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'{{Short description|2024 national elections of India}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2021}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox election | election_name = 2024 Indian general election | country = India | type = parliamentary | ongoing = no | previous_election = 2019 Indian general election | previous_year = 2019 | previous_mps = [[List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha|members]] | election_date = By May 2024 | elected_mps = | next_election = | next_year = | seats_for_election = All 543 seats in the [[Lok Sabha]] | majority_seats = 272 | image1 = File:Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.jpg | party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party | alliance1 = [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]] | seats1 = | seat_change1 = | popular_vote1 = | percentage1 = | swing1 = | image2 = File:Sonia Gandhi (cropped).jpg | party2 = Indian National Congress | alliance2 = [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]] | seats2 = | seat_change2 = | popular_vote2 = | percentage2 = | swing2 = | image3 = | seats3 = | seat_change3 = | popular_vote3 = | percentage3 = | swing3 = | title = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] | posttitle = | before_election = [[Narendra Modi]] | before_party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] | map_image = [[File:Wahlkreise in Indien.svg|250px]] | party4 = | party5 = | party6 = | party7 = | party8 = | opinion_polls = | leader4 = | leader5 = | leader6 = | leader7 = | leader8 = | alliance4 = | alliance5 = | alliance6 = | image9 = | leader9 = | party9 = | alliance9 = | leader_since9 = | leaders_seat9 = | seats9 = | seat_change8 = | popular_vote9 = | percentage9 = | swing9 = | seats_before1 = | seats_before2 = | seats_before3 = | image4 = | last_election1 = 303 seats | last_election2 = 52 seats | leader1 = [[Narendra Modi]] | leader2 = [[Sonia Gandhi]] | leaders_seat1 = [[Varanasi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Varanasi]] | leaders_seat2 = [[Raebareli (Lok Sabha constituency)|Raebareli]] | leader_since1 = 13 September 2013 | leader_since2 = 10 August 2019 }} 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=In a first, PM Modi hints fighting for third term in 2024 Lok Sabha elections|url=https://english.newsnationtv.com/india/news/pm-modi-hints-fighting-for-third-term-in-2024-lok-sabha-elections-228703.html|access-date=2021-04-19|website=News Nation|language=en}}</ref> ==Schedule== {| class="wikitable" |- ! 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 [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha|MPs]] are elected from single-member constituencies using [[first-past-the-post voting]].<ref>[http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2145_B.htm Electoral system] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506102836/http://www.ipu.org/parline-e/reports/2145_B.htm |date=6 May 2017}} IPU</ref> The [[One Hundred and Fourth Amendment of the Constitution of India|104th amendment]] to the [[Constitution of India|constitution]] effectively abolished the [[Anglo-Indian reserved seats in the Lok Sabha|two seats that were reserved]] for the [[Anglo-Indian]] community.<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=2020-01-10|title=House ratifies quota for SC/STs in Assembly, Lok Sabha|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/house-ratifies-quota-for-scsts-in-assembly-lok-sabha/article30529538.ece|access-date=2021-01-19|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> 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 ID (India)|voter identification card]] issued by the [[Election Commission of India]] or equivalent.<ref>[https://www.businesstoday.in/lok-sabha-elections-2019/news/lok-sabha-election-2019-phase-3-voting-how-to-vote-without-voter-id-card/story/339375.html Lok Sabha Election 2019 Phase 3 voting: How to vote without voter ID card] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524095933/https://www.businesstoday.in/lok-sabha-elections-2019/news/lok-sabha-election-2019-phase-3-voting-how-to-vote-without-voter-id-card/story/339375.html |date=24 May 2019}}, Business Today (23 April 2019)</ref> Some people convicted of electoral or other offences are barred from voting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ecisveep.nic.in/voters/general-voters/|title=General Voters|website=Systematic Voters' Education and Electoral Participation|language=en-IN|access-date=4 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104180432/http://ecisveep.nic.in/voters/general-voters/|archive-date=4 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Article 83 of the Constitution of India requires elections to the Lok Sabha be held once every five years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Constitution of India Update|url=https://www.india.gov.in/sites/upload_files/npi/files/coi_part_full.pdf|access-date=2021-02-04|publisher=Government of India}}</ref> == Election schedule == The dates of election were announced by [[Election Commission of India]] (ECI).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Election Commission of India and 2019 Lok Sabha polls|url=https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/election-commission-of-india-and-2019-lok-sabha-polls-51172/|access-date=2021-04-28|website=ORF|language=en-US}}</ref> The last general elections were held in 7 phases.<ref>{{Cite web|title=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|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/lok-sabha-election-to-be-held-in-7-phases-starting-from-11-april-here-is-a-list-of-constituencies-and-dates-of-polling-6237171.html|access-date=2021-04-28|website=Firstpost}}</ref> '''Polling constituencies of''' [[Lok Sabha]] {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !State/Union Territory !Lok Sabha seats !Reserved for the <br /> Scheduled Castes !Reserved for the <br /> 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, India|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 (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] || 5 || - || - |- | [[Ladakh]] || 1 || - || - |- | [[Lakshadweep]] || 1 || - || 1 |- | [[Delhi|NCT of Delhi]] || 7 || 1 || - |- | [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] || 1 || - || - |- | '''Total''' ||'''543''' || '''84''' || '''47''' |- |} == Campaigning == '''<big>Issues</big>''' '''<small>Covid-19</small>''' '''<small>Unemployment caused due to COVID-19 pandemic</small>''' == Potential candidates == === Bharatiya Janata Party === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" |- | style="background:#f1f1f1;" colspan="30"| [[File:Bharatiya Janata Party logo.svg|100px|center|link=Bharatiya Janata Party|Bharatiya Janata Party]]<big>'''BJP potential candidates'''</big> |- ! style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#F4730E; width:200px;"| [[Narendra Modi|{{color|white|Narendra Modi}}]] || style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#F4730E; width:200px;"| [[Amit Shah|{{color|white|Amit Shah}}]]|| style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#F4730E;width:200px;"| [[Yogi Adityanath|{{color|white|Yogi Adityanath}}]] |- | [[File:Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi.jpg|center|200x200px]] || [[File:Amit shah official portrait.jpg|center|200x200px]] ||[[File:The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Shri Yogi Adityanath meeting the President, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on February 10, 2018 (cropped).jpg|center|200x200px]] |- | [[Prime Minister of India]]<br>{{small|(2014–present)}} || [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of Home Affairs]]<br>{{small|(2019–present)}} ||[[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]]<br>{{small|(2017-present)}} |} 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> 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. === Indian National Congress === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" |- | style="background:#f1f1f1;" colspan="30"| [[File:INC Logo.png|100px|center|link=Indian National Congress|Indian National Congress]]<big>'''Indian National Congress potential candidates'''</big> |- ! style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#00BFFF; width:200px;"| [[Rahul Gandhi|{{color|black|Rahul Gandhi}}]] || style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#00BFFF; width:200px;"| [[Sonia Gandhi|{{color|black|Sonia Gandhi}}]] |- |[[File:Rahul Gandhi.jpg|center|200x200px]] || [[File:Sonia Gandhi (cropped).jpg|center|200x200px]] |- | [[President of the Indian National Congress|President of the INC]]<br>{{small|(2017–2019)}} || [[President of the Indian National Congress|President of the INC]]<br>{{small|(1998–2017), (2019-present)}} |} |- ! rowspan="2"|Polling agency ! rowspan="2"|Client ! rowspan="2"|Dates<br />conducted ! rowspan="2"|Sample<br />size ! rowspan="2"|Polling<br />method ! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;"|[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]] ! class="unsortable" style="width:50px;"|[[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]] ! rowspan="2" style="width:50px;"|[[List of political parties in India|Others]] ! rowspan="2"| Majority |- ! data-sort-type="number" style="background:{{National Democratic Alliance/meta/color}};"| ! data-sort-type="number" style="background:{{United Progressive Alliance/meta/color}};"| |- |rowspan="2"|[https://www.indiatoday.in/mood-of-the-nation/story/mood-of-the-nation-poll-january-2021-methodology-1761450-2021-01-21 Karvy Insights] |rowspan="2"|''[https://www.indiatoday.in/mood-of-the-nation/story/india-today-motn-survey-results-pm-modi-covid-pandemic-economy-live-updates-1761440-2021-01-21 India Today]'' |rowspan="2"{{opdrts|3|13|Jan|2021|year}} |rowspan="2"|12,232 |rowspan="2"|Mixed{{efn|50% In person, 50% Telephone}} |style="background:#FEE6CD;"|'''321''' |93 |129 |rowspan="2" style="background:{{National Democratic Alliance/meta/color}}; color:#FFFFFF;"|49 |- |style="background:#FEE6CD;"|'''43%''' |27% |30% |- |rowspan="2"|[https://www.indiatoday.in/mood-of-the-nation/story/methodology-of-mood-of-the-nation-august-2020-1708887-2020-08-07 Karvy Insights] |rowspan="2"|''[https://www.indiatoday.in/mood-of-the-nation/story/mood-of-the-nation-bjp-will-be-on-top-with-283-seats-if-lok-sabha-election-held-today-1708938-2020-08-07 India Today]'' |rowspan="2"{{opdrts|14|27|Jul|2020|year}} |rowspan="2"|12,021 |rowspan="2"|Telephone |style="background:#FEE6CD;" |'''316''' |93 |134 |rowspan="2" style="background:{{National Democratic Alliance/meta/color}}; color:#FFFFFF;"|44 |- |style="background:#FEE6CD;"|'''42%''' |27% |31% |- |rowspan="2"|[https://www.indiatoday.in/mood-of-the-nation/story/india-today-group-karvy-insights-mood-of-the-nation-methodology-1639551-2020-01-23 Karvy Insights] |rowspan="2"|''[https://www.indiatoday.in/mood-of-the-nation/story/bjp-would-lose-34-seats-if-lok-sabha-election-were-held-today-motn-survey-1639591-2020-01-23 India Today]'' |rowspan="2"{{opdrts|21|31|Dec|2019|year}} |rowspan="2"|12,141 |rowspan="2"|In person |style="background:#FEE6CD;" |'''303''' |108 |132 |rowspan="2" style="background:{{National Democratic Alliance/meta/color}}; color:#FFFFFF;"|31 |- |style="background:#FEE6CD;"|'''41%''' |29% |30% |- |rowspan="2"|[https://www.indiatoday.in/mood-of-the-nation/story/methodology-mood-of-the-nation-august-2019-poll-1580748-2019-08-14 Karvy Insights] |rowspan="2"|''[https://www.indiatoday.in/mood-of-the-nation/story/narendra-modi-popularity-bjp-congress-kashmir-economy-mood-of-the-nation-august-1580907-2019-08-14 India Today]'' |rowspan="2"{{opdrts|22|30|Jul|2019|year}} |rowspan="2"|12,126 |rowspan="2"|In person |style="background:#FEE6CD;"|'''357''' |94 |92 |rowspan="2" style="background:{{National Democratic Alliance/meta/color}}; color:#FFFFFF";"|85 |- |style="background:#FEE6CD;"|'''45%''' |28% |27% |- |colspan="2"|[[2019 Indian general election|2019 general election]] |{{opdrts||11|Apr|2019|}}–19 May 2019 |— |— |style="background:#FEE6CD;"|'''353''' |91 |98 |style="background:{{National Democratic Alliance/meta/color}}; color:#FFFFFF;"|81 |} == See also == * [[Politics of India]] ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Indian elections}} [[Category:Future elections in Asia|India]] [[Category:Future elections in India]] [[Category:General elections in India|2024]] {{India-election-stub}}'