Lok Sabha Election 2024 Date Schedule: Lok Sabha Elections Since the announcement of the dates for 2024, Congress has been continuously targeting BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Priyank Kharge, a minister in the Congress government of Karnataka, raised the question that when was the last time voting was held in 5 phases in Maharashtra?
#WATCH , On the announcement of 2024 Lok Sabha election dates, Karnataka Minister and Congress leader Priyank Kharge says, “Just like the last time, the Election Commission seems to have announced the dates in a manner PM Modi can get the maximum mileage to get the party’s ( BJP)… pic.twitter.com/QiAqSYxGzC
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Congress President Mallirkajun Kharge’s son further alleged, “In the entire election schedule, PM Narendra Modi Efforts are being made to facilitate the promotion of. Elections will be held in Maharashtra in five phases. When was the last time something like this happened there?”
97 crore voters in the country will use their votes
Meanwhile, this time 97 crore voters will exercise their franchise on 543 Lok Sabha seats of the country. This time 10.5 lakh polling booths have been made for the elections. 1.82 crore will vote for the first time. At the same time, the number of young voters between 20 to 29 years is 19.47 crore. There are 82 lakh voters above 85 years of age in the country and the number of voters above 100 years of age is 2 lakh 18 thousand.
Apart from this, this time the Election Commission is providing the facility to the elderly above 85 years of age to vote from home. Apart from this, 48 thousand voters are transgender voters. The number of women voters is 47.1 crore and there are 19.74 crore youth voters (age 20-29). In 12 states the number of women voters is more than that of men.
