The Election Commission of India is set to announce the dates for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections today. Here are some key details regarding the upcoming polls:
– There are a total of 96.8 crore registered voters eligible to participate in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
– This includes 1.8 crore individuals who recently turned 18 and will be exercising their voting rights for the first time.
– In 12 Indian states, the number of women voters exceeds that of men.
– There are 88.4 lakh voters with disabilities, including 48,000 individuals from the transgender community.
– To facilitate the election process, 10.5 lakh polling stations will be established across the country.
– A workforce of 1.5 crore polling officials will be deployed to manage these polling stations.
– The elections will witness the use of 55 lakh electronic voting machines (EVMs) to conduct the voting process.
– The Election Commission of India has a rich history of conducting 17 general elections and 400 assembly polls.
The tenure of the current Lok Sabha is set to conclude on June 16, necessitating the constitution of a new House before that date. Similarly, the tenures of the Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, and Odisha assemblies are also slated to end in June.
