904 candidates to contest elections across 08 States/UTs going for polls in Phase 7 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024
904 candidates to contest elections across 08 States/UTs going for polls in Phase 7 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024
904 candidates from 08 States/UTs to contest elections in Phase 7 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 scheduled for polling on June 1, 2024. A total of 2105 nominations were filed for 57 PCs across 08 States/UTs going for polls in Phase 7 for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The last date for filing nominations for Phase 7 for all 08 States/UTs was May 14, 2024. After the scrutiny of all nominations filed, 954 nominations were found to be valid.
In Phase 7, Punjab had a maximum of 598 nomination forms from 13 Parliamentary Constituencies, followed by Uttar Pradesh with 495 nominations from 13 PCs. 36 – Jahanabad Parliamentary Constituency in Bihar received a maximum of 73 nomination forms followed by 7- Ludhiana PC in Punjab with 70 nomination forms. Average number of contesting candidates in a PC for 7th Phase is 16.
State/UT wise details for Phase 7 of General Election to Lok Sabha Election 2024
Sl. No.
State/UT
Number of PCs in 7th Phase
Nomination forms received
Valid candidates after scrutiny
After withdrawal, final Contesting Candidates
1
Bihar
8
372
138
134
2
Chandigarh
1
33
20
19
3
Himachal Pradesh
4
80
40
37
4
Jharkhand
3
153
55
52
5
Odisha
6
159
69
66
6
Punjab
13
598
353
328
7
Uttar Pradesh
13
495
150
144
8
West Bengal
9
215
129
124
Total
57
2105
954
904