Election Commission
904 candidates to contest elections across 08 States/UTs going for polls in Phase 7 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024
2105 Nomination forms filed for 57 PCs across 08 States/UTs for Phase 7
Posted On:
22 MAY 2024 1:15PM by PIB Delhi
904 candidates from 08 States/UTs to contest elections in Phase 7 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 scheduled for polling on June 1, 2024. A total of 2105 nominations were filed for 57 PCs across 08 States/UTs going for polls in Phase 7 for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The last date for filing nominations for Phase 7 for all 08 States/UTs was May 14, 2024. After the scrutiny of all nominations filed, 954 nominations were found to be valid.
In Phase 7, Punjab had a maximum of 598 nomination forms from 13 Parliamentary Constituencies, followed by Uttar Pradesh with 495 nominations from 13 PCs. 36 – Jahanabad Parliamentary Constituency in Bihar received a maximum of 73 nomination forms followed by 7- Ludhiana PC in Punjab with 70 nomination forms. Average number of contesting candidates in a PC for 7th Phase is 16.
State/UT wise details for Phase 7 of General Election to Lok Sabha Election 2024
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Sl. No.
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State/UT
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Number of PCs in 7th Phase
|
Nomination forms received
|
Valid candidates after scrutiny
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After withdrawal, final Contesting Candidates
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|
|
| |
|
|
1
|
Bihar
|
8
|
372
|
138
|
134
|
|
|
|
2
|
Chandigarh
|
1
|
33
|
20
|
19
|
|
|
|
3
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
4
|
80
|
40
|
37
|
|
|
|
4
|
Jharkhand
|
3
|
153
|
55
|
52
|
|
|
|
5
|
Odisha
|
6
|
159
|
69
|
66
|
|
|
|
6
|
Punjab
|
13
|
598
|
353
|
328
|
|
|
|
7
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
13
|
495
|
150
|
144
|
|
|
|
8
|
West Bengal
|
9
|
215
|
129
|
124
|
|
|
| |
Total
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57
|
2105
|
954
|
904
|
|
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