Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Check out the top news updates from the first phase of polling in the 2024 general elections.
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Voting LIVE: The first phase of voting for the 2024 Lok Sabha election commenced today, April 19, at 7 am. In the first phase of polls, as many as 21 states and 102 constituencies will cast their votes to elect the next set of MPs across the country. The 2024 general elections are set to take place in seven phases across the country, ending on June 1. The counting of votes and result declaration for the Lok Sabha election will take place on June 4.
In the first phase of Lok Sabha election 2024, voting will take place in the following states – Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal.
Elections will also be held in the following Union Territories today – Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep, Jammu and Kashmir, and Puducherry. People from 102 constituencies across these states and UTs will cast their votes today.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA alliance is eyeing its third consecutive term this general election, with echoes of ‘abki baar 400 paar’, while the opposition INDIA bloc is taking an economical approach to their campaign, promising MSP for farmers and cash handouts to women in their manifesto.
Lok Sabha Election 2024: Phase-wise schedule
- Phase 1- April 19
- Phase 2- April 26
- Phase 3- May 7
- Phase 4 – May 13
- Phase 5 – May 20
- Phase 6 – May 25
- Phase 7 – June 1
Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Voter turnout in Uttar Pradesh districts
Lok Sabha election 2024 voting LIVE: Voter turnout in UP seats till 11 am
- Muzaffarnagar- 23.62%
- Saharanpur- 28.64 %
- Moradabad- 25.00 %
- Kairana – 25.89 %
- Nagina- 26.93 %
- Bijnor- 25.50 %
- Rampur- 20.71 %
- Pilibhit- 26.88%
Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Assam, Tripura show impressive voter turnout
Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: The average voter turnout in Tripura West LS seat stood at 34.6%, while the voter turnout in Assam at 11 am was at 27.22%.
Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Rajasthan turnout surpasses 22 pc till 11 am
Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: The voter turnout in Rajasthan till 11 am stands at 22.51 percent.
Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Voter turnout in Bihar constituencies
- Voter turnout in Bihar till 11 am
- Aurangabad – 15.03%
- Jamui – 19.33%
- Gaya – 14.50%
- Nawada – 17.65%
Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Uttarakhand’s Almora voters boycott polls
During phase one of the Lok Sabha elections, voters from Suniyakot village in Uttrakhand’s Almora boycotted the polls, taking out a procession with the slogan ‘Road nahi toh vote nahi’.
Lok Sabha Election 2024 voting LIVE: Clashes reported in Arunachal Pradesh
Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: Reports of clashes and stone pelting between two political parties emerged from Arunachal Pradesh’s Niausa village in the Longding area.
Lok Sabha Election 2024 voting LIVE: Clashes erupt in West Bengal
Reports of clashes between the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) started pouring in as soon as voting for three of West Bengal’s 42 seats began in the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls at 7 am on Friday.
Lok Sabha Election 2024 voting LIVE: Three biggest challenges in conducting polls
There are three major challenges that the Election Commission of India faces in the conduct of general elections in India: enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct; blurring of lines between news and publicity of candidates and political parties; and monitoring and capping election expenditure by political parties, former election commissioner Ashok Lavasa said at an event on the 2024 general elections at the Indian International Centre in New Delhi on Thursday.
Lok Sabha Election 2024 voting LIVE: PM Modi addresses a public rally in UP’s Amroha
While addressing a public rally in Amroha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “BJP is moving ahead with a big vision and big goals for the villages and the poor. But the entire energy of the people of the INDI alliance is spent in making the villages and rural areas backward. Areas like Amroha and Western Uttar Pradesh have suffered the biggest loss due to this mentality…The BJP government is building textile parks to promote the textile industry in the country. The garment industry of Amroha will also benefit from this. This will create more and more employment…”
Lok Sabha Election 2024 voting LIVE: Nagaland nears 11 pc voter turnout
The voter turnout in Nagaland till 9 am for the first phase of the polls stands at 10.9 percent.
Lok Sabha Election 2024 voting LIVE: Google Doodle celebrates India’s elections
Google Doodle commemorated the commencement of voting for the Lok Sabha election 2024 in India by depicting an index finger marked with ink. This symbolic representation signifies the ongoing voting process in the country as the first phase of the general election gets underway.
Lok Sabha Election 2024 voting LIVE: 10.54 % voting in Uttarakhand
Till 9 am on Friday, Uttarakhand saw a total voter turnout of around 10.54 percent in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections in 2024.
Lok Sabha Election 2024 voting LIVE: UP-Bihar voter turnout till 9 am
- Gaya – 9.30%
- Aurangabad – 6.01%
- Nawada – 6.15%
- Jamui – 9.12%
- Saharanpur- 11%
- Moradabad- 11.76%
| Lok Sabha Election Schedule 2024 | Phase-I | Phase-II | Phase-III | Phase-IV | Phase-V | Phase-VI | Phase-VII |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Constituencies | 102 | 89 | 94 | 96 | 49 | 57 | 57 |
| Date of Issue of Gazette Notification | 20-03-2024 | 28-03-2024 | 12-04-2024 | 18-04-2024 | 26-04-2024 | 29-04-2024 | 07-05-2024 |
| Last Date of Making Nominations | 27-03-2024, 28-03-2024 (only Bihar) | 04-04-2024 | 19-04-2024 | 25-04-2024 | 03-05-2024 | 06-05-2024 | 14-05-2024 |
| Date for Scrutiny of Nominations | 28-03-2024, 30-03-2024 (only Bihar) | 05-04-2024, 06-04-2024 (only J&K) | 20-04-2024 | 26-04-2024 | 04-05-2024 | 07-05-2024 | 15-05-2024 |
| Last Date for Withdrawal of Candidatures | 30-03-2024, 02-04-2024 (only Bihar) | 08-04-2024 | 22-04-2024 | 29-04-2024 | 06-05-2024 | 09-05-2024 | 17-05-2024 |
| Date of Poll | 19-04-2024 | 26-04-2024 | 07-05-2024 | 13-05-2024 | 20-05-2024 | 25-05-2024 | 01-06-2024 |
| Date of Counting | 04-06-2024 | 04-06-2024 | 04-06-2024 | 04-06-2024 | 04-06-2024 | 04-06-2024 | 04-06-2024 |
| Date Before Which Election Shall Be Completed | 06-06-2024 | 06-06-2024 | 06-06-2024 | 06-06-2024 | 06-06-2024 | 06-06-2024 | 06-06-2024 |
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Voting LIVE: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat casts vote
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Lok Sabha Election 2024 Voting LIVE: PM Modi hails first phase of polls
Marking the start of Phase 1, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on X, “The 2024 Lok Sabha elections commence today! As 102 seats across 21 States and UTs go to the polls, I urge all those voting in these seats to exercise their franchise in record numbers. I particularly call upon the young and first-time voters to vote in large numbers. After all, every vote counts and every voice matters!”
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Voting LIVE: Phase 1 of voting begins
The first phase of voting for the Lok Sabha election 2023 commenced at 7 am today, across 21 states and Union Territories.
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Voting LIVE: Voting to commence shortly
The first phase of voting for the Lok Sabha elections across 21 states is set to commence in a few minutes.
Lok Sabha 2024 Voting LIVE: Assembly election in Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh
Not just the voting for the Lok Sabha election, but Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh assembly election voting will also take place today. Voting for 92 assembly seats across the two states will begin today at 7 am, and results will be out on June 2.
