With the first two phases of the election just concluded, the details of the 3rd phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections are out.
For those unfamiliar, the first phase of the Lok Sabha election happened on April 19, which covered 102 constituencies. The second phase took place on April 26 covering 89 constituencies.
According to the Election Commission of India’s data, the first and second phases of the election recorded a voter turnout of 62 percent and 61 percent respectively.
As for the candidates, In the first phase of the election, the total number of candidates who contested was 1,625. While in the second phase, 1,198 candidates contested the election.
Date: May 7, 2024
Total Candidates: As per the Election Commission, a total of 1,351 candidates will contest the third phase of the election.
Total Seats: The third phase of the election will cover 94 Lok Sabha seats covering 12 states and union territories going on polls.
The constituencies participating in the third phase of the election are as follows:
Assam- Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Barpeta, Guwahati
Bihar- Jhanjharpur, Supaul, Araria, Madhepura, Khagaria
Chhattisgarh- Sarguja, Raigarh, Janjgir-Champa, Korba, Bilaspur, Durg, Raipur
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Goa- North Goa, South Goa
Gujarat- Kachchh, Banaskantha, Patan, Mahesana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad East, Ahmedabad West, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Porbandar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Anand, Kheda, Panchmahal, Dahod, Vadodara, Chhota Udaipur, Bharuch, Bardoli, Surat, Navsari, Valsad
Karnataka- Chikkodi, Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Gulbarga, Raichur, Bidar, Koppal, Bellary, Haveri, Dharwad, Uttara Kannada, Davangere, Shivmogga
Jammu and Kashmir- Anantnag-Rajouri
Madhya Pradesh- Bhind, Bhopal, Guna, Gwalior, Morena, Rajgarh, Sagar, Vidisha
Maharashtra- Baramati, Raigad, Osmanabad, Latur (SC), Solapur (SC), Madha, Sangli, Satara, Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, Kolhapur, Hatkanangle
Uttar Pradesh- Sambhal, Hathras, Agra (SC), Fatehpur Sikri, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Etah, Budaun, Aonla, Bareilly
West Bengal- Maldaha Uttar, Maldaha Dakshin, Jangipur, Murshidabad
As for the nomination, a total of 2963 was filed.
The Lok Sabha polls are being held in seven phases beginning from April 19 and counting will take place on June 4th 2024