sabha was established. The 1st Lok Sabha was dissolved on April 4, 1957, having served its whole five-year term. On May 13, 1952, the First Session of this Lok Sabha convened. There were 489 Lok Sabha seats in all, and 17.3 crore people were entitled to vote.
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