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Assam gears up for three-phase Lok Sabha polls: Voting on April 19, 26 & May 7

05:18 PM Mar 16, 2024 IST | NE NOW NEWS
UpdateAt: 06:07 PM Mar 16, 2024 IST
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Guwahati: The 2024 Lok Sabha elections are set to be held in seven phases, commencing on April 19 and culminating on June 1, as declared by the Election Commission of India. Results will be announced on June 4.

In the first phase on April 19, voters across 102 parliamentary constituencies in 21 states will cast their ballots. Subsequently, the electoral process will progress through six additional phases, with the second phase on April 26 encompassing 89 constituencies in 13 states.

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CEC Rajiv Kumar outlined the subsequent phases, indicating that the third phase, commencing on May 7, will witness voting across 94 parliamentary constituencies spanning 12 states. Phase four, scheduled for May 13, will cover 96 constituencies in 10 states.

Phase five, on May 20, will see elections on 49 constituencies across 8 states, while the sixth phase, on May 25, will involve voting on 57 parliamentary constituencies across 7 states.

Finally, the seventh phase, on June 1, will engage 57 parliamentary constituencies across 8 states.

Assam will go to elections in three phases: April 19, April 26, and May 7. The first phase in Assam will encompass Kaziranga, Sonitpur, Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh, and Jorhat LS seats.

The second phase, on April 26, will cover Darrang-Udalguri, Diphu, Karimganj, Silchar, and Nagaon. Kokrajhar, Dhubri, Barpeta, and Guwahati will undergo polls in the third phase on May 7.

Manipur and Tripura will undergo two-phase polls, on April 19 and April 26. Meanwhile, elections in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Meghalaya are slated for a single phase on April 19. The counting of votes will take place on June 4.

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