India's electoral commission has announced Voting date in Indian General Election 2019

Voting in India’s General Election 2019 will run from April 11 to May 19 over seven phases, India's electoral commission has announced.
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The election will see Prime Minister Narendra Modi run for a second term against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, the latest scion of the Gandhi-Nehru dynasty to seek the leadership of the world's second-most populous nation.
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“The festival of democracy, Elections are here. I urge my fellow Indian peoples to enrich the 2019 Lok Sabha elections with their active participation. I hope this election witnessed a huge turnout. I particularly call upon first-time voters to vote in record numbers," wrote #Modi on Twitter shortly after the dates were announced.
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More than 800 million peoples are eligible to vote for the new government for the next five years in an enormous democratic undertaking that will span several weeks. They will make 543 lawmakers to #India's lower house of parliament, the Lok Sabha, which governs the nation from the Indian capital New Delhi.

State-wise poll details: 

Phase 1 (April 11) 
Andhra (25), Arunachal (2), Assam (5), Bihar (4), Chhattisgarh (1), J&K (2), Maharashtra (7), Manipur (1), Meghalaya (2), Mizoram (1), Nagaland (1), Odisha (4), Sikkim (1), Telangana (17), Tripura (1), UP (8), Uttarakhand (5), West Bengal (2), Andaman (1), Lakshadweep (1); Total (91) 

Phase 2 (April 18) 
Assam (5), Bihar (5), Chhattisgarh (3), J&K (2), Kar... 

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