The Election Commission announced that 1,351 candidates will contest in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections scheduled for May 7, 2024. A total of 2,963 nominations were filed across 95 parliamentary constituencies (PCs) in 12 States/Union Territories (UTs), with the last date for filing nominations being April 19. After scrutiny, 1,563 nominations were deemed valid, leading to a final number of 1,351 candidates contesting after the withdrawal deadline on Monday. Here is the breakdown of candidates by state:
- Assam:
- 4 PCs
- Nomination forms received: 126
- Valid candidates after scrutiny: 52
- Final contesting candidates after withdrawal: 47
- Bihar:
- 5 PCs
- Nomination forms received: 141
- Valid candidates after scrutiny: 54
- Final contesting candidates after withdrawal: 54
- Chhattisgarh:
- 7 PCs
- Nomination forms received: 319
- Valid candidates after scrutiny: 187
- Final contesting candidates after withdrawal: 168
- Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu:
- 2 PCs
- Nomination forms received: 28
- Valid candidates after scrutiny: 13
- Final contesting candidates after withdrawal: 12
- Goa:
- 2 PCs
- Nomination forms received: 33
- Valid candidates after scrutiny: 16
- Final contesting candidates after withdrawal: 16
- Gujarat:
- 26 PCs
- Nomination forms received: 658
- Valid candidates after scrutiny: 328
- Final contesting candidates after withdrawal: 266
- Jammu & Kashmir:
- 1 PC
- Nomination forms received: 28
- Valid candidates after scrutiny: 21
- Final contesting candidates after withdrawal: 20
- Karnataka:
- 14 PCs
- Nomination forms received: 503
- Valid candidates after scrutiny: 272
- Final contesting candidates after withdrawal: 227
- Madhya Pradesh:
- 9 PCs
- Nomination forms received: 236
- Valid candidates after scrutiny: 140
- Final contesting candidates after withdrawal: 127
- Maharashtra:
- 11 PCs
- Nomination forms received: 519
- Valid candidates after scrutiny: 317
- Final contesting candidates after withdrawal: 258
- Uttar Pradesh:
- 10 PCs
- Nomination forms received: 271
- Valid candidates after scrutiny: 104
- Final contesting candidates after withdrawal: 100
- West Bengal:
- 4 PCs
- Nomination forms received: 101
- Valid candidates after scrutiny: 59
- Final contesting candidates after withdrawal: 57
Overall, the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections will be contested across 95 PCs by 1,351 candidates, with the majority of nominations filed in Gujarat and Maharashtra.
