Map of Puducherry
Lok Sabha elections 2019 will begin on April 11 and continue for over a month till May 19 across seven phases. Counting of votes will take place on May 23, the Election Commission announced on Sunday, kick-starting a mega electoral battle where the BJP will pitch for a re-election of the Modi government amid the Opposition's efforts for a united fight to unseat it.
The polling will be held on April 11, April 18, April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19 for 543 Lok Sabha seats across the country in which nearly 90 crore voters would be eligible to vote, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said, reported PTI
Assembly elections will also be held in Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Odisha simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls, the CEC said.
In Puducherry, the LS polls will be held in a single phase on April 18.
| Phase | Date | Lok Sabha Seats |
| Single | 18 April | Puducherry |
