Highlights: General elections in India will be held from April 19 to June 1. The vote will last from April to early June and the results will be known on June 6, 2024. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is favored for a third term at the head of the most populous country on the planet. This Saturday, March 16, 2024, the Supreme Court ruled out the return to a paper vote, demanded by part of the opposition. If successful, Narendra Modi, aged 73, would become the second Indian Prime Minister after Jawaharlal Nehru to obtain a third consecutive term.

This will be the largest election ever held in the world. In India, the Election Commission announced the date of the general elections this Saturday. The vote will last from April to early June and the results…

General elections in India will be held from April 19 to June 1

This will be the largest election ever held in the world.

In India, the Election Commission announced the date of the general elections this Saturday.

The vote will last from April to early June and the results will be known on June 6, 2024. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is favored for a third term at the head of the most populous country on the planet.

In front of a polling station in Calcutta, April 2021. © Rupak De Chowdhuri / REUTERS

By: RFI Follow

With our correspondent in Bangalore,

Côme Bastin

Forty-three days before the start, this Saturday March 16,

the electoral commission

put an end to the suspense by revealing the precise timetable for this election.

From the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas to the jungles of southern India

from deserts to overcrowded megacities, nearly a billion voters, 970 million to be precise, will be called to the polls in a vote divided into seven geographical areas.

It will begin for some voters on April 19 and end, for others, on June 1.

The results of these elections, which aim to choose the deputies of the lower house of the Indian Parliament, will be known on June 6.

The party or alliance with the most elected officials will then nominate the next Prime Minister.

If successful, Narendra Modi, aged 73, would become the second Indian Prime Minister after Jawaharlal Nehru, hero of independence and first head of government of the country, to obtain a third consecutive term.

The biggest festival of democracy is here!

EC has announced the 2024 Lok Sabha election dates.

We, the BJP-NDA, are fully prepared for elections.

We are going to the people on the basis of our track record of good governance and service delivery across sectors.…

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 16, 2024

No return to paper voting

Speaking to the press, India's Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar, praised elections that are accessible to all, particularly women and people with disabilities.

He clarified the security deployment and asked the parties to avoid any call to violence.

Indian elections rely on electronic voting.

This Saturday, March 16, 2024, the Supreme Court ruled out the return to a paper vote, demanded by part of the opposition.

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General elections in India will be held from April 19 to June 1

General elections in India will be held from April 19 to June 1

No return to paper voting

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