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India Goes to the Polls on April 11 - All You Need to Know

With 90 crore voters, India officially gears up to conduct elections to the 17th Lok Sabha.

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India Goes to the Polls on April 11 - All You Need to Know

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  1. India Goes To The Polls On April 11: All You Need To Know With 90 crore voters, India officially gears up to conduct elections to the 17th Lok Sabha. India Goes To The Polls On April 11: All You Need To Know on Boom. With 90 crore voters, India officially gears up to conduct elections to the 17th Lok Sabha.

  2. Fake News India: The General Elections to the 17th Lok Sabha is to be held in seven phases from the April 11 to May 19, 2019, as announced by the Election Commission (EC). The counting of votes is to be held on the May 23, in what is going to be the world’s largest democratic exercise comprising of 90 crore voters, out of a population of 130 crore people. Elections to the state assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odhisha and Sikkim are scheduled to be held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections. The Model Code of Conduct (MCC) has come into effect immediately. The state assemblies of Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim and Odhisha will have their polls simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls. Surprisingly, the assembly of Jammu and Kashmir stands dissolved with the state currently under President’s Rule, but the EC will not hold these elections with the Lok Sabha polls. Cumulatively, 34 seats are vacant in state assemblies across India, including 24 vacant seats in Tamil Nadu. Polls to these seats too shall be with the Lok Sabha polls. How many voters are eligible to participate? This will be the world’s largest democratic exercise, with 90 crore eligible voters. The EC also revealed the following voter numbers: There are 1.5 crore voters between the age of 18-19 years of age, 1.66% of the total electorate. 38,325 voters of the other gender too have registered for the polls 71,735 oversea voters have registered for the polls 16.7 lakh service voters have registered for the polls • • • • → Lok Sabha Election 2019 Dates ←

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