All eyes are on the Lok Sabha elections 2024 which would be held in months from now. The dates for the polls are yet to be announced by the Election Commission of India, the autonomous constitutional authority responsible for administering the Union and state elections in the country.
The upcoming general elections are crucial as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is eyeing a third consecutive term in office, a feat only achieved by India’s first prime minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.
How many voters registered to vote in Lok Sabha elections 2024?
According to the Election Commission of India, 96.88 crore voters are registered as on February 9, 2024 to cast their votes in the upcoming elections. There has been a significant six per cent increase in the number of electors from the previous election. In 2019, at least 89.6 crore voters had exercised their right to vote.
How many women voters will vote in 2024?
The Election Commission of India stated that 49.7 crore out of 96.88 crore electors are male while 47.1 crore voters are women. More than 2.63 crore voters have been added in the electoral roll out of which 1.41 crore are women. This number is more than the newly enrolled male voters i.e 1.22 crore.
What is the total strength of Lok Sabha?
According to Article 81 of the Constitution, the Lok Sabha or House of the People shall consist of not more than 530 members chosen by direct election from constituencies in the states and not more than 20 members to represent the Union territories.
All the states have been allotted a number of constituencies in the Lok Sabha in such manner that the ratio between that number and the population of the State is, so far as practicable, the same for all States.
What is the tenure of Lok Sabha?
According to Article 84 of the Constitution, The Lok Sabha’s term is for five years unless it is dissolved by the President. The tenure may be extended by Parliament by law for a period not exceeding one year at a time and not extending in any case beyond a period of six month if the Proclamation of Emergency is in operation.
How is Prime Minister of India elected?
The President of India appoints the Prime Minister of the majority party or coalition in the Lok Sabha. Any political party or group of parties having attained majority in the House of People choose their leader to become the prime minister. The PM is administered the oath of office and secrecy by the President. The council of ministers are appointed by the President on advice of the PM.
Who is the current prime minister of India?
Narendra Modi is serving as the prime minister of India since 2014. Born on September 17, 1950 in Vadnagar, Gujarat, he became a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and became its ‘pracharak’ in 1972. In 1987, he was appointed as the general secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Gujarat. He was appointed as the national secretary of the party in 1995 and later as general secretary organisation of the BJP. In 2001, Modi was appointed as the chief minister of Gujarat. He led the BJP to assembly election victories in 2002, 2007 and 2012.
In 2013, Modi was named as BJP’s prime ministerial candidate for the Lok Sabha elections. His successful campaign catapulted BJP to it’s then highest seat tally of 282. It was after 30 years that a political party had attained majority in the Lok Sabha on its own.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, PM Modi took oath for the second time after the BJP broke its 2014 record and won 303 seats.
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