New Delhi, India
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 3: A total of 94 constituencies from 12 states will go to polls in the third phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 on May 7. The process of filing nominations for these began on April 12, and the last date to file nominations in Phase 3 was April 19.
Gujarat's all 26 constituencies, two constituencies of Goa, and 14 constituencies of Karnataka will vote in the third phase of the general elections in India on May 7. Madhya Pradesh's Betul constituency will also vote in the third phase. The polling date was shifted from the second to the third phase due to the demise of BSP's candidate.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 3: States And Constituencies Going To Polls In Third Phase
Here's the full list of states and constituencies that will vote in the third phase of polling:
Assam Lok Sabha Election: Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Barpeta, Guwahati
Bihar Lok Sabha Election: Jhanjharpur, Supaul, Araria, Madhepura, Khagaria
Chhattisgarh Elections: Sarguja, Raigarh, Janjgir-Champa, Korba, Bilaspur, Durg, Raipur
Goa Lok Sabha Election: North Goa, South Goa
Gujarat Lok Sabha Elections: 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 Lok Sabha Elections: Chikkodi, Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Gulbarga, Raichur, Bidar, Koppal, Bellary, Haveri, Dharwad, Uttara Kannada, Davangere, Shimoga
Madhya Pradesh Elections: Bhind, Bhopal, Guna, Gwalior, Morena, Rajgarh, Sagar, Vidisha, Betul
Maharashtra Elections: Baramati, Raigad, Osmanabad, Latur (SC), Solapur (SC), Madha, Sangli, Satara, Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, Kolhapur, Hatkanangle
Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections: Sambhal, Hathras, Agra (SC), Fatehpur Sikri, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Etah, Budaun, Aonla, Bareilly
West Bengal Elections: Maldaha Uttar, Maldaha Dakshin, Jangipur, Murshidabad
Dadra and Nagar Haveli/Daman and Diu: Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu
Jammu and Kashmir: Anantnag-Rajouri
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Third Phase: Key Candidates
The bigwigs in the fray for Lok Sabha Elections 2024's third phase are Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Minister Prahlad Joshi, Dimple Yadav, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Supriya Sule, Digvijay Singh, BY Raghvendra and KS Eshwarappa.
Amit Shah will aim for a second term in the Gandhinagar constituency, dominated by the BJP since 1989. Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party's Dimple Yadav is contesting for the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh, where she faces BJP candidate Jaiveer Singh.
It will be a unique Pawar vs Pawar scenario in Baramati as Supriya Sule, NCP leader Sharad Pawar's daughter, and Sunetra Pawar, wife of Ajit Pawar, who recently switched to BJP-led NDA, contest in the elections.
(With inputs from agencies)