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Narendra Modi is expected to be the prime ministerial candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party in 2024 general election.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Modi sets eyes on 2024 Lok Sabha elections|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/modi-sets-eyes-on-2024-lok-sabha-elections-919126.html|access-date=2021-04-27|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref>According to the constitution of the BJP, a person who's age is more than 75 years, will not be given a ticket on behalf of the party to contest in any election.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BJP Constitution {{!}} BJP Chandigarh Pradesh|url=https://www.bjpchandigarh.org/bjp-constitution/|access-date=2021-04-27|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BJP Decided Not to Give Tickets to Those Above 75 Years of Age, Says Amit Shah|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/party-decided-not-to-give-tickets-to-those-above-75-years-of-age-says-amit-shah-2089451.html|access-date=2021-04-27|website=News18|language=en}}</ref> |
Narendra Modi is expected to be the prime ministerial candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party in 2024 general election.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Modi sets eyes on 2024 Lok Sabha elections|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/modi-sets-eyes-on-2024-lok-sabha-elections-919126.html|access-date=2021-04-27|website=Deccan Herald|language=en}}</ref>According to the constitution of the BJP, a person who's age is more than 75 years, will not be given a ticket on behalf of the party to contest in any election.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BJP Constitution {{!}} BJP Chandigarh Pradesh|url=https://www.bjpchandigarh.org/bjp-constitution/|access-date=2021-04-27|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BJP Decided Not to Give Tickets to Those Above 75 Years of Age, Says Amit Shah|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/party-decided-not-to-give-tickets-to-those-above-75-years-of-age-says-amit-shah-2089451.html|access-date=2021-04-27|website=News18|language=en}}</ref> |
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At the time of the 2024 general elections, Narendra Modi will turn 73, that is, according to the BJP's constitution, he can contest and this will probably be his last election. |
At the time of the 2024 general elections, Narendra Modi will turn 73, that is, according to the BJP's constitution, he can contest and this will probably be his last election. |
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The next Indian general election is scheduled to be held in or before May 2024 to elect the members of 18th Lok Sabha.
Background
Incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi could contest the general elections of 2024.[1]
Schedule
| Poll Event | Schedule |
|---|---|
| Notification Date | TBD |
| Last Date for filing nomination | TBD |
| Scrutiny of nomination | TBD |
| Last Date for Withdrawal of nomination | TBD |
| Date of Poll | TBD |
| Date of Counting of Votes | TBD |
Electoral system
All 543 elected MPs are elected from single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post voting.[2] The 104th amendment to the constitution effectively abolished the two seats that were reserved for the Anglo-Indian community.[3]
Eligible voters must be Indian citizens, 18 years or older, an ordinary resident of the polling area of the constituency and registered to vote (name included in the electoral rolls), possess a valid voter identification card issued by the Election Commission of India or equivalent.[4] Some people convicted of electoral or other offences are barred from voting.[5]
Article 83 of the Constitution of India requires elections to the Lok Sabha be held once every five years.[6]
Election schedule
The dates of election were announced by Election Commission of India (ECI).[7] The last general elections were held in 7 phases.[8]
Polling constituencies of Lok Sabha
| State/Union Territory | Lok Sabha seats | Reserved for the Scheduled Castes |
Reserved for the Scheduled Tribes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 25 | 4 | 1 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | - | 2 |
| Assam | 14 | 1 | 2 |
| Bihar | 40 | 6 | - |
| Chhattisgarh | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| Goa | 2 | - | - |
| Gujarat | 26 | 2 | 4 |
| Haryana | 10 | 2 | - |
| Himachal Pradesh | 4 | 1 | - |
| Jharkhand | 14 | 1 | 5 |
| Karnataka | 28 | 5 | 2 |
| Kerala | 20 | 2 | - |
| Madhya Pradesh | 29 | 4 | 6 |
| Maharashtra | 48 | 5 | 4 |
| Manipur | 2 | - | 1 |
| Meghalaya | 2 | - | 2 |
| Mizoram | 1 | - | 1 |
| Nagaland | 1 | - | - |
| Odisha | 21 | 3 | 5 |
| Punjab | 13 | 4 | - |
| Rajasthan | 25 | 4 | 3 |
| Sikkim | 1 | - | - |
| Tamil Nadu | 39 | 7 | - |
| Telangana | 17 | 3 | 2 |
| Tripura | 2 | - | 1 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 80 | 17 | - |
| Uttarakhand | 5 | 1 | - |
| West Bengal | 42 | 10 | 2 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1 | - | - |
| Chandigarh | 1 | - | - |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 2 | - | 1 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 5 | - | - |
| Ladakh | 1 | - | - |
| Lakshadweep | 1 | - | 1 |
| NCT of Delhi | 7 | 1 | - |
| Puducherry | 1 | - | - |
| Total | 543 | 84 | 47 |
Campaigning
Issues
Covid-19
Unemployment caused due to COVID-19 pandemic
Potential candidates
Bharatiya Janata Party
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Minister of Home Affairs (2019–present) |
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (2017-present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Narendra Modi is expected to be the prime ministerial candidate of Bharatiya Janata Party in 2024 general election.[9]According to the constitution of the BJP, a person who's age is more than 75 years, will not be given a ticket on behalf of the party to contest in any election.[10][11]
At the time of the 2024 general elections, Narendra Modi will turn 73, that is, according to the BJP's constitution, he can contest and this will probably be his last election.
See also
Notes
References
- ^ "In a first, PM Modi hints fighting for third term in 2024 Lok Sabha elections". News Nation. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Electoral system Archived 6 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine IPU
- ^ "House ratifies quota for SC/STs in Assembly, Lok Sabha". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 10 January 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Lok Sabha Election 2019 Phase 3 voting: How to vote without voter ID card Archived 24 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine, Business Today (23 April 2019)
- ^ "General Voters". Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation. Archived from the original on 4 January 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "The Constitution of India Update" (PDF). Government of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Election Commission of India and 2019 Lok Sabha polls". ORF. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Lok Sabha election 2019 to be held in 7 phases starting from 11 April: Here is list of the 543 constituencies and dates of polling - Politics News , Firstpost". Firstpost. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Modi sets eyes on 2024 Lok Sabha elections". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "BJP Constitution | BJP Chandigarh Pradesh". Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "BJP Decided Not to Give Tickets to Those Above 75 Years of Age, Says Amit Shah". News18. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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