Election Commission of India announced the schedule for 2019 General Elections to Lok Sabha and to State Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim.
About:
The five-year term of the 16th Lok Sabha is due to expire on 3rd June, 2019.
Article 324 of the Constitution of India bestows the relevant powers, duties and functions upon the Election Commission of India to conduct Credible elections at regular prescribed intervals.
Section 14 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951 provides for the conduct of the elections to constitute a new Lok Sabha before the expiry of its current term.
Delimitation:
The General Election to the House of People, 2019 to constitute the 17th Lok Sabha shall be held on the basis of the extent of Parliamentary Constituencies as contained in the “Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008”.
Therefore, there is no change in the extent and status of any Parliamentary Constituency after General election to Lok Sabha, 2009.
Election schedule:
90 crore electorates of 29 states and 7 Union territories will elect 543 Lok Sabha members in seven phases from 11th April to 19th May.
Simultaneously, Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh will also take place.
The counting will be held on the 23rd of May. Twenty-two states and Union Territories will have single phase elections, while 4 states will go to polls in two phases.
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