India election schedule: All the dates YOU need to know – 900 million people to vote

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is vying for a second term in office this year, as the country prepares to vote in the Lok Sabha elections. Some 870 million people will take to the polls, making India’s the biggest voting population in the World. The election process starts today and will continue in phases until a new government is elected.

This year, Mr Modi is tipped to win in the polls, and the Prime Minister has rallied his supporters.

Talking as the first round of voting commenced, he said: “Which way the winds are blowing, can be seen from your enthusiasm.

“Today voting is taking place in the first phase in some parts of the country. From what we know so far, a zabardast (massive) wave for ‘phir ek baar Modi Sarkar (Modi government again)’ is visible.”

His key opposition is Rahul Gandhi, President of Indian National Congress.

India election 2019 key dates

India’s election will involve a huge turnout, so a select number of constituencies in each state will go to the polls each day.

The dates below show the start of voting in each state, and the number of constituencies voting within them on the day.

Phase 3: April 23

– Assam (4)

– Bihar (5)

– Chhattisgarh (7)

– Gujarat (26)

– Goa (2)

– Jammu and Kashmir (1)

– Karnataka (14)

– Kerala (20)

– Maharashtra (14)

– Odisha (6)

– UP (10)

– West Bengal (5)

– Dadra and Nagar Haveli (1)

– Daman and Diu (1)

Phase 4: April 29

– Bihar (5)

– Jammu and Kashmir (1)

– Jharkhand (3)

– Madhya Pradesh (6)

– Maharashtra (17)

– Odisha (6)

– Rajasthan (13)

– Uttar Pradesh (13)

– West Bengal (8)

Phase 5: May 6

– Bihar (5)

– Jammu and Kashmir (2)

– Jharkhand (4)

– Madhya Pradesh (7)

– Rajasthan (12)

– Uttar Pradesh (14)

– West Bengal (7)

Phase 6: May 12

– Bihar (8)

– Haryana (10)

– Jharkhand (4)

– Madhya Pradesh (8)

– Uttar Pradesh (14)

– West Bengal (8)

– Delhi-NCR (7)

source: express.co.uk