The Election Commission has announced the dates of 16th Lok Sabha polls on Wednesday morning, Lok Sabha 2014 polls start from April 7 and results come out on May 16.
Elections for the 16th Lok Sabha will be held from April 7 to May 12 spread over nine days in the highest number of polling days so far involving an electorate of 81.4 crore, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday. Nation will go to polls on April 7, 9, 10, 12, 17, 24, 30, May 7 and May 12.
Counting of votes in all the 543 Lok Sabha constituencies will be held on a single day on May 16, Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath announced at a press conference flanked by ECs H.S. Brahma and S.N.A. Zaidi.
