New Delhi — The most-awaited 17th Lok Sabha or Lowerhouse elections will be held in seven phases starting from April 11 while the counting will take place on May 23 Election Commission of India declared on Sunday.
Here is the state-wise and phase-wise election schedule:
First Phase—April 11 for 91 seats in 20 States | Andhra Pradesh | All 25 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 |
| Assam | 5 |
| Bihar | 4 |
| Chhattisgarh | 1 |
| Jammu and Kahsmir | 2 |
| Maharashtra | 7 |
| Manipur | 1 |
| Meghalaya | 2 |
| Mizoram | 1 |
| Nagaland | 1 |
| Odisha | 4 |
| Sikkim | 1 |
| Telangana | 17 |
| Tripura | 1 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 8 |
| Uttarkhand | 5 |
| West Bengal | 2 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1 |
| Lakshadweep | 1 |
Second Phase—April 18 for 97 seats in 13 States | Assam | 5 |
| Bihar | 5 |
| Chhattisgarh | 3 |
| Jammu and Kahsmir | 2 |
| Karnataka | 14 |
| Maharashtra | 10 |
| Manipur | 1 |
| Odisha | 5 |
| Tamil Nadu | all 39 |
| Tripura | 1 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 8 |
| West Bengal | 3 |
| Puducherry | 1 |
Third Phase—April 23 for 115 seats in 14 States | Assam | 4 |
| Bihar | 5 |
| Chhattisgarh | 7 |
| Gujarat all | 26 |
| Goa all | 2 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 1 |
| Karnataka | 14 |
| Kerala all | 20 |
| Maharashtra | 14 |
| Odisha | 6 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 10 |
| West Bengal | 5 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 1 |
| Daman and Diu | 1 |
Fourth Phase—April 29 for 71 seats in 9 States | Bihar | 5 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 1 |
| Jharkhand | 3 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 6 |
| Maharashtra | 17 |
| Odisha | 6 |
| Rajasthan | 13 |
| U.P. | 13 |
| West Bengal | 8 |
Fifth Phase—May 6 for 51 seats in 7 States | Bihar | 5 |
| Jharkhand | 4 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 2 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 7 |
| Rajasthan | 12 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 14 |
| West Bengal | 7 |
Sixth Phase—May 12 for 59 seats in 7 States | Bihar | 8 |
| Haryana | 10 |
| Jharkhand | 4 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 8 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 14 |
| West Bengal | 8 |
| NCR | all 7 |
Seventh Phase—May 19 for 59 seats in 8 States | Bihar | 8 |
| Jharkhand | 3 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 8 |
| Punjab all | 13 |
| West Bengal | 9 |
| Chandigarh | 1 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 13 |
| Himachal Pradesh | all 4 |
