Shillong, April 9 -- The 48-hour period preceding the conclusion of voting is called the 'silence period' during which any kind of political campaigning is prohibited. The 91 Lok Sabha constituencies spread over 20 states and Union Territories which will go to polls on April 11, 2019 marking the start of the mega Seven-phase electoral exercise to elect the 17th Lok Sabha. The heated mud slashing and character assassination through the street corners and public meeting come to an end, while electorates will began making up their mind on who to vote for.

In the first phase, voting will take place in all the 25 Lok Sabha seats of Andhra Pradesh, 17 seats of Telangana, five seats of Uttarakhand, two seats each of Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu and...