Fifth Phase of General Elections 2024 to See 695 Candidates Contending Across 49 Seats

Voting for the fifth phase of the ongoing general elections in the country is scheduled for May 20 (Monday). In this phase, voters in 49 constituencies across 6 states and 2 union territories will cast their ballots.

Polling will take place in 5 seats in Bihar, 3 seats in Jharkhand, 13 seats in Maharashtra, 5 seats in Odisha, 14 seats in Uttar Pradesh, 7 seats in West Bengal, and 1 seat each in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. Voting will be conducted from 7 am to 6 pm.

A total of 695 candidates are contesting in this phase. The key constituencies to watch include Amethi, Rae Bareli, Lucknow, and Kaiserganj in Uttar Pradesh; Hajipur and Saran in Bihar; and several seats in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Constituencies in Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 5:

State	Constituencies
Bihar	Saran, Madhubani, Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur, Hajipur (SC)
Jammu & Kashmir	Ladakh Ladakh, Baramulla
Maharashtra	Mumbai North, Mumbai North-West, Mumbai North-East, Mumbai North-Central, Mumbai South, Mumbai South-Central, Kalyan, Dhule, Dindori, Nashik, Palghar, Thane, Bhiwandi
Odisha	Bolangir, Bargarh, Sundargarh, Aska, Kandhamal
Uttar Pradesh	Rae Bareli, Amethi, Mohanlalganj (SC), Lucknow, Jalaun, Jhansi, Hamirpur, Banda, Fatehpur, Kaushambi (SC), Barabanki (SC), Faizabad, Kaiserganj, Gonda
West Bengal	Bangaon, Barrackpur, Howrah, Uluberia, Srerampur, Hooghly, Arambagh
Jharkhand	Chatra, Kodarma, Hazaribagh