Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced the dates for the 17th Lok Sabha elections, which will be held in 7 phases.
Announcing the election schedule and related measures, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora said, “The Election Commission of India has attempted every comprehensive preparation for the conduct of election for the 17th Lok Sabha, which is free, fair, inclusive, ethical, participatory and also festive.”
This interesting observation to note here is that the places which go for polls on in second phase get to enjoy a five days long weekend due to a row of festivals.
Check the holiday calendar here:
17th April – Mahavir Jayanthy
18th April – Election
19th April – Good Friday
20th April – Saturday
21st April – Sunday
Check here Phase wise complete schedule
Phase 1 Poll date: April 11
Phase 2 Poll date: April 18
Pgase 3 Poll date: April 23
Pgase 4 Poll date: April 29
Phase 5 Poll date: 6 May
Phase 6 Poll date: 12 May
Phase 7 Poll date: 19 May
Counting : 23rd May 2019
