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Lok Sabha is an important organ of the Indian Parliament. The Parliament in India is constituted by three components namely the President of India, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. The President of India heads the parliament of the country. Once the members of the Lok Sabha also known as MPs are elected during a general elections, they take charge. The Lok Sabha operates for five years unless it is dissolved earlier for some reason. The number of Lok Sabha seats allotted for a state depends on the population. <keyword id="7671204" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Powers-and-Functions-of-the-Lok-Sabha">Powers and Functions of the Lok Sabha</keyword> The main function of the Lok Sabha is to pass laws. No bill can become a law in the country if the Lok Sabha does not pass it. Both general and money bills can be introduced in the Lok Sabha. When a joint sitting of the <keyword id="81070" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lok-Sabha-and-Rajya-Sabha">Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha</keyword> is called for when the country needs to take a crucial decision, the will of the Lok Sabha will prevail. A money bill can only be presented in the Lok Sabha. The power to sanction the government expenditures entirely rests with the Lok Sabha. All the bills related to seeking an amendment in the constitution must be passed in the Lok Sabha. The other important functions of the Lok Sabha include electing the President and Vice-president of the country, impeachment of the president, removing the judges of the High Courts and Supreme Court, and approving the emergency proclamations. Difference between Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha are the two houses of the parliament. The Lok Sabha is known as the lower house of the parliament while the Rajya Sabha is the upper house of the parliament. These two houses of the Indian parliament differ in terms of their nature, power, processes and functions. <ul><li>The total tenure of the Lok Sabha in India is only five years. Once this five year term expires, the Lok Sabha dissolves. On the other hand, the Rajya Sabha is a permanent house. After every two years, one third of the members of the Rajya Sabha retire.</li><li>Lok Sabha is the house of people. The members of the Lok Sabha also called as the MPs are elected by the common people in the country who are eligible to vote during the general elections. Rajya Sabha is the council of states and the members of the Rajya Sabha are elected indirectly by the elected representatives of the people in the assemblies of different states and union territories in the country.</li><li>The Lok Sabha has up to 552 members while the maximum number of members allowed for the Rajya Sabha is 250. </li><li>The minimum age of eligibility to become a member of the Lok Sabha is 25 while it is 30 for the Rajya Sabha. </li><li>The Speaker is the representative of the Lok Sabha while the Vice-President of India represents the Rajya Sabha.</li><li>Money bill can be introduced only in Lok Sabha. Once it is passed by the Lok Sabha, it is sent to the Raja Sabha for consideration. </li></ul>

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Berhampur, This southern Odisha town in Ganjam district which is also known as the silk city of Odisha will witness a battle between two <keyword id="20781354" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="turncoats" source="keywords">turncoats</keyword> in the Lok Sabha elections. The ruling <keyword id="19967865" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Biju-Janata-Dal" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Biju Janata Dal" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Biju Janata Dal">Biju Janata Dal</keyword> headed by <keyword id="20330417" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chief-Minister-Naveen-Patnaik" source="keywords">Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik</keyword> has fielded <keyword id="21246653" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bhrugu-Baxipatra" source="keywords">Bhrugu Baxipatra</keyword>, who till last week was vice president of the BJP Odisha unit while the BJP has put up <keyword id="21149943" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Pradeep-Panigrahy" source="keywords">Pradeep Panigrahy</keyword>, who was expelled from the BJD, as its nominee for the <keyword id="21246654" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="berhampur-lok-sabha" source="keywords">Berhampur Lok Sabha</keyword> constituency. Panigrahpy, a three-time MLA from Gopalpur Assembly constituency was once a close aide of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and even looked after the Ganjam district affairs of the regional party, before being expelled from the BJD. The Congress has fielded Rashmi Ranjan Patnaik for the Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency. The Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency was once a strong citadel of the Congress and even Prime Minister P V Narasimha Rao had won the Berhampur Lok Seat seat in the 1996 elections. Ganjam district has been a BJD bastion since 2009. The district is also the home district to Naveen Patnaik's Assembly constituency, Hinjili. BJD has won 12 of the 13 Assembly seats in the district in 2019 elections. The fight for the Berhampur Lok Sabha seat will be mainly between two turncoats Bhrugu Baxipatra of BJD and Pradeep Panigrahy of the BJP though the Congress nominee is also in the fray. Panigrahy was expelled from the BJD on charge of "anti-people activities" and was also arrested on alleged corruption cases by the Naveen Patnaik government. The BJP candidate in his public meetings is telling the people 'Etha ra Leka Chhi Da e Deba' (This time will end the chapter). The Gopalpur MLA is asking the electorate the end their inclination towards Naveen Patnaik, who he accused of running the government through outsourcing manner. Panigarhy is also trying to invoke Ganjam sentiment among the people as his rival Baxipatra's activities were mostly confined to the neighbouring Rayagada district before moving to Ganjam in 2019. To defeat Panigrahy, BJD has picked up BJP's former Berhampur nominee Baxipatra with the sole intention of capturing a certain portion of saffron votes. Both parties are fighting hard to win the Berhampur Lok Sabha seat, which is considered the gateway to southern Odisha. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's close aide and BJD leader VK Pandian in a meeting in Bhubaneswar on Sunday appealed to people to vote for the Conch symbol of the regional party. "Please do not see who is a candidate. The chief minister is contesting in all the 147 assembly seats and 21 Lok Sabha constituencies," Pandian said appealing to people to look at Patnaik and Conch symbol alone while going to vote. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections BJD candidate Chandrasekhar Sahu had won the Berhampur Lok Sabha by 94,000 votes defeating his BJP opponent Bhrugu Baxipatra. Apart from voters, the party workers of both the political parties at the grassroots level also seem to be confused. "We have to campaign for the candidate whom we had strongly opposed last time (2019 LS election)," said a BJD worker from Ganjam district. The seven Assembly constituencies under the Berhampur Lok Sabha seat are - Chhatrapur, Gopalpur, Berhampur, Digapandi and Chikita in Ganjam district and Mohana and Parlakhemundi in neighbouring Gajapati district. Of the seven, five seats in Ganjam district are held by the ruling BJD while Mohana and Parlakhemundi are represented by Congress and BJP respectively in the Assembly. Berhampur Lok Sabha seat will go to polls along with three other Lok Sabha constituencies Nabarangpur, Koraput and Kalahandi on May 13.

Odisha's Silk city and its two turncoats to battle it out this Lok Sabha election

<ul><li>Gandhi was disqualified as a <keyword id="6355187" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="lok-sabha" source="Orion">Lok Sabha</keyword> member on March 23.</li><li>The Supreme Court on Friday last stayed his conviction, paving the way for restoration of his Lok Sabha membership.</li><li>Senior <keyword id="1575" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="congress" source="Orion">Congress</keyword> leaders and party workers on Monday hailed <keyword id="5268" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="rahul-gandhi" source="Orion">Rahul Gandhi</keyword>'s reinstatement.</li></ul> The Lok Sabha membership of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was restored on Monday. The <keyword id="168251" type="General" weightage="70" keywordseo="lok-sabha-secretariat" source="Orion">Lok Sabha Secretariat</keyword> issued a notification announcing that his disqualification has been revoked and his membership restored. Gandhi was disqualified as a Lok Sabha member on March 23 after a Gujarat court convicted him in a defamation case and sentenced him to two years in jail. A punishment for two years and above automatically disqualifies a lawmaker. The Supreme Court on Friday last stayed his conviction, paving the way for restoration of his Lok Sabha membership. Congress celebrates Senior Congress leaders and party workers on Monday hailed Rahul Gandhi's reinstatement as a Lok Sabha MP, saying it is a victory for truth and justice. As soon as the Lok Sabha membership of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was restored on Monday, celebrations broke out at the AICC headquarters here with workers dancing and raising slogans in favour of Gandhi. Reacting to the development, Congress' deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Pramod Tiwari said, "Truth has triumphed, and lies has been defeated. INDIA has won, our lion Rahul Gandhi has won, Modi Ji, your defeat has begun." In a tweet, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said, "With enormous relief, welcome the official announcement of @RahulGandhi's reinstatement. He can now resume his duties in the Lok Sabha to serve the people of India and his constituents in <keyword id="461419" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="wayanad" source="Orion">Wayanad</keyword>. A victory for justice and for our democracy!" BJP's next plan of action Congress' main adversary, the Bhartiya Janta party (BJP) is gearing up to shift its strategy to attack Rahul Gandhi with a view to counter the opposition. Talking to IANS, a top BJP leader said: "The party will not comment on the apex court verdict, but the question will now definitely be asked to Rahul Gandhi, that what are his thoughts about the Supreme Court, on which he used to make comments from the Ramlila Maidan to across the country and even to London and America, going to the extent of contempt of the apex court?" He said that this question will be asked to Rahul Gandhi, who is excited only by the stay on conviction, that what is his thinking now on the independence of the judiciary and other constitutional institutions of the country and his continuous derogatory statements about democracy in India. BJP will not only target Rahul Gandhi on his statements but will also attack states rules by the Congress and its allies on increasing atrocities against women in Rajasthan, scams in Chhattisgarh, violence during West Bengal panchayat elections, situation in Bihar, 'corruption' of Kejriwal government. It will also target the opposition-led alliance INDIA on the condition of the states ruled by its allies. With text inputs from PTI and IANS

Rahul Gandhi's disqualification as Lok Sabha member revoked

Checkout - <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/maharashtra-lok-sabha-election-result-2019-bjp-vs-shiv-sena-vs-congress-vs-ncp/articleshow/69445652.cms">Lok Sabha Election result of Maharashtra</a> Maharashtra will <a href="https://eci.gov.in/" data-type="tilCustomLink">vote</a> for Lok Sabha Elections 2019 in 4 Phases. The polling dates for Maharashtra will be on April 11, 18, 23 and 29. The votes will be counted for all the constituencies on May 23, 2019. The results of the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 will be announced on the same day. The Congress party on Wednesday released its second list of 21 candidates including Priya Dutta who will be contesting from the Mumbai North-Central seat. Constituency wise dates of polling in Maharashtra Phase -1 (Date of polling: April 11, 2019) - Checkout - <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/lok-sabha-election-2019-1st-phase-polling-live-updates/liveblog/68823793.cms">Lok Sabha Election 2019 1st phase Polling Updates</a> Constituencies: Wardha, Ramtek, Nagpur, Bhandara-Gondiya, Gadchiroli-Chimur, Chandrapur, Yavatmal-Washim Phase -2 (Date of polling: April 18, 2019) Constituencies: Buldhana, Akola, Amravat, Hingoli, Nanded, Parbhani, Beed, Osmanabad, Latur, Solapur Phase -3 (Date of polling: April 23, 2019) Constituencies: Jalgaon, Raver, Jalna, Aurangabad, Raigad, Pune, Baramat, Ahmednagar, Madha, Sangli, Satara, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Kolhapur, Hatkanangle Phase -4 (Date of polling: April 29, 2019) Constituencies: Nandurbar, Dhule, Dindori, Nashik, Palghar, Bhiwandi, Kalyan, Thane, Mumbai North, Mumbai North-West, Mumbai North-East, Mumbai North-Central, Mumbai South- Central 2014 Lok Sabha Elections results for Maharashtra Among the 48 constituencies of the state, the BJP captured 23 seats and the Congress bagged only 2 seats from Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha Elections 2014. The Nationalist Congress Party won from 4 constituencies and Shiv Sena was elected from 18 constituencies of the state. The election commission announced the dates of 2019 Lok Sabha Elections on March 10, 2019. The largest democracy of the world will vote for the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections from all of its 543 constituencies. With the 2019 elections scheduled by the Election Commission in 7 phases, the elections will stretch from April 11 to May 19. See Also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/Lok-Sabha-Election-2019-Candidate-List-for-Maharashtra/articleshow/68631820.cms"></a><a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/Lok-Sabha-Election-2019-Candidate-List-for-Maharashtra/articleshow/68631820.cms">Lok Sabha elections 2019: Candidate List for Maharashtra</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/lok-sabha-election-2019-candidate-list-for-bihar/articleshow/68617989.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink">lok sabha election 2019: Candidate list for Bihar</a>

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Polling date for Maharashtra

Dates for India’s 17th Lok Sabha elections were announced on March 10. The Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases starting, April 11, according to the Election Commission of India. The votes will be counted on May 23 and will decide the fate of major political parties in India. Chandigarh sends one member of parliament to the Lok Sabha. Presently, BJP’s Kirron Kher is the sitting MP. She defeated Congress’ Pawan Kumar Bansal by almost 70,000 votes in the last Lok Sabha elections in 2014. He served as the Minister of Railways from 28 October 2012 to 10 May 2013. In 2014, almost 281, 593 women voted. The total number of voters stood at 453,455. Chandigarh Lok Sabha Election Schedule (Phase 1) Date of polling: May 19 Results of the Lok Sabha Election will be announced on 23 May.

Lok Sabha Election 2019: Polling dates for Chandigarh

Lakshadweep, the smallest union territory of India is a group of Islands located in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Kerala. Known for its scintillating natural beauty, Lakshadweep covers an area of 32 sq km. Lakshadweep has one Lok Sabha constituency and hence can give one seat for the parliament. As per the Election Commission’s notice, the state will see the 2019 Lok Sabha polling on April 11 during the first phase of elections across the country. The counting of votes will happen on May 23 across the country and the results will be declared on the same day. Names of Lok Sabha constituencies in Lakshadweep The name of the Lok Sabha constituency here is Lakshadweep. The present status of constituencies in Lakshadweep In the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, the Nationalist Congress party has won from here and hence it holds the single seat here. The 2019 Lok Sabha election forecasts predict that the same party will win from here this time also. However, the actual turn out of the polls will come to surface only when the results are out on May 23, 2019. Meanwhile the different parties are engaged in an active campaigning to grab this available seat.

Lok Sabha Election 2019: Total seats in Lakshadweep

Mizoram, the mountainous state is located in the southern tip of the north-east part of India. Mizoram is the land of highlanders or Mizos. The state has only one Lok Sabha constituency. Therefore it can send only one MP to represent the state in the parliament. The Election Commission has announced that the Lok Sabha elections will be conducted here in a single phase on April 11, when the country will see its first phase of polling in the other parts. The counting will happen on May 23 and the results will be declared on the same day. Names of Lok Sabha constituencies in Mizoram The name of the single Lok Sabha Constituency here is Mizoram. The present status of constituencies in Mizoram For quite some time, the state remains a stronghold of the Congress party. During the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, the congress party won from here and the party is holding this seat for a long time here since it won in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections also. Even BJP is working hard this time to grab the seat from the Congress and we will have to wait and see if the results announced on May 23 will favor the Congress or the BJP.

Lok Sabha Election 2019: Total seats in Mizoram

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One of the smallest states of India located in North Eastern India, Nagaland is situated adjacent to Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Manipur, the state has only one Lok Sabha Constituency. The state can therefore send one MP for the parliament from Nagaland. The Election Commission’s announcement says the state will see the <keyword id="4577611" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="lok-sabha-election-2019">Lok Sabha election 2019</keyword> polling in a single phase during the first phase of elections on April 11, 2019. The counting of votes in the state will happen on May 23 along with the other constituencies of the country. The results will be known in the same day by evening. Names of Lok Sabha constituencies in Nagaland The name of the single Lok Sabha constituency here is Nagaland. The present status of constituencies in Nagaland The state of Nagaland has been the stronghold of Naga’s People Front for so long. At present this party holds the single Lok Sabha seat in the state and it has consecutively won in the 2009 and 2014 Lok Sabha elections from here. As per the predictions, we might expect the same party to continue to hold the parliamentary seat here. However, the other parties are working vigorously in the state to see if they can have their luck this time.

Lok Sabha Election 2019: Total Seats in Nagaland

New Delhi, The <keyword id="19895782" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Election-Commission" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Election Commission" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Election Commission">Election Commission</keyword> on Friday said it has identified 266 <keyword id="20809469" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="parliamentary-constituencies" source="keywords">parliamentary constituencies</keyword>, including 215 in rural areas, with <keyword id="21207154" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="low-voter-turnout" source="keywords">low voter turnout</keyword> and is planning <keyword id="21207534" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="targeted-intervention" source="keywords">targeted intervention</keyword> to enhance <keyword id="19973117" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="voting-percentage" source="keywords">voting percentage</keyword> in the upcoming <keyword id="19912155" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lok-Sabha-polls" source="keywords">Lok Sabha polls</keyword>. Municipal commissioners from major cities and select district election officers from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh discussed enhancing voter engagement and participation in identified urban and rural Lok Sabha seats. At its conference on low <keyword id="20108198" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="voter-turnout" source="keywords">voter turnout</keyword> here, the EC said 266 parliamentary constituencies -- 215 rural and 51 urban -- with low voter turnout have been identified. Eleven states and Union territories - Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Telangana, Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand - had a voter turnout lower than the national average of 67.40 per cent in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Addressing the participants, <keyword id="19998985" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Chief-Election-Commissioner" source="keywords">Chief Election Commissioner</keyword> Rajiv Kumar stressed that 'one size fits all' approach will not work and different strategies have to be worked out for different areas and segments. Polling for the seven-phased Lok Sabha polls begins on April 19. Kumar emphasised on a three-pronged strategy of providing facilitation at polling stations, such as queue management, sheltered parking in congested areas; targeted outreach and communication; and involvement of critical stakeholders including RWAs, local icons and youth influencers to persuade people to come to polling stations on voting day. He told officials to prepare a booth-wise action plan for enhanced participation and behaviour change. He asked the participants to prepare different strategies for urban and rural areas and plan interventions accordingly for different target audiences. Discussions were centred on critical issues such as optimising queue management at polling stations and facilitating voting in high-rise buildings. Urban specific hurdles to increased voter turnout were identified and targeted city-specific interventions were planned. The officers were encouraged to develop tailored, region-specific outreach programs that resonate with the unique needs and demographics of their constituencies. The Commission recalled that nearly 29.7 crore eligible voters did not vote in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections "underscoring the scale of the problem which calls for proactive measures". In the last Lok Sabha elections, of the 50 seats with the lowest voter turnout, 17 were in metropolitans or major cities. It said recent elections across various states have highlighted trends of urban apathy towards the electoral process, warranting targeted interventions and collaborative endeavours.

EC identifies 266 Lok Sabha seats with low voter turnout, mostly in rural areas

New Delhi [India], June 4 (ANI): With counting progressing in <keyword id="19912155" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lok-Sabha-polls" source="keywords">Lok Sabha polls</keyword>, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led <keyword id="20344628" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="National-Democratic-Alliance" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="National Democratic Alliance" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="National Democratic Alliance">National Democratic Alliance</keyword> is leading on more than 100 seats as per the latest trends according to TV channels. Around 642 million people voted in Lok Sabha elections held over seven phases in a mammoth six-week period. The counting of votes began starting with postal ballot papers amid tight security. The counting for State Legislative Assemblies of 175 Assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh and 147 Assembly constituencies in Odisha and results of bypolls in 25 Assembly constituencies also began. The Lok Sabha elections for 543 seats of the lower house were held across seven phases. The <keyword id="19931558" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bharatiya-Janata-Party" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Bharatiya Janata Party" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Bharatiya Janata Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</keyword> is eyeing a third straight term in power, while the Opposition under the umbrella of the <keyword id="19895684" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="INDIA-bloc" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="INDIA bloc" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="INDIA bloc">INDIA bloc</keyword> is seeking to wrest power from the ruling party.Most exit polls predicted a straight term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with quite few of them projecting a two-thirds majority for the ruling BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (<keyword id="41281" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="NDA" source="Orion">NDA</keyword>). The Congress party and its allies dismissed the exit polls as "orchestrated" and a work of "fantasy", asserting that the opposition INDIA bloc will form the next government at the Centre. Strict security has been put in place for the smooth conduct of counting of votes for over 8,000 candidates in this general election. With counting began for the Lok Sabha elections, which have seen the largest voter participation, the electoral fate of several leaders across the political spectrum will be decided. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh are among the senior BJP leaders in the fray. Key opposition leaders, including former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, NCP's Supriya Sule, and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, are also contesting the poll. Two polls predicted the BJP would also improve its numbers from the 303 seats it won in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. In the 2019 elections, NDA wrested 353 seats, of which the BJP won 303 alone. The Opposition's UPA got only 93 seats of which the Congress got 52. Even before the counting of the votes, the Bharatiya Janata Party won one seat of Surat Lok Sabha. Earlier on April 22, Mukesh Dalal won the election "unopposed". Congress nominee Nilesh Kumbhani's nomination was rejected. His candidacy was rejected because of alleged discrepancies in the signatures of the proposers.

Lok Sabha election results: BJP-led NDA leading in 100 plus seats in early trends

Delhi, the capital of India is preparing itself for the <keyword id="4287364" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Lok-Sabha-elections-2019">Lok Sabha Elections 2019</keyword>. With its seven Lok Sabha constituencies, the city will go for polling during the sixth phase of elections on May 12, 2019. Names of Lok Sabha Constituencies in Delhi The seven Parliamentary constituencies in Delhi include Chandni Chowk, North East Delhi, East Delhi, New Delhi, North West Delhi, West Delhi, South Delhi. The present status of constituencies in Delhi Following its phenomenal and unforeseen victory in 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, the BJP holds all the 7 seats in Delhi. Most notably, BJP did not win even from a single constituency in Delhi during 2009 Lok Sabha Elections. In a recent meeting, Rahul Gandhi enjoined all the booth workers to ensure that Congress wins from all the seven places. In a vigorous move to win from all the 7 constituencies like it did in 2014 elections, BJP is now preparing report card for all constituencies and working closely with all the district secretaries. The situation surrounding the Delhi Lok Sabha polls have raised the eyebrows of all the electors across the country and today the country is keenly waiting to know the results of the elections on May 23, 2019.

Lok Sabha Election 2019: Total seats in Delhi

NEW DELHI: The <keyword id="40807" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="40" keywordseo="Election-Commission">Election Commission</keyword> on Wednesday sounded the poll bugle, announcing a nine-phase election to the <keyword id="6355187" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="40" keywordseo="Lok-Sabha">Lok Sabha</keyword> and state assemblies of <keyword id="37102" type="COMPANY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Andhra-Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</keyword>, Odisha and <keyword id="48118" type="CITY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Sikkim">Sikkim</keyword> between April 7 and May 12. With polling to be stretched over nine rounds lasting 34 days, as against five phases spread over 28 days in 2009, this general election will be the most protracted so far. 
 <keyword id="50926" type="POSITION" weightage="40" keywordseo="Chief-election-commissioner">Chief election commissioner</keyword> V S Sampath, who was flanked by election commissioners H S <keyword id="153539" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Brahma">Brahma</keyword> and S N A Zaidi at the EC press conference here to announce the poll schedule, said polling would be conducted on April 7, 9, 10, 12, 17, 24 and 30 and May 7 and 12. Andhra Pradesh will have simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections in two phases on April 30 and May 7, Odisha in two phases on April 10 and 17, while Sikkim will have a single day poll on April 12. 
 
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Counting for both Lok Sabha and assembly polls has been scheduled for May 16. This will give the parties almost a fortnight for government formation, as the term of the current Lok Sabha expires only on May 31. 
 
"The model code has come into immediate effect with announcement of the dates," declared Sampath. 
 Among the states, UP and <keyword id="30033" type="COMPANY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Bihar">Bihar</keyword> will vote over six phases; <keyword id="6357783" type="CITY" weightage="40" keywordseo="West-Bengal">West Bengal</keyword> and Jammu &amp; Kashmir over five phases; <keyword id="6354915" type="CITY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Assam">Assam</keyword>, <keyword id="43945" type="COMPANY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Chhattisgarh">Chhattisgarh</keyword>, <keyword id="6360371" type="COMPANY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Jharkhand">Jharkhand</keyword>, <keyword id="6355554" type="COMPANY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Madhya-Pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</keyword> and Maharashtra over three phases; and Andhra Pradesh, Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan and Tripura over two phases. There will be a single-day poll in Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, <keyword id="6358126" type="CITY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Himachal-Pradesh">Himachal Pradesh</keyword>, Karnataka, Kerala, <keyword id="20154" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="40" keywordseo="tamil-nadu">Tamil Nadu</keyword>, Uttarkhand and Goa, a majority of north-eastern states and Union territories including Delhi. 
 Accepting the Union home ministry's suggestion to hold polls to Naxal-hit and disturbance-prone areas of northeast in the first phase, the EC has scheduled polling in 13 Lok Sabha constituencies across Assam, Tripura, Mizoram, <keyword id="50015" type="COMPANY" weightage="40" keywordseo="nagaland">Nagaland</keyword> and Odisha in the initial two phases on April 7 and 9, followed by voting across Naxal-hit areas of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar and Maharashtra and Odisha over the next two phases on April 10 and 12. 
 
An 81.4 crore-strong electorate will elect the 16th Lok Sabha by voting across 9.3 lakh polling stations in the country. This is in contrast with 71.6 crore electorate and 8.3 lakh polling stations in the last Lok Sabha poll. Around 1.15 lakh Central paramilitary personnel will be deployed for poll duty. 
 Sampath said while the electoral rolls had been updated with January 1, 2014, as the reference date and published across all the states, the voters could enrol themselves up to the date of notification of poll. In fact, the EC will be holding special camps on March 9 across all the 9.3 lakh polling stations to enable eligible voters to verify their names in the electoral rolls and apply for registration if not enrolled already. The <keyword id="295526" type="POSITION" weightage="40" keywordseo="booth-level-officer">booth level officer</keyword> will be present at these camps to facilitate the voter to fill up Form 6 for enrolment. "We assure the voters that these applications will be disposed well in time to enable them to vote in the coming poll," said the CEC. 
 These polls are expected to be one of the most fiercely contested, with the BJP looking to wrest power from the <keyword id="26374" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="40" keywordseo="UPA-government">UPA government</keyword> beleaguered with strong anti-incumbency. The EC on Wednesday appealed to all political parties and candidates to "uphold the peerless democratic traditions by maintaining high standards of political discourse and fair play in the course of their election campaigns". "We appeal to the leaders of all political parties, especially their star campaigners, to refrain from using language that is against decorum and decency," said <keyword id="6358437" type="POSITION" weightage="40" keywordseo="Election-Commissioner">election commissioner</keyword> Brahma.

Lok Sabha Polls To Start On April 7, Vote Count On May 16

Predictions by majority of exit poll agencies with regard to election results for the Lok Sabha polls 2019 say BJP will win from the Pune constituency. In 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Anil Shirole of BJP won from this constituency securing 569,825 votes while his opponent Vishwajeet Patangaro Kadam had secured 254,056 votes. During 2009 Lok Sabha polls, Suresh Kalmadi of INC won Anil Shirole from this constituency. The key candidates fighting from Pune seat for the 2019 general elections for the Lok sabha are Girish Balachandra Bapat of BJP, Mohan Joshi of INC, Anil Jadhav of VBA and Uttam Shinde of SP. During the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, as many as 29 candidates are trying their luck from Pune and are eagerly waiting for the results. There are 3 woman candidates contesting from Pune seat during this time. For quite some time in history, Pune had been a stronghold for the Congress party in the Western Maharashtra. The major political rivals in the country namely the Congress and BJP have strategically changed their candidates for the Pune seat during 2019 Lok Sabha elections. This scenario has made the election scene quite interesting in the constituency. The sitting MP Shirole is now replaced with state minister and BJP veteran Girish Bapat. The Congress party has also fielded a new candidate from Pune namely Mohan Joshi Bapet, who is a 5 times MLA from Kasba Peth. Despite the change in the candidates, the BJP is quite confident of winning this seat this time. One of the most prominent Lok Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state, Pune has a total number of 1,835,836 registered electors. Among them, 949,567 are male voters and 886,269 are female electors. The voter turnout in Pune during 2019 general elections was 49.84%. In 2014, the voter turnout was much better at 54.10%.

Pune Lok Sabha Election Results 2019: Girish Balachandra Bapat leads at 10:50 am

The election Commission said on March 10, 2019 that India will conduct its 2019 Lok Sabha <keyword id="43763" type="EVENT" weightage="20" keywordseo="General-Elections">General Elections</keyword> in seven phases across the country starting from April 11 and ending on May 19, 2019. After the polling, the votes will be counted all over the country on May 23 and the results will be declared by the evening on the same day. India will elect its Members of Parliament from its 543 constituencies. The tenure of the present government is ending on June 3, 2019 and the election results will decide who will form the next government. In Himachal Pradesh, polling for the Lok Sabha Elections will be held on the 7th and the last phase of voting on May 19, 2019. There are only four Lok Sabha constituencies in Himachal Pradesh and all of them will elect their representatives on the same day. Constituency wise dates of polling in Himachal Pradesh Phase -7 (Date of polling: May 19, 2019) Constituencies: Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur, and Shimla (Source: <a href="https://eci.gov.in/">https://eci.gov.in/</a>) 2014 Lok Sabha Election results in Himachal Pradesh In the 2014 Lok sabha Elections, Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the single biggest power from the state by winning from all the four constituencies. Important announcement from the Election Commission The election Commission has cautioned not to believe some fake announcements that those having a valid India passport can vote online for the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. The commission has clarified that no online voting facility s being offered to any kind of voters this time.

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