Voting in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections began on Friday morning. Phase 1 will cover 102 constituencies across 21 states and Union Territories.
More than 16.63 crore voters are eligible to vote in the first round of the largest democratic process in the world. These include 35.67 lakh first-time voters. Around 14.14 lakh voters are aged above 85 while 13.89 lakh are persons with disabilities.
Around 8.4 crore are male voters and 8.23 crore are female voters while 11,371 are third-gender voters.
Political parties have fielded 1,625 candidates in the first round of elections. Of these 1,491 are male candidates and 134 are female.
Around 18 lakh election officials have been deployed across 1.87 lakh booths to ensure smooth voting process. Over 50 per cent of the polling stations will have webcasting facility. There are 361 observers representing the Election Commission of India, including 127 general observers, 67 police observers and 167 expenditure observers.
Besides there are 5,208 statistics surveillance teams, 4,627 flying squads, 2,028 video surveillance teams and 1,255 video viewing teams. The poll panel has also deployed 41 helicopters, 84 special trains and around one lakh vehicles.
Arunachal Pradesh
- Single phase
- Date: April 19 (2 Lok Sabha seats)
- Phase 1: Arunachal West, Arunachal East
- Simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls
Assam
- Three phases
- Dates: April 19 (5 seats)
- Phase 1: Kaziranga, Sonitpur, Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh, Jorhat
Bihar
- Seven phases
- Dates: April 19 (4 seats)
- Phase 1: Aurangabad, Gaya, Nawada, Jamui
Chhattisgarh
- Three phases
- Dates: April 19 (1 seat)
- Phase 1: Bastar
Madhya Pradesh
- Four phases: April 19 (6 seats)
- Phase 1: Sidhi, Shahdol, Jabalpur, Mandla, Balaghat, Chhindwara
Maharashtra
- Five phases
- Dates: April 19 (5 seats)
- Phase 1: Ramtek, Nagpur, Bhandara-Gondiya, Gadchiroli-Chimur, Chandrapur
Manipur
- Two phases
- Dates: April 19 (2 seats)
- Phase 1: Inner Manipur
Meghalaya
- Single phase
- Date: April 19 (2 seats)
- Phase 1: Shillong, Tura
Mizoram
- Single phase
- Date: April 19 (1 seat)
- Phase 1: Mizoram
Nagaland
- Single phase
- Date: April 19 (1 seat)
- Phase 1: Nagaland
Rajasthan
- Two phases
- Dates: April 19 (12 seats)
- Phase 1: Ganganagar (Sc), Bikaner, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Jaipur Rural, Jaipur, Alwar, Bharatpur, Karauli-Dholpur, Dausa, Nagaur
Sikkim
- Single phase
- Dates: April 19 (1 seat)
- Phase 1: Sikkim
- Simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly polls
Tamil Nadu
- Single phase
- Date: April 19 (39 seats)
- Phase 1: Tiruvallur, Chennai North, Chennai South, Chennai Central, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram, Arakkonam, Vellore, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Tiruvannamalai, Arani, Viluppuram, Kallakurichi, Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Tiruppur, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Pollachi, Dindigul, Karur, Tiruchirappalli, Perambalur, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Sivaganga, Madurai, Theni, Virudhnagar, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukkudi, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari
Tripura
- Two phases
- Date: April 19 (1 seat)
- Phase 1: Tripura West
Uttarakhand
- Single phase
- Date: April 19 (5 seats)
- Phase 1: Tehri Garhwal, Garhwal, Almora, Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar, Haridwar
Uttar Pradesh
- Seven phases
- Dates: April 19 (8 seats)
- Phase 1: Saharanpur, Kairana, Muzaffarnagar, Bijnor, Nagina, Moradabad, Rampur, and Pilibhit
West Bengal
- Seven phases
- Dates: April 19 (3 seats)
- Phase 1: Cooch Behar, Alipurduars, Jalpaiguri
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Single phase
- Date: April 19 (1 seat)
- Phase 1: Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Jammu and Kashmir
- Five phases
- Dates: April 19 (1 seat)
- Phase 1: Udhampur
Lakshadweep
- Single phase
- Date: April 19 (1 seat)
- Phase 1: Lakshadweep
Puducherry
- Single phase
- Date: April 19 (1 seat)
- Phase 1: Puducherry
