Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Phase 7 Voting Begins In 57 Seats Across 8 States/ UTs, Here Is What's At Stake
Voting for Phase 7 of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 began on Saturday, June 1. This phase covers 57 Lok Sabha seats across eight states and UT. Over 10.06 crore voters are eligible to participate today, comprising 5.24 crore men, 4.82 crore women, and 3574 third gender electors, with a total of 904 candidates competing for the seats in this round.
Voting for Phase 7 of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 began on Saturday, June 1. This phase covers 57 Lok Sabha seats across 8 states and UTs. Over 10.06 crore voters are eligible to participate today, comprising 5.24 crore men, 4.82 crore women, and 3574 third gender electors, with a total of 904 candidates competing for the seats in this round.
Phase 7 of the Lok Sabha elections 2024
Phase 7 will be the final phase of voting for the 18th Lok Sabha elections, with vote counting scheduled for June 4.
Which states will vote in Phase 7 of Lok Sabha Election 2024?
In this round of voting, the states participating are Bihar (8 out of 40 seats), Himachal Pradesh (4 out of 4 constituencies), Jharkhand (3 out of 14 constituencies), Odisha (6 out of 21 seats), Punjab (13 out of 13 seats), Uttar Pradesh (13 out of 80 constituencies), West Bengal (9 out of 42 seats), and Chandigarh (lone constituency).
Phase 7 of the Lok Sabha elections 2024
Here is the full list of constituencies that will go to the polls on June 1, 2024:
- Bihar: Nalanda, Patna Sahib, Pataliputra, Arrah, Buxar, Sasaram, Karakat, Jahanabad
- Himachal Pradesh: Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur, Shimla
- Jharkhand: Rajmahal, Dumka, Godda
- Odisha: Mayurbhanj, Balasore, Bhadrak, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur
- Punjab: Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Khadoor Sahib, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Anandpur Sahib, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib, Faridkot, Firozpur, Bathinda, Sangrur, Patiala
- Uttar Pradesh: Maharajganj, Gorakhpur, Kushi Nagar, Deoria, Bansgaon, Ghosi, Salempur, Ballia, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Robertsganj
- West Bengal: Dum Dum, Barasat, Basirhat, Jaynagar, Mathurapur, Diamond Harbour, Jadavpur, Kolkata Dakshin, Kolkata Uttar
- Chandigarh: Chandigarh
Who are the contenders in Phase 7 of voting?
Phase 7 of the Lok Sabha elections 2024
Major candidates in this phase include:
Varanasi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a third term by contesting from Varanasi. Among his challengers is Uttar Pradesh Congress Chief Ajay Rai.
Mandi: Actress-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut is running for the Mandi Lok Sabha seat on a BJP ticket. She will face Vikramaditya Singh, the Congress candidate and royal scion of the erstwhile Rampur Bushahr princely state.
Patna: Senior BJP leader and incumbent MP Ravi Shankar Prasad is contesting to retain his seat, relying on his and PM Modi¡¯s popularity. Congress has fielded Anshul Avijit, the son of former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar.
Hamirpur: Sitting MP and Union Minister Anurag Thakur aims to retain the Hamirpur seat. He is up against Satpal Raizada, a close confidante of Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, representing Congress.
Mayurbhanj: This tribal-dominated seat, a stronghold of President Droupadi Murmu, will see the BJP fighting to retain it against candidates from Odisha¡¯s ruling party, the Biju Janata Dal, and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.
Amritsar: Former allies BJP and the Shiromani Akali Dal are attempting to take the Amritsar constituency from Congress¡¯s incumbent MP Gurjeet Aujla. The BJP has fielded Taranjit Singh Sandhu, a former envoy to the US, while the Akali Dal has chosen Anil Joshi.
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