Backgrounder 1
General Elections in India involve a vast multitutde of electors. It is a massive exercise in the system of democratic governance. The Lok Sabha comprises of a total of 545 seats. Out of these, elections will be conducted by the Election Commission to fill 543 seats. The remaining two seats are filled by nomination of representatives of the Anglo-Indian Community if the President feels that this community has not been represented adequately. Out of the elective seats, 79 are reserved for SC and 41 for ST.
Statewise number and type of Constituencies is as follows :
|
S.No. |
State/Union Territory |
General |
SC |
ST |
Total |
|
1 |
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
2 |
ANDHRA PRADESH |
34 |
6 |
2 |
42 |
|
3 |
ARUNACHAL PRADESH |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
4 |
ASSAM |
11 |
1 |
2 |
14 |
|
5 |
BIHAR |
33 |
7 |
0 |
40 |
|
6 |
CHANDIGARH |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
7 |
CHHATTISGARH |
5 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
|
8 |
DADRA AND NAGER HAVELI |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
9 |
DAMAN AND DIU |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
10 |
DELHI |
6 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
|
11 |
GOA |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
12 |
GUJARAT |
20 |
2 |
4 |
26 |
|
13 |
HARYANA |
8 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
|
14 |
HIMACHAL PRADESH |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
|
15 |
JAMMU AND KASHMIR |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
16 |
JHARKHAND |
8 |
1 |
5 |
14 |
|
17 |
KARNATAKA |
24 |
4 |
0 |
28 |
|
18 |
KERALA |
18 |
2 |
0 |
20 |
|
19 |
LAKSHADWEEP |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
20 |
MADHYA PRADESH |
20 |
4 |
5 |
29 |
|
21 |
MAHARASHTRA |
41 |
3 |
4 |
48 |
|
22 |
MANIPUR |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
23 |
MEGHALAYA |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
24 |
MIZORAM |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
25 |
NAGALAND |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
26 |
ORISSA |
13 |
3 |
5 |
21 |
|
27 |
PONDICHERRY |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
28 |
PUNJAB |
10 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
|
29 |
RAJASTHAN |
18 |
4 |
3 |
25 |
|
30 |
SIKKIM |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
31 |
TAMIL NADU |
32 |
7 |
0 |
39 |
|
32 |
TRIPURA |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
33 |
UTTAR PRADESH |
63 |
17 |
0 |
80 |
|
34 |
UTTARANCHAL |
4 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
|
35 |
WEST BENGAL |
32 |
8 |
2 |
42 |
| |
TOTAL |
423 |
79 |
41 |
543 |