As the Lok Sabha elections enter Phase 4, voters across 10 States/Union Territories are casting their ballots today in 96 constituencies. According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), a total of 4,264 nominations were filed for these constituencies, with 1,717 candidates in the fray. Telangana recorded the highest number of nominations at 1,488, followed by Andhra Pradesh with 1,103 nominations across 25 constituencies.
The constituencies scheduled for polling on May 13 are as follows:
- Andhra Pradesh: Araku, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Anakapalle, Kakinada, Amalapuram, Rajahmundry, Narsapuram, Eluru, Machilipatnam, Vijaywada, Guntur, Narasaraopet, Bapatla, Ongole, Nandyal, Kurnool, Anantapur, Hindupur, Kadapa, Nellore, Tirupati, Rajamet, Chittoor.
- Bihar: Darbhanga, Ujiarpur, Samastipur, Begusarai, Munger.
- Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar.
- Jharkhand: Singhbhum, Khunti, Lohardaga, Palamu.
- Madhya Pradesh: Dewas, Ujjain, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Dhar, Indore, Khargone, Khandwa.
- Maharashtra: Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Raver, Jalna, Aurangabad, Maval, Pune, Shirur, Ahmednagar, Shirdi, Beed.
- Odisha: Nabarangpur, Berhampur, Koraput, Kalahandi.
- Telangana: Adilabad, Peddapalle, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Zahirabad, Medak, Malkajgiri, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Chevella, Mahbubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Nalgonda, Bhongir, Warrangal, Mahbudabad, Khammam.
- Uttar Pradesh: Shahjahanpur, Kheri, Dhaurahra, Sitapur, Hardoi, Misrikh, Unnao, Farrukhabad, Etawah, Kannauj, Kanpur, Akbarpur, Bahraich.
- West Bengal: Baharampur, Krishnanagar, Ranaghat, Bardhaman Purba, Burdwan-Durgapur, Asansol, Bolpur, Birbhum.
Voting commenced at 7 am and will conclude at 6 pm across 23,036 polling centers designated for the third phase of the general elections. The average number of contesting candidates per parliamentary constituency in the fourth phase is 18, as per the ECI.
