The dates of Lok Sabha Election 2019 have been announced by the Election Commission of India. The voting will be held in 7 phases and the counting will be done on May 23. More than 900 million voters will exercise their right in what will be the world's biggest universal adult suffrage in terms of sheer scale and magnitude.
We break the key numbers from the Election Commission of India's all-important press conference.
Here's the number crunching:
7 - Election will be held in 7 phases across the country
11 April: First phase of voting will be held in 22 states
Lok Sabha 2019: Voting dates
| Phase 1 |
April 11 |
Voting in 20 States covering 91 Lok Sabha seats |
| Phase 2 |
April 18 |
Voting in 13 States covering 97 Lok Sabha seats |
| Phase 3 |
April 23 |
Voting in 14 States covering 115 Lok Sabha seats |
| Phase 4 |
April 29 |
Voting in 9 States covering 71 Lok Sabha seats |
| Phase 5 |
May 6 |
Voting in 7 States covering 51 Lok Sabha seats |
| Phase 6 |
May 12 |
Voting in 7 States covering 59 Lok Sabha seats |
| Phase 7 |
May 19 |
Voting in 8 States covering 59 Lok Sabha seats |
900 - More than 900 million voters will exercise their voting rights in Lok Sabha Election 2019
23 May - Save the date. Counting of votes will be held on May 23.
10 lakh - More than 10 lakh polling booths will be set up across the country. There were 9 lakh polling booths in 2014
84.3 million - Number of voters that will be added from 2014 elections
15 million - 15 million will be in the age group of 18 to 19 years
