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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 |
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Bihar |
Saran, Madhubani, Sitamarhi, Muzaffarpur, Hajipur (SC) |
|
Jammu & Kashmir |
Ladakh Ladakh, Baramulla |
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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 |
Key Candidates in Phase 5:
Uttar Pradesh:
Amethi: Smriti Irani (BJP) vs. Kishori Lal Sharma (Congress)
Rae Bareli: Rahul Gandhi (Congress)
Lucknow: Rajnath Singh (BJP)
Kaiserganj: Karan Bhushan Singh (BJP)
Bihar:
Hajipur: Chirag Paswan (Lok Janshakti Party-Ramvilas)
Saran: Rohini Acharya (RJD) vs. Rajiv Pratap Rudy (BJP)
Muzaffarpur: Raj Bhushan Choudhary (BJP)
Maharashtra:
Mumbai North: Piyush Goyal (BJP)
Mumbai North-West: Ravindra Dattaram Waikar (Shiv Sena)
Mumbai South: Arvind Sawant
Mumbai North-Central: Ujjwal Nikam (BJP) vs. Varsha Gaikwad (Congress)
Kalyan: Dr. Shrikant Shinde (Shiv Sena)
Jammu and Kashmir:
Baramulla: Omar Abdullah (JK National Conference)
Jharkhand:
Chatra: Krishna Nand Tripathi (Congress)
