Election Commission
1351 candidates to contest elections across 12 States/UTs going for polls in phase 3 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024
2963 Nomination forms filed for 95 PCs across 12 States/UTs for phase 3 of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024
Posted On: 23 APR 2024 6:22PM by PIB Delhi
1351 candidates from 12 States /UTs to contest elections in phase 3 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024. This includes 8 contesting candidates for the adjourned poll in 29-Betul (ST) PC of Madhya Pradesh. Additionally, one candidate from Surat PC in Gujarat has been elected unopposed. The last date for withdrawal of candidature for all 12 States/UTs was April 22, 2024.
A total of 2963 nominations were filed for 95 PCs (including 29-Betul) across 12 States/UTs going for polls in phase 3 for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The last date for filing nominations for phase 3 for all 12 States/UTs was April 19, 2024. After the scrutiny of all nominations filed, 1563 nominations were found to be valid.
In phase 3, Gujarat had a maximum of 658 nomination forms from 26 Parliamentary Constituencies, followed by Maharashtra with 519 nominations from 11 PCs. 40-Osmanabad Parliamentary Constituency in Maharashtra received a maximum of 77 nomination forms followed by 5-Bilaspur PC in Chhattisgarh with 68 nomination forms.
State/UT wise details for Phase 3 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024:
|
State/UT |
Number of PCs in third phase |
Nomination forms received |
Valid candidates after scrutiny |
After withdrawal, final Contesting Candidates |
|
Assam |
4 |
126 |
52 |
47 |
|
Bihar |
5 |
141 |
54 |
54 |
|
Chhattisgarh |
7 |
319 |
187 |
168 |
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |
2 |
28 |
13 |
12 |
|
Goa |
2 |
33 |
16 |
16 |
|
Gujarat |
26 |
658 |
328 |
266 |
|
Jammu & Kashmir |
1 |
28 |
21 |
20 |
|
Karnataka |
14 |
503 |
272 |
227 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
9 |
236 |
140 |
127 |
|
Maharashtra |
11 |
519 |
317 |
258 |
|
Uttar Pradesh |
10 |
271 |
104 |
100 |
|
West Bengal |
4 |
101 |
59 |
57 |
|
Total |
95 |
2963 |
1563 |
1352 |
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