695 candidates to contest elections in Phase 5 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024
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1586 Nomination forms filed for 49 PCs across 8 States/UTs for Phase 5
695 candidates from 8 States /UTs to contest elections in Phase-5 of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. A total of 1586 nominations were filed for 49 PCs across 8 States /UTs going for polls in Phase- 5 for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The last date for filing nominations for phase 5 for all 8 States/UTs was May 3, 2024. After the scrutiny of all nominations filed, 749 nominations were found to be valid.
In Phase-5, Maharashtra had a maximum of 512 nomination forms from 13 Parliamentary Constituencies, followed by Uttar Pradesh with 466 nominations from 14 PCs. 4-Chatra Parliamentary Constituency in Jharkhand received a maximum of 69 nomination forms followed by 35-Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh with 67 nomination forms. Average number of contesting candidates in a PC for 5th Phase is 14.
State/UT wise details for Phase 5 of General Election to Lok Sabha Election 2024:
|
State/UT |
Number of PCs in fifth
phase |
Nomination
forms received |
Valid candidates after
scrutiny |
After withdrawal, final Contesting
Candidates |
| Bihar | 5 | 164 | 82 | 80 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 1 | 38 | 23 | 22 |
| Jharkhand | 3 | 148 | 57 | 54 |
| Ladakh | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Maharashtra | 13 | 512 | 301 | 264 |
| Odisha | 5 | 87 | 41 | 40 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 14 | 466 | 147 | 144 |
| West Bengal | 7 | 163 | 93 | 88 |
| Total | 49 | 1586 | 749 | 695 |
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