Lok Sabha Election Date 2024 : The biggest democracy in the world – India, is set to have its Lok Sabha election this year. People will exercise their vote to select the next leader of the nation. We have gathered the possible information related to the upcoming election from dates to key players, stay tuned to get all the details.
Lok Sabha Election Date 2024
According to the Indian Constitution, the Lok Sabha election will be held every five years. It will be the 18th Lok Sabha election, after the 2019 election, where Bharatiya Janata Party won the election and Mr. Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister of India.
The five-year tenure of the current government is going to end in June 2024, and the Election Commission of India can announce the dates of the election today.
| Election Name | 18th Lok sabha Election (Lok Sabha Election Date 2024) |
| Conducted By | Election Commission of India |
| Lok sabha Seats | 545 |
| Current PM | Narendra Modi |
| Election Announcement Date | 16th March 2024 |
| Election Month | April – May 2024 |
| Official Website | eci.gov.in |
The exact date of the election is yet to be announced by the ECI. According to the previous election schedule, we can expect the 2024 Lok Sabha election to take place around April and May.
According to ECI, the announcement of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections can take place by the first week of March There is a high chance that the schedule for the 2024 elections will be announced as well.
Lok Sabha of India has 545 seats out of which 2 seats are reserved and the remaining seats will be filled this year through the 2024 general elections.
The assembly elections for Sikkim, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, and Arunachal Pradesh are also expected to take place with the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Expected Voters For The 2024 Lok Sabha
In the previous election, the ECI recorded 90 crore voters, out of which 15 million were first-time voters.
According to the Indian constitution, a voter should be an Indian citizen, and he/she must have attained the age of 18 years. To exercise their right to vote, the voter must possess a Voter ID issued by the Election Commission of India.
According to EIC, this year we can expect 6 crore new voters to exercise their right to vote in the festival of democracy. So, we can expect 96 crore voters in the 2024 general election.
Key Players for The 2024 Lok Sabha Election In India
The ruling party Bharatiya Janata Party will be defending its seats against the alliance formed by 26 parties.
The opposition party has formed an alliance I.N.D.I.A consisting of 26 parties decided to contest the election under this alliance.
The alliance consists National Congress Party (NCP), the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Trinamool Congress (TMC), the Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD), the Samajwadi Party (SP), and many other parties.
According to the recent meeting of the alliance, Congress leader Mallikarjun Karge can be the PM face of the alliance.
Among the two players, Narendra Modi has won the consecutive elections for the BJP party since the 2014 general elections. He has been the face of the BJP party since then, he fought from Varanasi and won that constituency.
Malikaarjun Karge was appointed as the congress leader in 2022, he is a member of Parliament and leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha. He lost in the 17th Lok Sabha election from Gulbarga constituency.
Prediction of the 2024 Lok Sabha Election
The chances of the BJP Party coming back and forming the government are very high seeing the popularity of Narendra Modi.
Looking at the state elections results, BJP won three, making their state governments in Rajasthan, Chattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh.
Rajasthan and Chattisgarh are the places where they have taken the government from the Indian National Congress.
In Madhya Pradesh, the party has made the government for the fifth time. According to many polls and surveys, Modi can win this 2024 election against the mega alliance I.N.D.I.A.
Remember, this is just the prediction the real deal will happen after the election