The Lok Sabha elections’ fourth phase in 2024 is set for tomorrow, covering 96 seats across 9 states and one Union Territory. Andhra Pradesh has 25 seats, Telangana 17, Uttar Pradesh 13, Maharashtra 11, and Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal 8 each. Bihar has 5, while Jharkhand and Odisha have 4 each, and Jammu and Kashmir has 1.
Prominent leaders contesting include AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi, Samajwadi Party’s Akhilesh Yadav, West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, TMC’s Mahua Moitra, BJP’s Giriraj Singh, among others.
Key contests include Baharampur, with Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury (Congress), Yusuf Pathan (TMC), and Dr. Nirmal Kumar Saha (BJP) in competition. Hyderabad sees BJP’s Madhavi Latha against AIMIM’s Asaduddin Owaisi. Krishnanagar features TMC’s Mahua Moitra versus BJP’s Amrita Roy. In Begusarai, it’s BJP’s Giriraj Singh against CPI’s Awadhesh Rai. Munger witnesses JDU’s Lalan Singh versus RJD’s Anita Devi. In Srinagar, NC’s Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi faces PDP’s Waheed Parra. Asansol presents TMC’s Shatrughan Sinha versus BJP’s Surinderjeet Singh Ahluwalia. Kannauj sees SP’s Akhilesh Yadav against BJP’s Subrat Pathak. Kadapa features Congress’s YS Sharmila against sitting MP Avinash Reddy. In Khunti, it’s BJP’s Arjun Munda against Congress’s Kali Charan Munda.
These contests are crucial, reflecting diverse political narratives across India.
In Baharampur, Chowdhury, Pathan, and Saha are locked in a fierce battle. Hyderabad braces for Latha versus Owaisi. Krishnanagar awaits Moitra versus Roy. Begusarai observes Singh versus Rai. Munger watches Singh versus Devi. Srinagar witnesses Mehdi versus Parra. Asansol anticipates Sinha versus Ahluwalia. Kannauj sees Yadav versus Pathak. Kadapa is set for Sharmila versus Reddy. Khunti presents Munda versus Munda.
These battles epitomize the democratic fervour coursing through India’s electoral landscape, each seat a microcosm of larger national aspirations and regional nuances.
