As Tuesday, April 9, is the last day of campaigning, India is all set to elect its 17th Lok Sabha. In the first phase of polling which will be held on April 11, 20 states and Union Territories will go for voting comprising 91 parliamentary constituencies.
The states that are going to the poll in the phase I of Lok Sabha election are: Andhra Pradesh (25 parliamentary constituencies), Arunachal Pradesh (2), Assam (5), Bihar (4), Chhattisgarh (1), Jammu and Kashmir (2), Maharashtra (7), Manipur (1), Meghalaya (2), Mizoram (1), Nagaland (1), Odisha (4), Sikkim (1), Telangana (17), Tripura (1), Uttar Pradesh (8), Uttarakhand (5), West Bengal (2), Andaman (1) and Lakshadweep (1).
Besides that, assembly elections in four states – Andhra Pradesh, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and parts of Odisha will also be held on April 11.
Here is the list of parliamentary constituencies going to poll in phase I.
| States/Union Territories | Constituencies |
| Andhra Pradesh (25) | Araku, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, Anakapalle, Amalapuram, Rajahmundry, Narsapuram, Eluru, Machilipatnam, Vijayawada, Guntur, Narasaraopet, Bapatla, Ongole, Nandyal, Kurnool, Anantapur, Hindupur, Kadapa, Nellore, Titupati, Rajampet, Chittoor |
| Arunachal Pradesh (2) | Arunachal Pradesh West, Arunachal Pradesh East |
| Assam (5) | Tezpur, Kalibor, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur |
| Bihar (4) | Aurangabad, Gaya, Nawada, Jamui |
| Chhattisgarh (1) | Bastar |
| Jammu and Kashmir (2) | Baramulla, Jammu |
| Maharashtra (7) | Wardha, Ramtek, Nagpur, Bhandara- Gondiya, Gadchiroli-Chimur, Chandrapur, Yavatmal-Washim |
| Manipur (1) | Outer Manipur |
| Meghalaya (2) | Shillong, Tura |
| Mizoram (1) | Mizoram |
| Nagaland (1) | Nagaland |
| Odisha (4) | Kalahandi, Nabarangpur, Berhampur, Koraput |
| Sikkim (1) | Sikkim |
| Telangana (17) | Adilabad, Peddapalle, Karimnagar, Nizamabad, Zahirabad, Medak, Malkagiri, Secunderabad, Hyderabad, Chevella, Mahbubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Nalgonda, Bhongir, Warangal, Mahabubabad, Khammam |
| Tripura (1) | Tripura West |
| Uttar Pradesh (8) | Saharanpur, Kairana, Muzaffarnagar, Bijnor, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar |
| Uttarakhand (5) | Tehri Garhwal, Garhwal, Almora, Nainital- Udhamsingh Nagar, Hardwar |
| West Bengal (2) | Coochbehar, Alipurduars |
| Lakshadweep (1) | Lakshadweep |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands (1) | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
Key cities in first phase – Nagpur, Saharanpur, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Gaya
In the electorally crucial Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar, there will be a clash of heavyweights – Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Ajit Singh and sitting BJP MP Sanjeev Balyan. The parliamentary seat has a total of 16 lakh voters.
Other key leaders contesting in first phase – Nitin Gadkari (Nagpur), V K Singh(Ghaziabad), Jitan Ram Manjhi (Gaya), Harish Rawat (Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar), and Ramesh Pokhriyal (Haridwar).
Here is the full list of candidates contesting in phase I.
No. of seats major political parties won in 2014
- BJP – 282
- Congress – 44
- BSP – 0
- SP – 5
- AAP – 4
- CPI (M) – 9
- NCP – 6
- AIADMK – 37
- TMC – 34
- BJD – 20
- TDP – 16
- TRS – 11
- Shiv Sena – 18
The seven-phase elections in the country are slated to begin on April 11 and will go on till May 19. Counting of votes will be held on May 23.