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Topic2024 Lok Sabha Elections

Topic: 2024 Lok Sabha Elections

Lok Sabha elections 2024 refers to the general elections scheduled to take place starting 19 April in seven phases. The results of these election will give India its next government.

Lok Sabha elections or General Elections are conducted every five years in India. Held across 543 constituencies, Members of Parliament to the lower house are elected through these polls. The party with a majority in the Lok Sabha then forms the government at the Centre, so these elections eventually lead to the election of the Prime Minister and their cabinet.

The Lok Sabha, or the House of the People, is the lower house of India’s bicameral Parliament. The upper house is called the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past-the-post system to represent their respective constituencies.

The first Lok Sabha elections were held in 1951 when the Indian National Congress came to power with Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister. The last such election was held in 2019, where the Bharatiya Janta Party came to power with an overwhelming majority with Narendra Modi as prime minister. The next elections are scheduled to take place in 7 phases starting 19 April 2024. The Election Commission of India is responsible for conducting these elections.

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EC says J&K polls ‘right after’ LS — UT admin ‘unanimously’ against simultaneous elections

Amogh Rohmetra -
CEC Rajiv Kumar cites security reasons for administration's opposition. Regional parties of the UT as well as ruling BJP were in favour of simultaneous polls in J&K.

Lok Sabha elections: Polling in 7 phases from 19 April, counting on 4 June

ANI -
CEC Rajiv Kumar also announces assembly poll dates for Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha & Sikkim.

2024 vs 2019 — as Lok Sabha poll dates are announced, how things are similar, yet different

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As the country heads to another general election, Oppn finds itself far more electorally enfeebled. Meanwhile, the BJP has still not been able to expand in south and east India.

Singer Anuradha Paudwal joins BJP ahead of LS polls — ‘Narendra bhai ko mera pranaam’

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What’s queering the pitch for AK Antony’s son Anil, BJP candidate in Kerala’s Pathanamthitta

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Earlier, Anil’s name was doing rounds for Ernakulam and Chalakudy, where BJP had no realistic chance. His surprise candidature hasn’t gone down too well with other hopefuls.

Urdu press slams BJP’s ‘negative politics’ over CAA, says it creates psychological pressure on Muslims

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ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Election Commission to announce Lok Sabha poll schedule on Saturday

PTI -
Term of present Lok Sabha ends 16 June and new House has to be constituted before that. Last time, LS polls were announced 10 March and held in 7 phases beginning 11 April.

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Sitting AAP MP Sushil Kumar Rinku is eighth candidate of AAP. In fielding five of his cabinet colleagues, CM Mann is in a way seeking mandate for his government’s performance.
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