India will enter its third phase of polling on May 7 (Tuesday). The first two phases of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 recorded voter turnouts of 66.14 per cent and 66.71 per cent respectively.
The third phase of the elections will span 11 states and Union Territories (UTs) and will cover 94 constituencies. The first phase covered 102 constituencies while the second covered 88. The voting process will begin at 7 am and go on till 5 pm. The counting of votes will take place on June 4.
The constituency of
Surat
, which was initially slated to go to polls in this phase, will not witness the election process as the BJP candidate from this seat has won unopposed.
With just one day left for the first phase of elections, here’s a state-wise breakdown that will answer all your poll-related questions.
Assam
Number of seats: 14
Number of seats going to poll: 4
Key candidates in fray: Bijuli Kalita Medhi from Guwahati (BJP), Mira Borthakur from Guwahati (Congress), Phani Bhusan Choudhury from Bongaigaon (Asom Gana Parishan), Deep Bayan from Barpeta (Congres****s)
Key sitting MPs: Rajdeep Roy (BJP), Shri Dilip Saikia (BJP), Gaurav Gogoi (Congress)
Bihar
Number of seats: 40
Number of seats going to poll: 5
Key candidates in fray: Kumar Chandradeep Yadav from Madhepura (RJD), Dinesh Chandra Yadav from Madhepura (JDU), Pradeep Kumar Singh from Araria (BJP), Mohammed Shahnawaz Alam from Araria (RJD), Ramprit Mandal from Jhanjharpur (JDU-NDA)
Key sitting MPs: Ashwini Kumar Choubey (BJP), Pashupati Kumar Paras (Lok Janashakti Party-Ram Vilas), Chirag Kumar Paswan (LJP)
Chhattisgarh
Number of seats: 11
Number of seats going to poll: 7
Key candidates in fray: Chintamani Maharaj from Sarguja (BJP), Jyotsna Mahant from Korba (Congress), Vijay Baghel from Durg (BJP)
Key sitting MPs: Santosh Pandey (BJP), Jyotsna Mahant (Congress)
Goa
Number of seats: 2
Number of seats going to poll: 2
Key candidates in fray: Ramakant Khalap from North Goa (Congress), Pallavi Shrinivas Dempo from South Goa (BJP)
Key sitting MPs: Shripad Yesso Naik (BJP), Cosme Francisco Caitano Sardinha (Congress)
Gujarat
Number of seats: 26
Number of seats going to poll: 25
Key candidates in fray: Amit Shah from Gandhinagar (BJP), Mansukh Mandaviya from Porbandar (BJP), Amitbhai Chavda from Anand (Congress), CR Paatil from Navsari (BJP), Lalitbhai Vasoya from Porbandar (Congress)
Key sitting MPs: Kachhadiya Naranbhai Bhikhabhai (BJP), Amit Shah (BJP), Ranjanben Bhatt (BJP)
Karnataka
Number of seats: 28
Number of seats going to poll: 14
Key candidates in fray: Basavaraj Bommai from Haveri (BJP), BY Raghavendra from Shimoga (BJP), Pralhad Joshi from Dharwad (BJP)
Key sitting MPs: D.K. Suresh (Congress), Pralhad Joshi (BJP), G S Basavaraj (BJP)
Madhya Pradesh
Number of seats: 29
Number of seats going to poll: 8
Key candidates in fray: Shivraj Singh Chouhan from Vidisha (BJP), Jyotiraditya Scindia from Guna (BJP), Digvijaya Singh from Rajgarh (Congress), Satyapal Singh Sikarwar from Morena (Congress)
Key sitting MPs: Nakul Nath (Congress), Prahalad Singh Patel (BJP), Narendra Singh Tomar (BJP)
Maharashtra
Number of seats: 48
Number of seats going to poll: 11
Key candidates in fray: Supriya Sule from Baramati (NCP Sharad Pawar), Sanjay Mandlik from Kolhapur (Shinde Sena), Narayan Rane from Ratnagiri-Sindhurg (BJP)
Key sitting MPs: Navneet Ravi Rana (BJP), Supriya Sadanand Sule (NCP), Nitin Gadkari (BJP)
Uttar Pradesh
Number of seats: 80
Number of seats going to poll: 10
Key candidates in fray: Dimple Yadav from Mainpuri (Samajwadi Party), Dharmendra Kashyap from Aonla (BJP), Aditya Yadav from Badaun (SP)
Key sitting MPs: Hema Malini (BJP), Rajnath Singh (BJP), Narendra Modi (BJP)
West Bengal
Number of seats: 42
Number of seats going to poll: 4
Key candidates in fray: Shanawaz Ali Rehan from Malda South (TMC), Gouri Shankar Ghosh from Murshidabad (BJP), Mohd Salim from Murshidabad (CPI-M),
Key sitting MPs: Nisith Pramanik (BJP), John Barla (BJP), Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury (Congress)
Daman&Diu-Dadra&Nagra Havel
Number of seats: 2
Number of seats going to poll: 2
Key candidates in fray: Lalubhai Patel (BJP), Ketan Dahyabhai Patel (Congress), Umesh Patel (Independent)
Key sitting MPs: Patel Lalubhai Babubhai (BJP)
Link to article –
