India gears up for its biggest election festival

Here’s the phase-wise schedule and the number of seats in each state in each phase

The 17th Lok Sabha elections spanning over seven phases over a month will begin from April 11 till May 19. The counting of the mega electoral battle where the Bhartiya Janata Party is pitching for a re-election of the Modi government amid Opposition's eff

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29 Mar 2019, 5:50 am

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While assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim will also be held simultaneously, the polls in Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections will not be held along with the Lok Sabha polls amid security concerns. (Flourish data)

April 11: 91 constituencies and 20 states will go to polls in Phase 1. (Flourish data)

April 18: 97 constituencies and 13 states will go to polls in Phase 2. (Flourish data)

April 23: 115 constituencies and 14 states will go to polls in Phase 3. (Flourish data)

April 29: 71 constituencies and 9 states will go to polls in Phase 4. (Flourish data)

May 6: 51 constituencies and 7 states will go to polls in Phase 5. (Flourish data)

May 12: 59 constituencies and 7 states will go to polls in Phase 6. (Flourish data)

May 19: 59 constituencies and 8 states will go to polls in Phase 7. (Flourish data)

Poll promises of DMK and AIADMK (Express illustrations | Tapas Ranjan)

Political parties' performance over reserved seats in 2014. (Express illustrations)

In 2019, 90 crore voters are eligible to vote for 543 Lok Sabha constituencies across the country this year. Total voters numbers have gone up from 81 crore to 90 crore. According to the Election Commission, 1.5 crore new voters in the age group of 18 to 19. (Flourish data)

This year, the political parties have taken the poll war to digital space. With free flowing hashtags and army of followers, social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook have become a battleground of narratives. (Express illustrations)