Announcing the schedule for Maharashtra's 48 Lok Sabha seats, the second highest in India after Uttar Pradesh, he said that seven constituencies will go to the polls in first phase, 10 in the second, 14 in the third and 17 in the final round.
Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases from April 11 to May 19.
As soon as the elections, in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make his bid to return to power amid hectic parleys by several political parties to put a united fight against the ruling BJP, are announced, the model code of conduct will come into force.
Assembly elections for Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim will also be held simultaneously. Contrary to expectations, no elections will be held in Jammu and Kashmir, which has been without an elected government since June previous year when BJP pulled out of its alliance with the PDP.
Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora with Election Commissioners Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra on Sunday.
Further, the Election Commission said the "voter-verifiable paper audit trail" (VVPAT) will be used in all polling stations this time.
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The Commission also said that official voter slip bearing the photo of the elector (wherever present in the roll) will be distributed at least five days before the polling date. The counting of votes took place on May 16. Dates for the J&K election will only be announced after the Lok Sabha elections. Sources said the South Kashmir, Anantnag seat will have polls in three phases. March 28 is the last date for withdrawal of nominations.
The first phase of elections on April 11 covers the maximum number of states - 91 constituencies across 20 states.
Karnataka, Manipur, Rajasthan, Tripura will go to polls in two phases.
In 2004, the Commission had announced four-phase Lok Sabha polls on February 29. The dates are April 11, April 18, April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19.
J&K Pradesh Congress Committee president G A Mir said the tall claims of the Union Government with regards to the situation in Jammu and Kashmir stand "exposed" as the Centre has itself certified that situation is out of control and not conducive for holding simultaneous polls.
The EC is setting up approximately 10 lakh polling station in 2019.
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