Lok Sabha Election 2019 Date Announcement: Aachaar Sanhita (Model Code of Conduct) comes into force

Lok Sabha Election 2019 Date Announcement: Model Code of Conduct (Aachaar Sanhita) has come into effect from today with the announcement of the Lok Sabha elections 2019 scheduled by the Election Commission of India. The poll panel has announced the schedule of Lok Sabha elections across the country today. The high-voltage Lok Sabha elections will be spread over seven to eight phases in April-May. The poll panel held a press conference at 5 pm at Vigyan Bhavan here. The term of the present Lok Sabha ends on June 3. As soon as the elections, in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make his bid to return to power amid hectic parleys by several political parties to put a united fight against the ruling BJP, are announced, the model code of conduct will come into force. Amongst other things, the code bars the government from announcing policy decisions. 

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Notification for the first phase could be issued by the end of March for voting some time in early April, sources suggested. There is a strong possibility that the EC may go by the precedent and hold assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh along with the Lok Sabha polls. 

Elections will start from April 11 and counting on 23rd May.  Elections will be held in seven phases. 

Lok Sabha ELections: Phase-wise full schedule, polling dates

Lok Sabha ELections Phase 1 polling to be held on 11th April

 

Lok Sabha ELection Phase 2 polling on 18th April

 

Lok Sabha ELection Phase 3 polling on 23rd April

 

Lok Sabha ELection Phase 4 polling on 29th April

 

Lok Sabha ELection Phase 5 polling on 6th May

 

Lok Sabha ELection Phase 6 polling on 12th May

 

Lok Sabha ELection Phase 7th polling on 19th May

 

Lok Sabha ELection Counting of all phases on 23rd May.