The election commission of india has announced that lok sabha elections will be held in tamil Nadu on april 19. The election commission of india announced today (March 16) the date for the much-awaited lok sabha elections. The election commission of india has announced that it will be held on april 19 in tamil Nadu. Accordingly, elections will be held in one phase in 40 constituencies of tamil Nadu including Puducherry. As the election date was announced, the rules of conduct also came into force. lok sabha elections will be held in 7 phases across India. In the first phase itself, elections will be held in tamil Nadu on april 19. Along with this, the by-election date for the Vilavankode Legislative assembly constituency in tamil Nadu has been announced.
Lok Sabha elections in tamil Nadu:
6.19 crore voters are eligible to vote for the upcoming lok sabha elections in tamil Nadu. 68,144 polling booths have been arranged for conducting the elections. In order to maintain security and law and order ahead of the 2024 lok sabha elections and to conduct the elections peacefully, the Central Paramilitary forces arrived in chennai yesterday and held a flag parade in Anna nagar under kk nagar police station limits.
25 companies of paramilitary forces have been mobilized to maintain peace in tamil Nadu ahead of the lok sabha elections. These paramilitary forces have been deployed to conduct peaceful elections, drug smuggling, and liquor smuggling and to identify and take action against suspicious persons. After the lok sabha elections, the paramilitary forces are responsible for securing the strong room and ensuring the counting of votes.
2 companies of paramilitary forces (about 90 soldiers in 1 company) have arrived in Chennai. Out of which, one group is currently lodged in the Social Welfare Center in Egmore and another group in KKR. Paramilitary forces have said that similar marches will be held in the coming days. It seems that a large number of paramilitary forces will be concentrated in other districts of tamil Nadu.