Lok Sabha 2024: Voters' guide for Phase 7 elections — Check vote timings, polling station, candidates
1. Vote timings: Voting for Phase 7 Lok Sabha Election will begin at 7 a.m. on June 1, while the polling station closure timings may differ constituency-wise.2. States voting on June 1: The eight states where voting will be held are:Bihar (8 Lok Sabha seats), Chandigarh (1), Himachal Pradesh (all 4 seats), Jharkhand (3 seats), Odisha (six seats), Punjab (all 13 seats), Uttar Pradesh (13 seats) and West Bengal (9 seats).
Check full list here3. Assembly elections: Polling for the remaining 42 seats in the Odisha state Legislative Assembly will also take place simultaneously. Of these 42 seats, 27 are for the general category, six for the Scheduled Tribe and nine for Scheduled Caste.4. How many voters are eligible to vote on June 1? Over 10.06 crore electors, including 5.24 crore men, 4.82 crore women, and 3,574 third-gender voters, are eligible to vote in Lok Sabha Phase 7 elections 2024.5. Candidates: As many as 904 candidates will contest in the Phase 7 voting on June 1.
Some of the key candidates are: Prime Minister Narendra, BJP candidate Kangana Ranaut, Ravi Kishan and Anurag Thakur, Congress Vikramaditya Singh, RJD leader Misa Bharti, TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee6. How to find your polling station: Voters can check their polling station details, and poll date through this link https://electoralsearch.eci.gov.in/
Check here for more details: How to locate your polling booth online using mobile phone number7. What if you don't have a voter ID card? The Election Commission provided 12 alternative documents other than a voter ID card (EPIC) for identity verification at polling stations.
