New Delhi: The first phase of the 18th Lok Sabha Elections 2024 will be held on April 19 (Friday). Voters in 102 Lok Sabha constituencies in 21 states and Union Territories will participate in the largest festival of democracy in the world. All 39 seats in Tamil Nadu, 12 in Rajasthan, 8 in Uttar Pradesh, 6 in Madhya Pradesh, 5 each in Uttarakhand, Maharashtra and Assam, 4 in Bihar, 3 in West Bengal, 2 each in Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Manipur and 1 each in Tripura, Chhattisgarh, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Jammu and Kashmir are going for polls in the first phase. Results for all seats will be declared on June 4.? ?
Several key candidates are fighting the poll battle in the first phase. In Tamil Nadu, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's (DMK) Dayanidhi Maran, TR Baalu, A Raja, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, Congress candidates Manickam Tagore, Karti P Chidambaram, S Jothimani and Vijay Vasanth are in the fray. Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) K Annamalai, L Murugan, Tamilisai Soundararajan, TR Paarivendhar, Pon Radhakrishnan and Nainar Nagendran are also trying to open the saffron party's account from the southern state. In 2019, the BJP failed to get any seats from Tamil Nadu. Other important candidates include TTV Dhinakaran (AMMK), O Panneerselvam (Independent), K Krishnasamy (AIADMK), J Jayavardhan (AIADMK), Durai Vaiko (MDMK) and Thol Thirumavalavan (VCK).?
In Rajasthan, BJP's Arjun Ram Meghwal, Rao Rajendra Singh, Ramswaroop Koli, Devendra Jhajharia and Jyoti Mirdha are some key candidates. Govind Ram Meghwal, Rahul Kaswan, Brijendra Singh Ola and Pratap Singh Khachariyawas of Congress and Rashtriya Loktantrik Party's (RLP) Hanuman Beniwal are also in the fray.
Uttar Pradesh will also witness a high-octane contest in the first phase with 8 seats including Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, Rampur and Moradabad voting on April 19. Sanjeev Balyan (BJP), Harendra Singh Malik (SP), Imran Masood (SP), Ruchi Veera (SP), Jitin Prasada (BJP) and Chandra Shekhar Azad (ASP-KR) are some key candidates. In Madhya Pradesh, BJP's Faggan Singh Kulaste and Himadri Singh and Congress party's Nakul Nath and Kamleshwar Patel are some of the important candidates who are trying to enter the Lok Sabha.?
Other key candidates in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections are Nitin Gadkari (BJP), Sudhir Mungantiwar (BJP), Pratibha Suresh Dhanorkar (Congress), Trivendra Singh Rawat (BJP), Anil Baluni (BJP), Virender Rawat (Congress), Ranjit Dutta (BJP), Sarbananda Sonowal (BJP), Gaurav Gogoi (Congress), Jitan Ram Manjhi (HAM), Vivek Thakur (BJP), Shravan Kushwaha (RJD), Arun Bharti (LJP-RV), Kiren Rijiju (BJP), Nabam Tuki (Congress), Nisith Pramanik (BJP), Biplab Kumar Deb (BJP), Arumugam Namassivayam (BJP), Agatha K Sangma (NPP), Chaudhary Lal Singh (Congress), Dr Jitendra Singh (BJP), V Vaithilingam (Congress) and Kawasi Lakhma (Congress). In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, the BJP-led NDA won 48 of these 102 seats (BJP 40, LJP 2, AIADMK 1, Shiv Sena 1, RLP 1, JDU 1, NDPP 1 and NPP 1). The Congress-led UPA won 42 seats (Congress 15, DMK 24, VCK 1, IUML 1 and NCP 1) and other parties won 12 seats (BSP 3, SP 2, CPM 2, CPI 2, NPF 1, MNF 1 and SKM 1).? ?
Complete list of 102 constituencies, key candidates going for Lok Sabha polls on April 19 in first phase:
|
S. Number |
Constituency |
State/UT |
Key Candidates/Parties |
2019 Lok Sabha Winner/Party |
|
1.? |
Kancheepuram |
Tamil Nadu |
G Selvam (DMK) E Rajasekar (AIADMK) Jothi Venkatesan (PMK) |
G Selvam (DMK) |
|
2. |
Arakkonam |
Tamil Nadu |
S Jagathrakshakan (DMK) AL Vijayan (AIADMK) K Balu (PMK) |
S Jagathrakshakan (DMK) |
|
3. |
Thiruvallur |
Tamil Nadu |
Sasikanth Senthil (Congress) K Nalla Thambi (DMDK) Pon V Balaganapathy (BJP) |
K Jeyakumar (Congress) |
|
4. |
Chennai North |
Tamil Nadu |
Kalanidhi Veeraswamy (DMK) Royapuram R Mano (AIADMK) RC Paul Kanagaraj (BJP) |
Kalanidhi Veeraswamy (DMK) |
|
5. |
Chennai South |
Tamil Nadu |
Thamizhachi Thangapandian (DMK)? J Jayavardhan (AIADMK) Tamilisai Soundararajan (BJP) |
Thamizhachi Thangapandian (DMK) |
|
6. |
Chennai Central |
Tamil Nadu |
Dayanidhi Maran (DMK) B Parthasarathy (DMDK) Vinoj P Selvam (BJP) |
Dayanidhi Maran (DMK) |
|
7. |
Vellore |
Tamil Nadu |
DM Kathir Anand (DMK) S Pasupathy (AIADMK) AC Shanmugam (BJP) |
DM Kathir Anand (DMK) |
|
8. |
Tiruvannamalai |
Tamil Nadu |
CN Annadurai (DMK) M Kaliyaperumal (AIADMK) B Ashwathaman (BJP) |
CN Annadurai (DMK) |
|
9. |
Dharmapuri |
Tamil Nadu |
A Mani (DMK) R Asokan (AIADMK) Sowmiya Ambumani (PMK) |
Dr S Senthil Kumar (DMK) |
|
10. |
Krishnagiri |
Tamil Nadu |
K Gopinath (Congress) V Jayaprakash (AIADMK) C Narasimhan (BJP) |
A Chellakumar (Congress) |
|
11. |
Sriperumbudur |
Tamil Nadu |
TR Baalu (DMK) G Premkumar (AIADMK) VN Venugopal (TMC-M) |
TR Baalu (DMK) |
|
12. |
Viluppuram | Tamil Nadu |
D Ravikumar (VCK) J Bakkiyaraj (AIADMK) Murali Shankar (PMK) |
D Ravikumar (DMK) |
| 13. | Coimbatore | Tamil Nadu |
Ganapathi Raj Kumar (DMK) Singai G Ramachandran (AIADMK) K Annamalai (BJP) |
PR Natarajan (CPM) |
| 14. | Nilgiris | Tamil Nadu |
A Raja (DMK) D Lokesh Tamilselvan (AIADMK) L Murugan (BJP) |
A Raja (DMK) |
| 15. | Erode | Tamil Nadu |
KE Prakash (DMK) Aatral Ashok Kumar (AIADMK) P Vijayakumar (TMC-M) |
A Ganeshamurthi (DMK) |
| 16. | Tiruppur | Tamil Nadu |
K Subbarayan (CPI) P Arunachalam (AIADMK) AP Muruganandam (BJP) |
K Subbarayan (CPI) |
| 17. | Namakkal | Tamil Nadu |
VS Matheswaran (DMK) S Tamil Mani (AIADMK) KP Ramalingam (BJP) |
AKP Chinraj (DMK) |
| 18. | Salem | Tamil Nadu |
TM Selvaganapathi (DMK) P Vignesh (AIADMK) N Annadurai (PMK) |
SR Parthiban (DMK) |
| 19. | Arani | Tamil Nadu |
MS Tharanivendhan (DMK) GV Gajendran (AIADMK) A Ganeshkumar (PMK) |
Dr MK Vishnu Prasad (Congress) |
| 20. | Kallakurichi | Tamil Nadu |
D Malaiyarasan (DMK) R Kumaraguru (AIADMK) Devdas Wodeyar (PMK) |
Pon Gautham Sigamani (DMK)? |
| 21. | Kanyakumari | Tamil Nadu |
Vijay Vasanth (Congress) Nazerath Pasilian (AIADMK) Pon Radhakrishnan (BJP) |
H Vasanthakumar (Congress) |
| 22. | Thoothukkudi | Tamil Nadu |
Kanimozhi Karunanidhi (DMK) R Sivasamy Velumani (AIADMK) SDR Vijayaseelan (TMC-M) |
Kanimozhi Karunanidhi (DMK) |
| 23. | Virudhunagar | Tamil Nadu |
B Manickam Tagore (Congress) V Vijaya Prabakaran (DMDK) Radhika Sarathkumar (BJP) |
B Manickam Tagore (Congress) |
| 24. | Tenkasi | Tamil Nadu |
Dr Rani Srikumar (DMK) K Krishnasamy (AIADMK) B John Pandian (BJP) |
Dhanush M Kumar (DMK) |
| 25. | Ramanathapuram | Tamil Nadu |
Kani K Navas?(IUML) P Jeyaperumal (AIADMK) O Panneerselvam (Independent) |
Kani K Navas?(IUML) |
| 26. | Theni | Tamil Nadu |
Thanga Tamil Selvan (DMK) VT Narayanasamy (AIADMK) TTV Dhinakaran (AMMK) |
P Ravindhranath (AIADMK) |
| 27. | Thanjavur | Tamil Nadu |
S Murasoli (DMK) P Sivanesan (DMDK) M Muruganandam (BJP) |
SS Palanimanickam (DMK) |
| 28. | Sivaganga | Tamil Nadu |
Karti P Chidambaram (Congress) A Xavierdas (AIADMK) D Devanathan Yadav (BJP) |
Karti P Chidambaram (Congress) |
| 29. | Madurai | Tamil Nadu |
S Venkatesan (CPM) P Saravanan (AIADMK) Raama Sreenivasan (BJP) |
S Venkatesan (CPM) |
| 30. | Tirunelveli | Tamil Nadu |
C Robert Bruce (Congress) M Jansi Rani (AIADMK) Nainar Nagendran (BJP) |
S Gnanathiraviam (DMK) |
| 31. | Pollachi | Tamil Nadu |
K Eswarasamy (DMK) A Karthikeyan (AIADMK) K Vasantharajan (BJP) |
K Shamugasundaram (DMK) |
| 32. | Karur | Tamil Nadu |
Jothimani Sennimalai (Congress) KRL Thangavel (AIADMK) VV Senthilnathan (BJP) |
Jothimani Sennimalai (Congress) |
| 33. | Dindigul | Tamil Nadu |
R Sachidanandam (CPM) VMS Mohamed Mubarak (AIADMK) M Thilagabama (PMK) |
P Velusamy (DMK) |
| 34. | Perambalur | Tamil Nadu |
Arun Nehru (DMK) ND Chandramohan (AIADMK) TR Paarivendhar (BJP) |
TR Paarivendhar (DMK) |
| 35. | Cuddalore | Tamil Nadu |
MK Vishnu Prasad (Congress) P Sivakozhundu (DMDK) Thangar Bachan (PMK)? |
TRVS Ramesh (DMK) |
| 36. | Tiruchirappalli | Tamil Nadu |
Durai Vaiko (MDMK) P Karuppaiah (AIADMK) P Senthilnathan (AMMK) |
Su Thirunavukkarasar (Congress) |
| 37. | Chidambaram | Tamil Nadu |
Thol Thirumavalavan (VCK) M Chandrahaasan (AIADMK) P Karthiyayini (BJP) |
Thol Thirumavalavan (VCK) |
| 38. | Nagapattinam | Tamil Nadu |
V Selvaraj (CPI) Dr G Surjith Shankar (AIADMK) SGM Ramesh (BJP)? |
M Selvarasu (CPI) |
| 39. | Mayiladuthurai | Tamil Nadu |
R Sudha (Congress) P Babu (AIADMK) Ma Ka Stalin (PMK)? |
S Ramalingam (DMK) |
| 40. | Sikar | Rajasthan |
Sumedhanand Saraswati (BJP) Amra Ram Paraswal (CPM) |
Sumedhanand Saraswati (BJP) |
| 41. | Churu | Rajasthan |
Devendra Jhajharia (BJP) Rahul Kaswan (Congress) |
Rahul Kaswan (BJP) |
| 42. | Jhunjhunu | Rajasthan |
Subhkaran Choudhary (BJP) Brijendra Singh Ola (Congress) |
Narendra Kumar (BJP) |
| 43. | Bikaner | Rajasthan |
Arjun Ram Meghwal (BJP) Govind Ram Meghwal (Congress) |
Arjun Ram Meghwal (BJP) |
| 44. | Ganganagar | Rajasthan |
Priyanka Balan Meghwal (BJP) Kuldeep Indora (Congress) |
Nihalchand Meghwal (BJP) |
| 45. | Jaipur | Rajasthan |
Manju Sharma (BJP) Pratap Singh Khachariyawas (Congress) |
Ramcharan Bohra (BJP) |
| 46. | Jaipur Rural | Rajasthan |
Rao Rajendra Singh (BJP) Anil Chopra (Congress) |
Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (BJP) |
| 47. | Alwar | Rajasthan |
Bhupender Yadav (BJP) Lalit Yadav (Congress) |
Mahant Balaknath (BJP) |
| 48. | Dausa | Rajasthan |
Kanhaiya Lal Meena (BJP) Murari Lal Meena (Congress) |
Jaskaur Meena (BJP) |
| 49. | Nagaur | Rajasthan |
Jyoti Mirdha (BJP) Hanuman Beniwal (RLP) |
Hanuman Beniwal (RLP) |
| 50. | Karauli-Dholpur | Rajasthan |
Indu Devi Jatav (BJP) Bhajan Lal Jatav (Congress) |
Manoj Rajoria (BJP) |
| 51. | Bharatpur | Rajasthan |
Ramswaroop Koli (BJP) Sanjana Jatav (Congress) |
Ranjeeta Koli (BJP) |
| 52. | Saharanpur | Uttar Pradesh |
Raghav Lakhanpal (BJP) Imran Masood (Congress) Majid Ali (BSP) |
Haji Fazlur Rehman (BSP) |
| 53. | Kairana | Uttar Pradesh |
Pradeep Kumar Chaudhary (BJP) Iqra Hasan Choudhary (SP) Sripal (BSP) |
Pradeep Kumar Chaudhary (BJP) |
| 54. | Muzaffarnagar | Uttar Pradesh |
Sanjeev Kumar Balyan (BJP) Harendra Singh Malik (SP) Dara Singh Prajapati (BSP) |
Sanjeev Kumar Balyan (BJP) |
| 55. | Bijnor | Uttar Pradesh |
Chandan Chauhan (RLD) Deepak Saini (SP) Chaudhary Vijender Singh (BSP) |
Malook Nagar (BSP) |
| 56. | Nagina | Uttar Pradesh |
Om Kumar (BJP) Manoj Kumar (SP) Surendra Pal Singh (BSP) Chandra Shekhar Azad 'Ravan' (ASP) |
Girish Chandra (BSP) |
| 57. | Moradabad | Uttar Pradesh |
Kunwar Sarvesh Kumar Singh (BJP) Ruchi Veera (SP) Mohd Irfan Saifi (BSP) |
ST Hasan (SP) |
| 58. | Rampur | Uttar Pradesh |
Ghanshyam Singh Lodhi (BJP) Mohibullah Nadvi (SP) Zeeshan Khan (BSP) |
Mohammad Azam Khan (SP) |
| 59. | Pilibhit | Uttar Pradesh |
Jitin Prasada (BJP) Bhagwat Sharan Gangwar (SP) Anis Ahmed Khan (BSP) |
Varun Gandhi (BJP) |
| 60. | Sidhi | Madhya Pradesh |
Dr Rajesh Mishra (BJP) Kamleshwar Kumar Patel (Congress) |
Riti Pathak (BJP) |
| 61. | Shahdol | Madhya Pradesh |
Himadri Singh (BJP) Phundelal Singh Marko (Congress) |
Himadri Singh (BJP) |
| 62. | Jabalpur | Madhya Pradesh |
Ashish Dubey (BJP) Dinesh Yadav (Congress) |
Rakesh Singh (BJP) |
| 63. | Mandla | Madhya Pradesh |
Faggan Singh Kulaste (BJP) Omkar Singh Markam (Congress) |
Faggan Singh Kulaste (BJP) |
| 64. | Balaghat | Madhya Pradesh |
Bharti Pardhi (BJP) Samrat Saraswat (Congress) |
Dhal Singh Bisen (BJP) |
| 65. | Chhindwara | Madhya Pradesh |
Vivek Bunty Sahu (BJP) Nakul Kamal Nath (Congress) |
Nakul Kamal Nath (Congress) |
| 66. | Tehri Garhwal | Uttarakhand |
Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah (BJP) Jot Singh Gunsola (Congress) ? |
Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah (BJP) |
| 67. | Almora | Uttarakhand |
Ajay Tamta (BJP) Pradeep Tamta (Congress) |
Ajay Tamta (BJP) |
| 68. | Garhwal | Uttarakhand |
Anil Baluni (BJP) Ganesh Godiyal (Congress) |
Tirath Singh Rawat (BJP) |
| 69. | Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar | Uttarakhand |
Ajay Bhatt (BJP) Prakash Joshi (Congress) |
Ajay Bhatt (BJP) |
| 70. | Haridwar | Uttarakhand |
Trivendra Singh Rawat (BJP) Virendra Rawat (Congress) |
Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (BJP) |
| 71. | Ramtek | Maharashtra |
Raju Deonath Parve (Shiv Sena) Shyamkumar Daulat Barve (Congress) |
Krupal Tumane (Shiv Sena) |
| 72. | Nagpur | Maharashtra |
Nitin Jairam Gadkari (BJP) Vikas Pandurang Thakre (Congress) |
Nitin Jairam Gadkari (BJP) |
| 73. | Bhandara-Gondiya | Maharashtra |
Sunil Baburao Mendhe (BJP) Dr Prashant Yadavrao Padole (Congress) |
Sunil Baburao Mendhe (BJP) |
| 74. | Gadchiroli-Chimur | Maharashtra |
Ashok Mahadeorao Nete (BJP) Dr Namdeo Dasaram Kirsan (Congress) |
Ashok Mahadeorao Nete (BJP) |
| 75. | Chandrapur | Maharashtra |
Sudhir Mungantiwar (BJP) Pratibha Suresh Dhanorkar (Congress) |
Suresh Dhanorkar (Congress) |
| 76. | Sonitpur | Assam |
Ranjit Dutta (BJP) Premlal Ganju (Congress) Raju Deuri (BPF) |
Pallab Lochan Das (BJP) |
| 77. | Kaziranga | Assam |
Kamakhya Prasad Tasa (BJP) Roselina Tirkey (Congress) |
Gaurav Gogoi (Congress) |
| 78. | Dibrugarh | Assam |
Sarbananda Sonowal (BJP) Lurinjyoti Gogoi (AJP) |
Rameshwar Teli (BJP) |
| 79. | Lakhimpur | Assam |
Pradan Baruah (BJP) Uday Shankar Hazarika (Congress) |
Pradan Baruah (BJP) |
| 80.? | Jorhat | Assam |
Topon Kumar Gogoi (BJP) Gaurav Gogoi (Congress) |
Topon Kumar Gogoi (BJP) |
| 81. | Aurangabad | Bihar |
Sushil Kumar Singh (BJP) Abhay Kumar Sinha (RJD)? |
Sushil Kumar Singh (BJP) |
| 82. | Gaya | Bihar |
Jitan Ram Manjhi (HAM-S) Kumar Sarvjeet (RJD) |
Vijay Manjhi (JDU) |
| 83. | Nawada | Bihar |
Vivek Thakur (BJP) Shrawan Kumar Kushwaha (RJD) |
Chandan Singh (LJP) |
| 84. | Jamui | Bihar |
Arun Bharti (LJP-RV) Archana Kumari (RJD) |
Chirag Paswan (LJP) |
| 85. | Cooch Behar | West Bengal |
Nisith Pramanik (BJP) Jagadish Chandra Barma Basunia (TMC) Nitish Chandra Roy (AIFB) Piya Roy Chowdhury (Congress) |
Nisith Pramanik (BJP) |
| 86. | Jalpaiguri | West Bengal |
Jayanta Kumar Roy (BJP) Nirmal Chandra Roy (TMC) Debraj Barman (CPM) |
Jayanta Kumar Roy (BJP) |
| 87. | Alipurduars | West Bengal |
Manoj Tigga (BJP) Prakash Chik Baraik (TMC) Mili Oraon (RSP) |
John Barla (BJP) |
| 88. | Arunachal West | Arunachal Pradesh |
Kiren Rijiju (BJP) Nabam Tuki (Congress) |
Kiren Rijiju (BJP) |
| 89. | Arunachal East | Arunachal Pradesh |
Tapir Gao (BJP) Bosiram Siram (Congress) |
Tapir Gao (BJP) |
| 90. | Tura | Meghalaya |
Agatha K Sangma (NPP) Saleng A Sangma (Congress) Zenith M Sangma (TMC) |
Agatha K Sangma (NPP) |
| 91. | Shillong | Meghalaya |
Dr Mazel Ampareen Lyngdoh (NPP) Vincent H Pala (Congress) Robert June Kharjahrin (UDP)? |
Vincent H Pala (Congress) |
| 92. | Outer Manipur | Manipur |
Kachui Timothy Zimik (NPF) Alfred Kanngam S Arthur (Congress)? |
Lorho S Pfoze (NPF) |
| 93. | Inner Manipur | Manipur |
Thounaojam Basanta Kumar Singh (BJP) Angomcha Bimol Akoijam (Congress) |
Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh (BJP) |
| 94. | Tripura West | Tripura |
Biplab Kumar Deb (BJP) Ashish Kumar Saha (Congress) |
Pratima Bhoumik (BJP) |
| 95.? | Bastar | Chhattisgarh |
Mahesh Kashyap (BJP) Kawasi Lakhma (Congress) |
Deepak Baij (Congress) |
| 96.? | Puducherry | Puducherry |
A Namassivayam (BJP) V Vaithilingam (Congress) |
V Vaithilingam (Congress) |
| 97.? | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
Bishnu Pada Ray (BJP) Kuldeep Rai Sharma (Congress) |
Kuldeep Rai Sharma (Congress) |
| 98. | Lakshadweep | Lakshadweep |
Mohammed Faizal Padippura (NCP-Sharad Pawar) Muhammed Hamdulla Sayeed (Congress) TP Yusuf (NCP) |
Mohammed Faizal Padippura (NCP) |
| 99.? | Mizoram | Mizoram |
Richard Vanlalhmangaiha (ZPM) K Vanlalvena (MNF) Lalbiakzama (Congress) Vanlalhmuaka (BJP) |
C Lalrosanga (MNF) |
| 100. | Nagaland | Nagaland |
Dr Chumben Murry (NDPP) S Supongmeren Jamir (Congress) |
Tokheho Yepthomi (NDPP) |
| 101. | Udhampur | Jammu and Kashmir |
Dr Jitendra Singh (BJP) Chaudhary Lal Singh (Congress) |
Dr Jitendra Singh (BJP) |
| 102. | Sikkim | Sikkim |
Indra Hang Subba (SKM) Prem Das Rai (SDF) Dinesh Chandra Nepal (BJP) Gopal Chettri (Congress) |
Indra Hang Subba (SKM) |