1717 candidates to contest elections across 10 States/UTs going for polls in phase 4 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024
Election Commission
4264 Nomination forms filed for 96 PCs across 10 States/UTs for phase 4
1717 candidates from 10 States /UTs to contest elections in phase 4 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024. A total of 4264 nominations were filed for 96 PCs across 10 States /UTs going for polls in phase 4 for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The last date for filing nominations for phase 4 for all 10 States/UTs was April 25, 2024. After the scrutiny of all nominations filed, 1970 nominations were found to be valid.
In phase 4, Telangana had a maximum of 1488 nomination forms from 17 Parliamentary Constituencies, followed by Andhra Pradesh with 1103 nominations from 25 PCs. 7-Malkajgiri Parliamentary Constituency in Telangana received a maximum of 177 nomination forms followed by 13-Nalgonda and 14-Bhongir in the same State with 114 nomination forms in each. Average number of contesting candidates in a PC for 4th Phase is 18.
State/UT wise details for Phase 4 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024:
State/UT
Number of PCs in fourth phase
Nomination forms received
Valid candidates after scrutiny
After withdrawal, final Contesting Candidates
Andhra Pradesh
25
1103
503
454
Bihar
5
145
56
55
Jammu & Kashmir
1
39
29
24
Jharkhand
4
144
47
45
Madhya Pradesh
8
154
90
74
Maharashtra
11
618
369
298
Odisha
4
75
38
37
Telangana
17
1488
625
525
Uttar Pradesh
13
360
138
130
West Bengal
8
138
75
75
Total
96
4264
1970
1717
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