Team News Riveting
New Delhi, May 22
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 |
