Updated On: 16 March, 2024 04:12 PM IST | Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
CEC Rajiv Kumar said that assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim will be held on April 19 simultaneous to phase 1 of the Lok Sabha elections 2024.

CEC Rajiv Kumar/ PTI
The Election Commission of India announced that counting votes of Lok Sabha elections 2024 will be held on June 4, 2024. The results will be announced on the same day. The poll body announced that the voting across India will be held in seven phases with gazette notification for the first phase coming into effect on March 20 and the polling will be held on April 19, 2024.
The ECI stated that in the first phase will be held in 21 states and union territories; similarly, in the second phase, 13 states and UTs will be voting on April 26. Meanwhile, in phase 3, 12 states and UTs will be voting on May 7 followed by 10 states voting on May 10 in phase 4. The Commission then said that polls for phases 5, 6 and 7 will be held on May 20, May 26 and June 1 respectively.