Last Updated: April 19, 2024, 06:00 IST
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 Voting LIVE: More than 1,600 candidates, including eight Union ministers, two former Chief Ministers and an ex-Governor, are set to test their electoral fate today as India is set to go to polls in the first phase of the crucial Lok Sabha elections 2024. As many as 102 parliamentary constituencies across 21 states and Union territories will participate in the first phase of the elections, which are scheduled to take place in seven phases.
Voting will begin at 7 am and end at 6 pm. However, it is important to note that timings may differ for some seats going to vote in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls.
The Election Commission has deployed over 18 lakh polling personnel across 1.87 lakh polling stations where over 16.63 crore voters will exercise their franchise. The 16.63 voters include 8.4 crore men, 8.23 crore women and 11,371 third gender.
In addition to this, voting will also be held for 92 Assembly seats in the state elections in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim.