New Delhi: The third phase of the 18th Lok Sabha Elections 2024 will begin on Tuesday, May 7. Voters in 93 Lok Sabha constituencies in 11 states and Union Territories will participate in the largest festival of democracy in the world. 25 seats in Gujarat (BJP candidate Mukesh Dalal won the Surat Lok Sabha seat unopposed), 14 in Karnataka, 11 in Maharashtra, 10 in Uttar Pradesh, 9 in Madhya Pradesh, 7 in Chhattisgarh, 5 in Bihar, 4 each in West Bengal and Assam, 2 each in Goa and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu are going for polls in the third phase. The Election Commission had earlier announced that the voting in the Betul constituency of Madhya Pradesh would not take place on April 26 in the second phase due to the death of a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate and it will be held in the third phase. The first phase of voting took place on April 19 in which 102 Lok Sabha constituencies went to polls while the second phase was completed on April 26 in which voters in 88 seats used their franchise. Results for all seats will be declared on June 4.
Several key candidates are fighting the poll battle in the third phase. In Gujarat, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders Parshottam Rupala, Mansukh Mandaviya, Poonamben Maadam, Rajesh Chudasama, Mansukhbhai Vasava, Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan, Bharatsinhji Dabhi and Vinodbhai Chavda, Congress candidates Paresh Dhanani, Lalitbhai Vasoya, Tushar Chaudhary, Chandanji Thakor, Geniben Thakor, Amitbhai Chavda and Anantbhai Patel are in the fray. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidates Umesh Makwana (Bhavnagar) and Chaitar Vasava (Bharuch) are also contesting elections in alliance with the Congress party.
In Karnataka, BJP's Pralhad Joshi, B Sriramulu, Basavaraj Bommai, Ramesh Jigajinagi, Jagadish Shettar and BY Raghavendra are some key candidates. Geeta Shivarajkumar, Prabha Mallikarjun, Anjali Nimbalkar, Priyanka Jarkiholi, K Rajashekar Basavaraj Hintal and Anandswamy Gaddadevara Math of Congress are also in the fray.
BJP's Narayan Rane, Udayanraje Bhosale, Ram Satpute and Ranjit Naik-Nimbalkar are some key candidates in Maharashtra. Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane, Sanjay Mandlik of Shiv Sena, Sunetra Pawar and Sunil Tatkare of NCP, Anant Geete, Omprakash Rajenimbalkar and Vinayak Raut of Shiv Sena (UBT), Supriya Sule and Shashikant Shinde of NCP (Sharad Pawar), Praniti Sushilkumar Shinde and Shahu Chhatrapati Maharaj of Congress are also in the fray.
Uttar Pradesh will also see a close contest in the third phase with 10 seats including Sambhal, Agra, Hathras, Badaun and Mainpuri voting on May 7. SP Singh Baghel (BJP), Raj Kumar Chahar (BJP), Thakur Jaivir Singh (BJP), Dimple Yadav (SP), Akshay Yadav (SP), Aditya Yadav (SP) and Ramnath Sikarwar (Congress) are some of the key candidates. In Madhya Pradesh, BJP Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Jyotiraditya Scindia and Congress party Digvijaya Singh and Phool Singh Baraiya are some of the important candidates who are trying to enter the Lok Sabha.
Other key candidates in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections are Durga Das Uikey (BJP), Rodmal Nagar (BJP), Pratap Bhanu Sharma (Congress), CR Patil (BJP), Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri (BJP), Praveen Singh Aron (SP), Jyotsna Mahant (Congress), Saroj Pandey (BJP), Vijay Baghel (BJP), Brijmohan Agrawal (BJP), Dinesh Chandra Yadav (JDU), Pradeep Kumar Singh (BJP), Dileshwar Kamait (JDU), Badruddin Ajmal (AIUDF), Prasun Banerjee (TMC), Khagen Murmu (BJP), Isha Khan Choudhury (Congress), Mohammed Salim (CPI-M), Shripad Naik (BJP) and Ramakant Khalap (Congress).
In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, the BJP-led NDA won 79 of these 93 seats (BJP 71, Shiv Sena 4, JDU 3 and LJP 1). The Congress-led UPA won 7 seats (Congress 4 and NCP 3) and other parties won 7 seats (SP 2, TMC 2, AIUDF 1 and Independents 2).
Complete list of 93 constituencies, key candidates going for Lok Sabha polls on May 7 in third phase:
|
S. Number |
Constituency |
State/UT |
Key Candidates/Parties |
2019 Lok Sabha Winner/Party |
|
1. |
Kachchh |
Gujarat |
Vinod Lakhamashi Chavda (BJP) Nitesh Parbatbhai Lalan (Congress) |
Vinod Lakhamashi Chavda (BJP) |
|
2. |
Patan |
Gujarat |
Bharatsinhji Shankarji Dabhi (BJP) Chandanji Talaji Thakor (Congress) |
Bharatsinhji Shankarji Dabhi (BJP) |
|
3. |
Rajkot |
Gujarat |
Parshottambhai Rupala (BJP) Paresh Dhanani (Congress) |
Mohanbhai Kalyanjibhai Kundariya (BJP) |
|
4. |
Junagadh |
Gujarat |
Rajeshbhai Chudasama (BJP) Hirabhai Jotva (Congress) |
Rajeshbhai Chudasama (BJP) |
|
5. |
Jamnagar |
Gujarat |
Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam (BJP) JP Marvia (Congress) |
Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam (BJP) |
|
6. |
Kheda |
Gujarat |
Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan (BJP) Kalusinh Dabhi (Congress) |
Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan (BJP) |
|
7. |
Amreli |
Gujarat |
Bharatbhai Manubhai Sutariya (BJP) Jennyben Thummar (Congress) |
Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadia (BJP) |
|
8. |
Anand |
Gujarat |
Mitesh Rameshbhai Patel (BJP) Amitbhai Chavda (Congress) |
Mitesh Rameshbhai Patel (BJP) |
|
9. |
Panchmahal |
Gujarat |
Rajpalsinh Mahendrasinh Jadhav (BJP) Gulabsinh Chaudhan (Congress) |
Ratansinh Magansinh Rathod (BJP) |
|
10. |
Ahmedabad West |
Gujarat |
Dineshbhai Kodarbhai Makwana (BJP) Bharat Makwana (Congress) |
Kiritbhai Premjibhai Solanki (BJP) |
|
11. |
Surendranagar |
Gujarat |
Chandubhai Chhaganbhai Shihora (BJP) Rutvik Makwana (Congress) |
Mahendra Munjapara (BJP) |
|
12. |
Ahmedabad East |
Gujarat |
Hasmukh Patel (BJP) Himmatsinh Patel (Congress) |
Hasmukh Patel (BJP) |
|
13. |
Gandhinagar |
Gujarat |
Amit Shah (BJP) Sonal Patel (Congress) |
Amit Shah (BJP) |
|
14. |
Porbandar |
Gujarat |
Mansukh Mandaviya (BJP) Lalitbhai Vasoya (Congress) |
Rameshbhai Dhaduk (BJP) |
|
15. |
Mahesana |
Gujarat |
Haribhai Patel (BJP) Ramji Thakor Palvi (Congress) |
Shardaben Patel (BJP) |
|
16. |
Sabarkantha |
Gujarat |
Shobhnaben Mahendrasinh Baraiya (BJP) Tushar Chaudhary (Congress) |
Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod (BJP) |
|
17. |
Banaskantha |
Gujarat |
Rekhaben Hiteshbhai Chaudhary (BJP) Geniben Thakor (Congress) |
Parbatbhai Patel (BJP) |
|
18. |
Bhavnagar |
Gujarat |
Nimu Bambhania (BJP) Umesh Makwana (AAP) |
Bharti Dhirubhai Shiyal (BJP) |
|
19. |
Valsad |
Gujarat |
Dhaval Patel (BJP) Anantbhai Hasmukhbhai Patel (Congress) |
KC Patel (BJP) |
|
20. |
Navsari |
Gujarat |
CR Patil (BJP) Naishadh Desai (Congress) |
CR Patil (BJP) |
|
21. |
Vadodara |
Gujarat |
Hemang Yogeshchandra Joshi (BJP) Jashpalsinh Padhiyar (Congress) |
Narendra Modi (BJP) Ranjanben Bhatt after bypoll (BJP) |
|
22. |
Bardoli |
Gujarat |
Parbhubhai Vasava (BJP) Siddharth Chaudhary (Congress) |
Parbhubhai Vasava (BJP) |
|
23. |
Bharuch |
Gujarat |
Mansukhbhai Vasava (BJP) Chaitar Vasava (AAP) |
Mansukhbhai Vasava (BJP) |
|
24. |
Dahod |
Gujarat |
Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor (BJP) Prabhaben Taviyad (Congress) |
Jasvantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor (BJP) |
|
25. |
Chhota Udaipur |
Gujarat |
Jashubhai Rathwa (BJP) Sukhrambhai Rathwa (Congress) |
Gitaben Vajesingbhai Rathva (BJP) |
|
26. |
Bagalkot |
Karnataka |
PC Gaddigoudar (BJP) Samyukta S Patil (Congress) |
PC Gaddigoudar (BJP) |
|
27. |
Bijapur |
Karnataka |
Ramesh Jigajinagi (BJP) H Raju Algur (Congress) |
Ramesh Jigajinagi (BJP) |
|
28. |
Gulbarga |
Karnataka |
Umesh G Jadhav (BJP) Radhakrishna (Congress) |
Umesh G Jadhav (BJP) |
|
29. |
Koppal |
Karnataka |
Basavaraj Kyavator (BJP) K Rajashekar Basavaraj Hintal (Congress) |
Karadi Sanganna (BJP) |
|
30. |
Bidar |
Karnataka |
Bhagwanth Khuba (BJP) Sagar Khandre (Congress) |
Bhagwanth Khuba (BJP) |
|
31. |
Raichur |
Karnataka |
Raja Amareshwara Naik (BJP) G Kumair Naik (Congress) |
Raja Amareshwara Naik (BJP) |
|
32. |
Shimoga |
Karnataka |
BY Raghavendra (BJP) Geeta Shivarajkumar (Congress) |
BY Raghavendra (BJP) |
|
33. |
Davanagere |
Karnataka |
Gayathri Siddheshwara (BJP) Prabha Mallikarjun (Congress) |
GM Siddheshwara (BJP) |
|
34. |
Uttara Kannada |
Karnataka |
Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri (BJP) Anjali Nimbalkar (Congress) |
Anantkumar Hegde (BJP) |
|
35. |
Dharwad |
Karnataka |
Pralhad Joshi (BJP) Vinod Asooti (Congress) |
Pralhad Joshi (BJP) |
|
36. |
Haveri |
Karnataka |
Basavaraj Bommai (BJP) Anandswamy Gaddadevara Math (Congress) |
Shivkumar Udasi (BJP) |
|
37. |
Bellary |
Karnataka |
B Sriramulu (BJP) E Tukaram (Congress) |
Y Devendrappa (BJP) |
|
38. |
Chikkodi |
Karnataka |
Annasaheb Jolle (BJP) Priyanka Jarkiholi (Congress) |
Annasaheb Jolle (BJP) |
|
39. |
Belgaum |
Karnataka |
Jagadish Shettar (BJP) Mrunal Ravindra Hebbalkar (Congress) |
Suresh Angadi (BJP) |
|
40. |
Hatkanangale |
Maharashtra |
Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane (Shiv Sena) Satyajeet Patil (Shiv Sena-UBT) |
Dhairyasheel Sambhajirao Mane (Shiv Sena) |
|
41. |
Madha |
Maharashtra |
Ranjit Naik-Nimbalkar (BJP) Dhairyasheel Mohite Patil (NCP-Sharad Pawar) |
Ranjit Naik-Nimbalkar (BJP) |
|
42. |
Sangli |
Maharashtra |
Sanjaykaka Patil (BJP) Chandrahar Patil (Shiv Sena-UBT) |
Sanjaykaka Patil (BJP) |
|
43. |
Satara |
Maharashtra |
Udayanraje Bhosale (BJP) Shashikant Shinde (NCP-Sharad Pawar) |
Udayanraje Bhosale (NCP) |
|
44. |
Kolhapur |
Maharashtra |
Sanjay Mandlik (Shiv Sena) Shahu Chhatrapati Maharaj (Congress) |
Sanjay Mandlik (Shiv Sena) |
|
45. |
Raigad |
Maharashtra |
Sunil Tatkare (NCP) Anant Geete (Shiv Sena-UBT) |
Sunil Tatkare (NCP) |
|
46. |
Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg |
Maharashtra |
Narayan Rane (BJP) Vinayak Raut (Shiv Sena-UBT) |
Vinayak Raut (Shiv Sena) |
|
47. |
Baramati |
Maharashtra |
Sunetra Pawar (NCP) Supriya Sule (NCP-Sharad Pawar) |
Supriya Sule (NCP) |
|
48. |
Osamanabad |
Maharashtra |
Archana Ranajagjitsinha Patil (NCP) Omprakash Rajenimbalkar (Shiv Sena-UBT) |
Omprakash Rajenimbalkar (Shiv Sena) |
|
49. |
Latur |
Maharashtra |
Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare (BJP) Dr Shivajirao Kalge (Congress) |
Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangare (BJP) |
|
50. |
Solapur |
Maharashtra |
Ram Satpute (BJP) Praniti Sushilkumar Shinde (Congress) |
Dr Jaisiddeshwar Shivacharya Mahaswamiji (BJP) |
|
51. |
Sambhal |
Uttar Pradesh |
Parmeshwar Lal Saini (BJP) Ziaur Rahman Barq (SP) Saulat Ali (BSP) |
Shafiqur Rahman Barq (SP) |
|
52. |
Hathras |
Uttar Pradesh |
Anoop Pradhan (BJP) Jasveer Valmiki (SP) Hembabu Dhangar (BSP) |
Rajvir Singh Diler (BJP) |
|
53. |
Agra |
Uttar Pradesh |
SP Singh Baghel (BJP) Suresh Chand Kardam (SP) Pooja Amrohi (BSP) |
SP Singh Baghel (BJP) |
|
54. |
Fatehpur Sikri |
Uttar Pradesh |
Raj Kumar Chahar (BJP) Ramnath Sikarwar (Congress) Ramniwas Sharma (BSP) |
Raj Kumar Chahar (BJP) |
|
55. |
Firozabad |
Uttar Pradesh |
Thakur Vishwadeep Singh (BJP) Akshay Yadav (SP) Chaudhary Basheer Ahmad (BSP) |
Chandrasen Jadon (BJP) |
|
56. |
Mainpuri |
Uttar Pradesh |
Thakur Jaivir Singh (BJP) Dimple Yadav (SP) Shiv Prasad Yadav (BSP) |
Mulayam Singh Yadav (SP) |
|
57. |
Etah |
Uttar Pradesh |
Rajveer Singh (BJP) Devesh Shakya (SP) Mohammad Irfan (BSP) |
Rajveer Singh (BJP) |
|
58. |
Badaun |
Uttar Pradesh |
Durvijay Singh Shakya (BJP) Aditya Yadav (SP) Muslim Khan (BSP) |
Sanghmitra Maurya (BJP) |
|
59. |
Aonla |
Uttar Pradesh |
Dharmendra Kashyap (BJP) Neeraj Maurya (SP) Abid Ali (BSP) |
Dharmendra Kashyap (BJP) |
|
60. |
Bareilly |
Uttar Pradesh |
Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar (BJP) Praveen Singh Aron (SP) |
Santosh Kumar Gangwar (BJP) |
|
61. |
Morena |
Madhya Pradesh |
Shivmangal Singh Tomar (BJP) Satyapal Singh Sikarwar (Congress) |
Narendra Singh Tomar (BJP) |
|
62. |
Bhind |
Madhya Pradesh |
Sandhya Ray (BJP) Phool Singh Baraiya (Congress) |
Sandhya Ray (BJP) |
|
63. |
Gwalior |
Madhya Pradesh |
Bharat Singh Kushwah (BJP) Praveen Pathak (Congress) |
Vivek Sejwalkar (BJP) |
|
64. |
Guna |
Madhya Pradesh |
Jyotiraditya Scindia (BJP) Rao Yadvendra Singh (Congress) |
Krishna Pal Singh Yadav (BJP) |
|
65. |
Sagar |
Madhya Pradesh |
Lata Wankhede (BJP) Guddu Raja Bundela (Congress) |
Raj Bahadur Singh (BJP) |
|
66. |
Vidisha |
Madhya Pradesh |
Shivraj Singh Chouhan (BJP) Pratap Bhanu Sharma (Congress) |
Ramakant Bhargava (BJP) |
|
67. |
Bhopal |
Madhya Pradesh |
Alok Sharma (BJP) Arun Shrivastav (Congress) |
Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur (BJP) |
|
68. |
Rajgarh |
Madhya Pradesh |
Rodmal Nagar (BJP) Digvijaya Singh (Congress) |
Rodmal Nagar (BJP) |
|
69. |
Betul |
Madhya Pradesh |
Durga Das Uikey (BJP) Ramu Tekam (Congress) |
Durga Das Uikey (BJP) |
|
70. |
Surguja |
Chhattisgarh |
Chintamani Maharaj (BJP) Shashi Singh (Congress) |
Renuka Singh Saruta (BJP) |
|
71. |
Raigarh |
Chhattisgarh |
Radheshyam Rathia (BJP) Menka Devi Singh (Congress) |
Gomati Sai (BJP) |
|
72. |
Janjgir-Champa |
Chhattisgarh |
Kamlesh Jangde (BJP) Shivkumar Dahariya (Congress) |
Guharam Ajgalley (BJP) |
|
73. |
Korba |
Chhattisgarh |
Saroj Pandey (BJP) Jyotsna Mahant (Congress) |
Jyotsna Mahant (Congress) |
|
74. |
Bilaspur |
Chhattisgarh |
Tokhan Sahu (BJP) Devender Singh Yadav (Congress) |
Arun Sao (BJP) |
|
75. |
Durg |
Chhattisgarh |
Vijay Baghel (BJP) Rajendra Sahu (Congress) |
Vijay Baghel (BJP) |
|
76. |
Raipur |
Chhattisgarh |
Brijmohan Agrawal (BJP) Vikas Upadhyay (Congress) |
Sunil Kumar Soni (BJP) |
|
77. |
Jhanjharpur |
Bihar |
Ramprit Mandal (JDU) Suman Kumar Mahaseth (VIP) |
Ramprit Mandal (JDU) |
|
78. |
Supaul |
Bihar |
Dileshwar Kamait (JDU) Chandrahas Chaupal (RJD) |
Dileshwar Kamait (JDU) |
|
79. |
Araria |
Bihar |
Pradeep Kumar Singh (BJP) Mohammed Shahnawaz Alam (RJD) |
Pradeep Kumar Singh (BJP) |
|
80. |
Madhepura |
Bihar |
Dinesh Chandra Yadav (JDU) Professor Kumar Chandradeep (RJD) |
Dinesh Chandra Yadav (JDU) |
|
81. |
Khagaria |
Bihar |
Rajesh Verma (LJP-RV) Sanjay Kumar Kushwaha (CPM) |
Mehboob Ali Kaiser (LJP) |
|
82. |
Kokrajhar |
Assam |
Joyanta Basumatary (UPPL) Garjan Mushahary (Congress) Kampa Borgoyari (BPF) |
Naba Kumar Sarania (Independent) |
|
83. |
Dhubri |
Assam |
Badruddin Ajmal (AIUDF) Zabed Islam (AGP) Rakibul Hussain (Congress) |
Badruddin Ajmal (AIUDF) |
|
84. |
Barpeta |
Assam |
Phani Bhusan Choudhury (AGP) Deep Bayan (Congress) Abul Kalam Azad (TMC) |
Abdul Khaleque (Congress) |
|
85. |
Guwahati (Gauhati) |
Assam |
Bijuli Kalita Medhi (BJP) Mira Barthakur Goswami (Congress) |
Queen Oja (BJP) |
|
86. |
Maldaha Uttar |
West Bengal |
Prasun Banerjee (TMC) Khagen Murmu (BJP) Mostaque Alam (Congress) |
Khagen Murmu (BJP) |
|
87. |
Maldaha Dakshin |
West Bengal |
Shahnawaz Ali Raihan (TMC) Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury (BJP) Isha Khan Choudhury (Congress) |
Abu Hasem Khan Choudhury (Congress) |
|
88. |
Jangipur |
West Bengal |
Khalilur Rahaman (TMC) Dhananjay Ghosh (BJP) Mortaza Hossain Bokul (Congress) |
Khalilur Rahaman (TMC) |
|
89. |
Murshidabad |
West Bengal |
Abu Taher Khan (TMC) Gouri Shankar Ghosh (BJP) Mohammed Salim (CPM) |
Abu Taher Khan (TMC) |
|
90. |
North Goa |
Goa |
Shripad Yesso Naik (BJP) Ramakant Khalap (Congress) |
Shripad Yesso Naik (BJP) |
|
91. |
South Goa |
Goa |
Pallavi Shrinivas Dempo (BJP)
Captain Viriato Fernandes (Congress)
|
Francisco Sardinha (Congress) |
|
92. |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli |
Kalaben Delkar (BJP) Ajit Rambhai Mahla (Congress) |
Mohanbhai Delkar (Independent) |
|
93. |
Daman and Diu |
Daman and Diu |
Lalubhai Patel (BJP) Ketan Dahyabhal Patel (Congress) |
Lalubhai Patel (BJP) |
