GG News Bureau
New Delhi, 12th April. The nomination process for the third phase of the Lok Sabha polls, which will take place in 94 constituencies across 12 states on May 7, started on Friday.
This process began after the Election Commission issued a notification on behalf of the President. The deadline for filing nomination papers is April 19.
Additionally, a separate notification was issued for the postponed election in the Betul constituency of Madhya Pradesh, according to the EC.
The election in the Betul Lok Sabha seat was postponed due to the death of the BSP’s candidate.
If a candidate from a recognized national or state party passes away before the polls, the election is delayed to give the party time to select and nominate a new candidate.
Voting in the Betul constituency was originally scheduled for the second phase on April 26.
The states and union territories included in the third phase are Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.
The seven-phase polls to elect the 18th Lok Sabha will begin on April 19 and end on June 1. Vote counting will take place on June 4.
