Lok Sabha elections 2024: Submitting of nominations for the third section of Lok Sabha elections 2024 will start on Friday (April 12). On this section, 94 Parliamentary constituencies throughout 12 states will endure for polling on Could 7 (Tuesday).
A notification for the adjourned polling within the Betul Parliamentary constituency in Madhya Pradesh can be more likely to be issued on Friday. The election to the seat was to be held within the second section however obtained adjourned because of the demise of the Bahujan Samaj Get together (BSP) candidate.
The final day for submitting nominations is April 19 (Friday) and for withdrawal of candidature is April 22 (Monday).
Which states or UTs will ballot in third section?
The states and UTs that are set to polls within the third section embrace Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal. The Basic Elections 2024 can be held in seven phases, ranging from April 19 to June 1 and can conclude on June 4, with the announcement of outcomes.
Himachal bolsters border safety forward of elections
Himachal Pradesh Police chief Sanjay Kundu has stated that safety forces are sustaining a strict vigil on the state’s borders with Punjab in view of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. That is being performed to “guarantee free and honest polls” within the state, the director common of police (DGP) stated throughout a high-level assembly held right here on Wednesday night time.
The assembly was attended by superintendents of police from Himachal Pradesh’s Una and Kangra districts, and Punjab’s Hoshiarpur, Ropar and Nawanshahr districts. They mentioned the necessity to create a mechanism for fast sharing of security-related info, and sustaining shut coordination and cooperation between the safety companies of the 2 states, police officers stated.
As Himachal Pradesh shares a 352-km border with Punjab and 240-km border with China, it requires heavy safety preparedness to maintain anti-social and anti-national parts beneath verify, significantly, throughout elections, DGP Kundu stated.
He stated Himachal Pradesh has 107 inter-state limitations, together with six with Punjab. Due to navy installations at delicate locations like Pathankot, inter-state police coordination has been deliberate maintaining nationwide safety on the forefront.
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