General Elections 2024: Phase-5 polling for 49 LS seats, 1 Assembly seat underway; Vote count on June 4

New Delhi: The voting, under the fifth of the seven phases, for 49 Lok Sabha seats in 6 State and 2 Union Territory (UT) and 1 State Assembly seats began this morning at a rather slow pace, reports Dynamite News correspondent.

The 49 Lok Sabha seats are spread over in 6 States and 02 Union Territory including Bihar (5), Jharkhand (3), Maharashtra (13), Odisha (5), Uttar Pradesh (14), West Bengal (7) and Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir (1) and Ladakh (1). 

Also Read | Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Know the ‘results’ before the June 4 counting of votes

The polling is also taking place for one State Assembly of Odisha. 

This General Election 2024 is slated to take place in 7 phases (4 phases already done) and is spread over 40 days with the last phase on June 1. 
 
Here is a brief of all the 7 phases: 
Phase 1: April 19 (Already done)
 102 LS seats 
 2 Assemblies: Arunachal Pradesh (60 seats), Sikkim (32 seats)
 Phase 2: April 26 (Already done)
 88 LS seats
 Phase 3: May 7 (Already done)
 93 LS seats
 Phase 4: May 13 (Already done)
 96 LS seats     
 2 Assemblies: Andhra Pradesh (175 seats), 
 Odisha (147 seats - in 4 phases) 
 (Note: Odisha Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in 4 phases from May 13 to June 1).
 Phase 5: May 20
  49 LS seats
 1 Assembly: Odisha (147 seats - in 4 phases)
 Phase 6: May 25 
 57 seats 
 1 Assembly: Odisha (147 seats - in 4 phases)
 Phase 7: June 1
 57 LS seats
1 Assembly: Odisha (147 seats - in 4 phases)

Also Read | Phase 5 of LS Polls: 695 candidates set to contest across 49 constituencies

 Voting Pattern: 
During this General Elections 2024, India will vote in 3 ways
1. Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs): There are this time over 55 lakh EVMs. Most of the voters will vote through EVMs.
2. Postal Ballot: Over 19 lakh service personnel and those who are on poll duty will vote through Postal Ballot.
3. From Home: This is introduced for the first time in Lok Sabha polls for those who are 85 years and above. 
The counting of votes for all the 7 phases will take place on June 4.

• #New Delhi
• #general election
• #7Phases
• #49 LS seats
• #vote