2024 Lok Sabha Elections are around the corner, the nomination process for 102 parliamentary constituencies spread across 21 States and Union Territories, where polling would be held in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 19, began today.

The nomination process is an important step of elections, where the eligible candidates from different political parties such as the BJP and the Congress approach the district election officer and file their nomination papers.

Under this process, the candidates register their names with the Election Commission and claim that they are the right contenders to get public votes in the Lok Sabha election field.

After examining all the certificates submitted by the candidates, the Election Commission decides their candidature for the Lok Sabha elections.

The first of the seven phases of voting will be held on 8 Lok Sabha seats of Uttar Pradesh, a state with 80 seats. With the nomination process starting today, voters are most likely to keep an eye on developments in run up to the Parliamentary polls.

According to the notification issued by the Election Commission on behalf of the President, the last date for filing nomination papers is March 27.

However, due to a festival, March 28 is the last date for filing nominations for the Lok Sabha seats in Bihar going to polls in the first phase. Voting in four out of 40 seats in Bihar will be held in the first phase.

Nomination papers will be scrutinised on March 28. For Bihar, it would be done on March 30.

The last date for withdrawal of candidature is March 20 while for Bihar, it is April 2.

The States where polling would be held in the first phase are Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep and Puducherry.