Lok Sabha election dates to be announced at 3 pm tomorrow: Election Commission 

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has informed that the Lok Sabha election dates will be announced at 3 pm tomorrow. It is reported that the elections will be held in 7 phases. The ECI will also announce the dates for the assembly elections in Andhra, Arunachal Pradesh and Odisha. The ECI is reportedly planning to hold elections in Jammu Kashmir as well.

Earlier today, former IAS officers Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu took charge as new members of the Election Commission. Following this, it was announced that a press conference would be held tomorrow to announce the election dates.

CEC Shri Rajiv Kumar welcomed the two newly-appointed Election Commissioners, Shri Gyanesh Kumar & Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu who joined the Commission today
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— Spokesperson ECI (@SpokespersonECI) March 15, 2024

Political parties have already begun announcing their candidates for the general elections. BJP has so far released two lists of candidates. Congress has also released two lists of candidates for the polls.

Meanwhile, the Election Commission on March 14 uploaded data on electoral bonds on its website as received from SBI. Future Gaming and Hotel Services and Megha Engineering and Infrastructures Ltd were among the top donors to political parties.