Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath Says New Parliament to be constituted before June 1,2014

Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath said the Election Commission (EC) has already started preparations for the 2014 Elections(16th General Election) in which 780 million people are likely to cast their vote at over 800,000 polling booths, using over 1.18 million electronic voting machines

Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath said said the notification for the election would be issued three weeks before the first date of the poll and announcement of the election comes another three weeks in advance.
"So six weeks before the actual first day of the poll, the Election Commission would make the announcement of the election," he said, adding that the model code of conduct would come into force on the day the announcement is made. 

Tenure of the present Lok Sabha comes to an end on May 31,2014 ,therefore, the next House has to be before June 1,2014