Lok Sabha Election Schedule
Lok Sabha Election Schedule
Lok Sabha Election Schedule
ELECTIONS
2024
Unprecedented Scale,
Unmatched Anywhere in the World
Magnitude
GE 2024: World’s Biggest Electoral Exercise
Elections conducted:
17 General Elections,
400+ State Assembly,
~97 ~10.5 ~1.5 ~55 ~4 16 Presidential
crore lakh crore lakh lakh 16 Vice presidential
registered polling polling EVMs vehicles
voters stations officials & A “Gold Standard”
security
staff
Qualitative Peaceful, violence-
free polls
Reduced court
cases
Leapfrog
Near zero repolls Enhanced seizures
Outcomes of
last 11 State Reducing campaign Quick action on
elections clutter fake news
Electoral Cycle
• Tackling Disruptive
Challenges:
• Muscle
• Money
• Misinformation
• No violence
• Pure, Inclusive & • MCC Violations
Healthy Electoral • No inducements
• Reaching out to Missing
Rolls Voters: • Increased voting
• Material • Youth apathy percentage
• Manpower • Urban apathy • Ethical political
discourse
• Technology • Domestic migrants
• Training • Festive
• Overcoming Operational
Challenges: environment
• Reaching • Ease at polling
inaccessible areas stations
• Logistics
~88.4
Lakhs
~49.7 Cr. ~47.1 Cr. PwD
Male Female
~1.8 Cr. ~19.1
First time voters
Diverse Mosaic of Electorates (18-19) Lakhs
Service Electors
~96.8 Cr.
Total Electors
~82
~19.74 Cr.
Lakhs ~48,000 Young voters ~2.18 Lakhs
85+ age voters Transgender (20-29) Centenarians
Rigorous process to ensure ER
is inclusive, pure and healthy
Regular Meetings Full Disclosure Access to Information Due Diligence Grievance Redressal
940
940
935
932
928
Waste Management:
• Avoid single-use plastic completely
• Ensure separate collection bins and proper signage
• Ensure adequate disposal facility for each type of waste
• Partner with local waste management/recycling facilities
Full Compliance
• Execute pending NBWs
• Surrender of arms
• Surveillance of History Sheeters
No discriminatory action
against party workers
Levelling the field
• Transfer of officials for
impartiality No volunteers and
• Randomization of polling staff contractual staff on
election duties
• Accountability starts from district
heads. Strong and clear message
• Participation of polling agents at Electors on Election duty
every booth to cast their ballots at
Facilitation Centre
Transparency in permissions
for entitlements like grounds, Impersonators to face
meeting places- FIFO legal action (S.61 of the
RP Act 1951)
Money Exponential increase in seizures in last 11 State Assembly
Elections (2022-23 vs 2017-18)
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification 18 Apr 2024 (Thursday) 26 Apr 2024 (Friday)
Last Date of Making Nominations 25 Apr 2024 (Thursday) 03 May 2024 (Friday)
Date for Scrutiny of nominations 26 Apr 2024 (Friday) 04 May 2024 (Saturday)
Last Date for Withdrawal of Candidatures 29 Apr 2024 (Monday) 06 May 2024 (Monday)
Date before which election shall be 06 June 2024 (Thursday) 06 June 2024 (Thursday)
completed
Schedule General Election to State Legislative Assembly of
Odisha 2024
Poll Events Phase 6 (42 ACs) Phase 7 ( 42 ACs)
Announcement & Issue of Press Note 16 Mar 2024 (Saturday) 16 Mar 2024 (Saturday)
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification 29 Apr 2024 (Monday) 07 May 2024 (Tuesday)
Last Date of Making Nominations 06 May 2024 (Monday) 14 May 2024 (Tuesday)
Date for Scrutiny of nominations 07 May 2024 (Tuesday) 15 May 2024 (Wednesday)
Last Date for Withdrawal of Candidatures 09 May 2024 (Thursday) 17 May 2024 (Friday)
Date before which election shall be 06 June 2024 (Thursday) 06 June 2024 (Thursday)
completed
General Elections 2024 to
Elect 18th Lok Sabha
General – 412
SC - 84
ST - 47
Announcement & Issue of Press Note 16 Mar 2024 (Saturday) 16 Mar 2024 (Saturday)
Last Date of Making Nominations 27 Mar 2024 (Wednesday) 28 Mar 2024 (Thursday)
Date for Scrutiny of nominations 28 Mar 2024 (Thursday) 30 Mar 2024 (Saturday)
Last Date for Withdrawal of Candidatures 30 Mar 2024 (Saturday) 02 Apr 2024 (Tuesday)
Date of Issue of Gazette Notification 28 Mar 2024 (Thursday) 28 Mar 2024 (Thursday)
Last Date of Making Nominations 04 Apr 2024 (Thursday) 04 Apr 2024 (Thursday)
Date for Scrutiny of nominations 05 Apr 2024 (Friday) 06 Apr 2024 (Saturday)
Last Date for Withdrawal of Candidatures 08 Apr 2024 (Monday) 08 Apr 2024 (Monday)
Total 36