Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The campaign for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 ended at 6 pm on Wednesday (April 17, 2024). In a statement issued by the Election Commission of India, it was said, “The campaign for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections ended at 3 pm in the North East, while it ended at 6 pm in the rest of the country.” Earlier in the day, all the major political parties put in their full strength on the ground through rallies, road shows and public meetings. Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Nalbari in Assam during the day, where he said in a rally that it is clearly visible what the result is going to be on June 4. In such a situation, people say – June 4, 400 plus! Modi government once again.
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav held a joint press conference in Ghaziabad, UP, adjacent to Delhi, in the morning and during this they attacked the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A video song was also released during this time by the India Alliance, which includes videos and photos of Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi together from the year 2017 till now.
Meanwhile, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi did her first roadshow in Saharanpur. She travelled 1.5 km in about 25 minutes and said- I am saying this everywhere that this election should be of the people. It should be on people’s issues. PM Narendra Modi and BJP leaders are not talking about unemployment, inflation, farmers, women. They are talking about diverting attention. Those who are in power are not worshippers of Mata Shakti and truth, they are worshippers of ‘power’.
Where will voting take place in the first phase of the general elections?
Under the first phase of the General Elections 2024, voting will be held on 102 seats in 21 places including states and union territories on April 19, 2024. During this, votes will be cast on two seats of Arunachal, five of Assam, four of Bihar, one of Chhattisgarh, six of Madhya Pradesh, five of Maharashtra, two of Manipur, two of Meghalaya, one of Mizoram, one of Nagaland, 12 of Rajasthan, one of Sikkim, 39 of Tamil Nadu, one of Tripura, eight of UP, five of Uttarakhand, three of West Bengal, one of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, one of Jammu and Kashmir, one of Lakshadweep and one of Puducherry.
This was the schedule for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections
For the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, a press note was issued on March 16, 2024. Then the notification was issued on March 20, 2024. Further, the last date for nomination was March 27, 2024, while their scrutiny was done on March 28, 2024. The last date for withdrawal of candidature was March 30, 2024, while voting will be held on March 19, 2024 and the results will be declared on June 4. The last date for conducting these elections is June 6, 2024.
