Lok Sabha Election Result GK in Hindi: Lok Sabha Result 2024 will be out on Tuesday, June 4. How many seats did BJP get? How many seats did Congress get? How many seats did the India alliance get? All these pictures will become clear. Amidst all this, you should know some important things related to the general elections in India. In this article, we are telling 10 such interesting facts. These include information from Lok Sabha election, Lok Sabha constituency, Lok Sabha seat, party, EVM, counting of votes to fake votes.

When was the first election held in India?

The first Lok Sabha elections in India were held in 1951. The elections were held from 25 October 1951 to 21 February 1952. At the polling booth, every candidate had a ballot box of a specific colour, on which their name and election symbol were written.

How many Lok Sabha seats are there in India?

When elections were first started, the total number of Lok Sabha seats in India was 489. The number of Lok Sabha constituencies was 401. There were 25 states. Today there are a total of 543 Lok Sabha seats in India.

When was EVM used for the first time in India?

In India, EVMs were first used in a by-election in Kerala (North Paravur Assembly Constituency) in 1982. For the first time, EVMs were used in assembly elections in Goa Assembly Election in 1999. Five years later, EVMs were started to be used in Lok Sabha elections in 2004.

Earlier the minimum age for voting was 21 years

The minimum age for voting in India was earlier 21 years. Then through the 61st amendment in the Constitution (Constitution Act, 1988), the Minimum Voting Age in India was reduced to 18 years by amending Article 326 of the Indian Constitution.

What is NOTA? When and in which election NOTA was first introduced?

If a voter does not like any candidate contesting the election, he/she can press the NOTA (full form- None of The Above) button. For the first time in 2013, the NOTA option was given in EVMs in the elections of five states- Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram. The National Institute of Design (NID Ahmedabad) had designed the NOTA symbol.

India has the highest number of voters in the world

The number of voters in India, the world’s largest democracy, is also the highest in the world. According to the data released by the Election Commission (ECI), there are a total of 96.8 crore voters in the Lok Sabha elections 2024. This number is more than the total population of many countries of the world including America.

What is VVPAT?

VVPAT Full Form- Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail. It has been launched recently. VVPAT is kept next to the EVM during voting. When the voter presses the button on the EVM, a slip appears on the VVPAT screen which gives confirmation of voting.

The shortest Lok Sabha election

In the history of Lok Sabha elections in India, the election that lasted for the shortest number of days was held in 1980. The elections were over in just 4 days. At the same time, the Lok Sabha 2024 election has been the second longest election in history. It was completed in 44 days.

Fake votes are cast before elections

Before every election, 50 votes are cast on the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM). These are fake votes. This is done to test the EVM to see if the machine is working properly or not. However, these votes are not counted in the final counting. These are blank votes, which do not belong to any particular party.

1500 voters at one booth

According to the Election Commission’s guidelines, there cannot be more than 1500 voters at any polling station in the country. At the same time, the polling center for any voter cannot be more than 2 km away. A total of 10.5 lakh polling booths were set up for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

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