The general election is usually held in multiple phases across the 543 constituencies and the results are announced on a single day, usually in May. Last time, the Lok Sabha polls were announced on March 10 and held in seven phases beginning April 11 to May 19. Votes were counted on May 23.
“CEC Rajiv Kumar will address the Press Conference on General Elections 2024 together with EC’s Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu on 16th March, 2024 (3 PM),” the poll body informed in a tweet.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday shared a campaign video “Main Modi Ka Parivar Hun” ahead of the announcement of the Lok Sabha elections.
Appointment of new Election Commissioners
On March 14, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led three-member committee picked Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu as election commissioners. The law ministry issued a notification announcing the appointments.
Sukhbir Singh Sandhu is a retired IAS officer of 1998 batch. He served as the chief secretary of Uttarakhand. He was appointed the chief secretary when Pushkar Singh Dhami became the chief minister in 2021.
Gyanesh Kumar is a retired 1988-batch Kerala-cadre IAS officer. He served as secretary in the ministry of cooperation led by Amit Shah.
Eligible Voters
About 960 million voters will be eligible to cast their votes in the coming general election, which will be the biggest democratic exercise in the world.
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