EC to announce dates for Lok Sabha elections soon

The Election commission will soon be announcing dates for upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2019. The elections are to be carried out in 7-8 phases and as per the officials, all the logistics arrangements required for it are almost done and very soon the final dates will be out.

This is 17^th Lok Sabha election and the term of the 16^th Lok Sabha ends on June 3^rd, while the terms of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim assemblies expires on June 18^th, June 1^st, June 11^th and May 27^th, respectively. Moreover, the Centre is prepared to hold simultaneous polls for Jammu & Kashmir polls as well.

Also According to the EC, 22.3 lakh ballot units, 16.3 lakh control units and nearly 17.3 lakh VVPATs or paper-trail machines will be used for the 2019 LS polls.

All parties are with full force getting ready for the Lok Sabha elections and have started campaigning for the same.