Lok Sabha elections 2024 Phase 1 schedule: Key states, candidates

NEW DELHI: Voting for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, encompassing 21 states and Union Territories, is slated to commence on April 19. The Lok Sabha elections of 2024 will be conducted across seven phases, starting on April 19, followed by subsequent phases on April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25, and June 1. Vote counting will be done on June 4.

State-wise list of constituencies: States going to polls on April 19
Tamil Nadu: All 39 of the state’s seats (Tiruvallur SC, Chennai North, Chennai South, Chennai Central, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram, Arakkonam, Vellore, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Tiruvannamalai, Arani, Viluppuram, Kallakurichi, Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Tiruppur, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Pollachi, Dindigul, Karur, Tiruchirappalli, Perambalur, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Sivaganga, Madurai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukkudi, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari).

Rajasthan: 12 out of the state’s 25 seats (Ganganagar, Bikaner, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Jaipur Rural, Jaipur, Alwar, Bharatpur, Karauli-Dholpur, Dausa, Nagaur).

Uttar Pradesh: 8 out of the state’s 80 seats (Saharanpur, Kairana, Muzaffarnagar, Bijnor, Nagina, Moradabad, Rampur, Pilibhit).

Madhya Pradesh: 6 out of the state’s 29 seats (Chhindwara, Balaghat, Jabalpur, Mandla, Sidhi, Shahdol)
Maharashtra: 5 out of the state’s 48 seats (Chandrapur, Bhandara – Gondiya, Gadchiroli – Chimur, Ramtek, Nagpur)

Uttarakhand: All 5 of the state’s seats (Tehri Garhwal, Garhwal, Almora, Nainital- Udhamsingh Nagar, Haridwar)

Assam: 5 out of the state’s 14 seats (Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Kaziranga, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur)

Bihar: 4 out of the state’s 40 seats (Aurangabad, Gaya, Jamui, Nawada)

West Bengal: 3 out of the state’s 42 seats (Coochbehar, Alipurduars, Jalpaiguri)

Arunachal Pradesh: Both of the state’s 2 seats (Arunachal Pradesh East, Arunachal Pradesh West)

Manipur: Both of the state’s 2 seats (Inner Manipur, Outer Manipur)

Meghalaya: Both of the state’s 2 seats (Shillong, Tura)

Chhattisgarh: 1 out of the state’s 11 seats (Bastar)

Mizoram: The state’s sole seat (Mizoram)

Nagaland: The state’s sole seat (Nagaland)

Sikkim: The state’s sole seat (Sikkim)

Tripura: 1 out of the state’s 2 seats (Tripura West)

Jammu and Kashmir: 1 out of 5 seats (Udhampur)

Andaman and Nicobar Islands: The union territory’s sole seat (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
Lakshadweep: The union territory’s sole seat (Lakshadweep)

Puducherry: The union territory’s sole seat (Puducherry)

Lok Sabha election 2024 1st phase: Key constituencies

The key constituencies in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections include –

• Uttar Pradesh – Saharanpur, Rampur, Pilibhit, Muzzafarnagar
• Assam – Dibrugarh, Sonitpur
• Chhattisgarh – Bastar
• Bihar – Jamui, Gaya
• Jammu and Kashmir – Udhampur
• Madhya Pradesh – Chhindwara
• Tamil Nadu – Chennai North, Chennai South, Chennai Central, Coimbatore, Thoothukkudi, Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari
• Manipur- Inner Manipur, Outer Manipur
• Rajasthan – Bikaner
• West Bengal – Coochbehar, Alipurduars

Lok Sabha election 1st phase: Key candidates

• Chirag Paswan (Lok Janshakti Party chief) – Jamui
• Nakul Nath (son of Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath) – Chhindwara
• Nitin Gadkari (Union minister for Road Transport and Highways)- Nagpur
• K Annamalai (Tamil Nadu BJP chief) – Coimbatore
• Tamilisai Soundararajan (former Governor of Telangana) – Chennai South
• Kanimozhi Karunanidhi – Thoothukkudi
• Jitin Prasada (He has been fielded by the BJP in place of Varun Gandhi) – Pilibhit
• Nisith Pramanik – Coochbehar

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