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Lok Sabha Election 2024: Phase 7 – Timing, Key Candidates And Seats

A total of 904 candidates are contesting in this final phase. Punjab has the highest number of candidates (328), followed by Uttar Pradesh (144), Bihar (134), Odisha (66), Jharkhand (52), Himachal Pradesh (37), and Chandigarh (4).

The seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha election 2024 is scheduled for Saturday, June 1. Campaigning for this phase ends tonight, two days before voters in 57 Lok Sabha constituencies across eight states and one union territory cast their votes.

Voting Details

On June 1, voters in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Chandigarh will head to the polls. According to Election Commission guidelines, polling stations will open at 7 am and close at 6 pm.

List of Constituencies

Uttar Pradesh

  1. Varanasi
  2. Mahrajganj
  3. Gorakhpur
  4. Kushinagar
  5. Deoria
  6. Bansgaon
  7. Ghosi
  8. Ghazipur
  9. Ballia
  10. Salempur
  11. Chandauli
  12. Mirzapur
  13. Robertsganj

Punjab

  1. Gurdaspur
  2. Amritsar
  3. Khadoor Sahib
  4. Jalandhar (SC)
  5. Hoshiarpur (SC)
  6. Anandpur Sahib
  7. Ludhiana
  8. Fatehgarh Sahib (SC)
  9. Faridkot
  10. Firozpur
  11. Bathinda
  12. Sangrur
  13. Patiala

Bihar

  1. Arrah
  2. Buxar
  3. Karakat
  4. Jahanabad
  5. Nalanda
  6. Patna Sahib
  7. Pataliputra
  8. Sasaram

West Bengal

  1. Barasat
  2. Basirhat
  3. Diamond Harbour
  4. Dum Dum
  5. Jaynagar
  6. Jadavpur
  7. Kolkata Dakshin
  8. Kolkata Uttar
  9. Mathurapur

Chandigarh

  1. Chandigarh

Himachal Pradesh

  1. Mandi
  2. Shimla
  3. Kangra
  4. Hamirpur

Odisha

  1. Balasore
  2. Bhadrak
  3. Jajpur
  4. Jagatsinhpur
  5. Kendrapara
  6. Mayurbhanj

Jharkhand

  1. Dumka
  2. Godda
  3. Rajmahal

Key Candidates and Contests

  • Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi (BJP) vs. Ajay Rai (Congress). Modi seeks a third term from this constituency, having won in 2014 and 2019.
  • Mandi, Himachal Pradesh: Kangana Ranaut (BJP) vs. Vikramaditya Singh (Congress). Actress Kangana Ranaut is contesting against Vikramaditya Singh, son of late CM Virbhadra Singh.
  • Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh: Ravi Kishan (BJP) vs. Kajal Nishad (Samajwadi Party). Actor-politician Ravi Kishan seeks re-election after a decisive win in 2019.
  • Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh: Anurag Thakur (BJP) vs. Satpal Singh Raizada (Congress). Union Minister Anurag Thakur aims to retain his seat.
  • Diamond Harbour, West Bengal: Abhishek Banerjee (TMC) in a three-way contest with CPI(M)’s Pratikur Rahaman and BJP’s Abhijit Das.

A total of 904 candidates are contesting in this final phase. Punjab has the highest number of candidates (328), followed by Uttar Pradesh (144), Bihar (134), Odisha (66), Jharkhand (52), Himachal Pradesh (37), and Chandigarh (4).

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