By Priyanka Deshpande
CNBC-TV18.com
Published May 31, 2024
The final phase of the seven phase Lok Sabha Election will be held on June 1, 2024. The voting will begin at 7 am and conclude at 6 pm.
As many as 904 candidates from 57 parliamentary constituencies spread across eight states and union territories are in the fray.
Around 10.9 lakh polling officials will welcome over 10.06 crore electors across approximately 1.09 lakh polling stations.
Voters include 5.24 crore male; 4.82 crore female and 3,574 third gender electors.
13 special trains and 8 helicopter sorties were deployed to ferry polling and security personnel.
172 Observers (64 General Observers, 32 Police Observers, 76 Expenditure Observers) have already reached their Constituencies days before the poll.
A total of 2,707 Flying Squads, 2,799 Static Surveillance Teams, 1,080 Surveillance Teams and 560 Video Viewing Teams are keeping surveillance round the clock to strictly and swiftly deal with any form of inducement of voters.
A total of 201 international Border check posts and 906 inter-state border check posts are keeping strict vigil on any illicit flow of liquor, drugs, cash and freebies.
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