Question

knowledge of lok sabha election​

Answer 1

Answer:

• The seventeenth general elections (lok sabha) were held in India.

1. Background:

History of Indian Parliament Elections (Lok Sabha) The Indian parliament follows a bicameral system. It has two houses, namely the Rajya Sabha (Upper House) & the Lok sabha (Lower House). The party (or a coalition) that gets a majority in the Lok sabha gets to form the central government

2. Major parties:

• Major parties that are set to take part in the elections are:  

• National Democratic Alliance (India)  

• United Progressive Alliance (India)  

• Third Front (India)  

• Other minority parties  

3. Schedule of elections                                                                             the lok sabha elections 2019 were held in seven phases.

• The seven phases covered a total of 543 constituencies

Phase 1, April 11

91 seats, 20 States

Phase 2, April 18

97 seats, 13 States

Phase 3, April 23

115 seats, 14 States

Phase 4, April 29

71 seats, 9 States

Phase 5, May 6

51 seats, 7 States

Phase 6, May 12

59 seats, 7 States

Phase 7, May 19

59 seats, 8 States

2. Results:-

LOK SABHA ELECTION RESULTS 2019

[542/542]

• NDA

352

• UPA

91

• Others

99

The Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA won the elections with the BJP itself winning a clear majority.