The present 17th Parliament's term ends on June 16th, thus the new administration must assume responsibilities and new members of parliament must be elected before then. As a result, the 18th Parliamentary General Election preparations have begun at the Election Commission of India. The Election Commissioners examined how the elections were conducted while touring each state. All political parties were consulted for their opinions.
In this instance, once all the necessary arrangements have been made, the Election Commission of India has declared today as the day of the 18th Parliament Election. In light of this, the Indian Chief Election Commissioner met with the media today. This is the most significant press conference of the year, he continued. We are ready to hold the democratic elections for the Lok Sabha in India. Plans are in place to ensure that the election is held without incident or violence.
Eleven state elections have taken place without incident or violence in the past. Nowhere was there a re-polling. In the future, we'll work to further enhance this procedure.
There are 96.80 crore eligible voters in the Lok Sabha elections. In this election, 1.82 crore voters will cast their first ballots. Over 85-year-old voters (82 lakh) have the option to cast their ballots from home if they so choose. There are 10.50 lakh polling places set up. There would be 1.50 crore voters present at the polling places. There will be 55 lakh polling machines in use. Checkpoints will be used for monitoring all throughout the nation. Drones will be used to monitor borders. If materials or funds are donated for voting, strict measures will be implemented. The income tax and enforcement departments keep an eye on the financial transactions.