First phase of 15th Lok Sabha elections are going to begin on Thursday [ April 16 ].On this occasion , we collected some information about the first of the five phases of the polls in which 17 states and union territories will elect representatives to the parliament:
Total number of parliamentary constituencies: 124
States/union territories going to polls: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Maghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Uttar Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep.
Total electorate: 143.1 million
Total number of candidates: 1,715
Total number of women candidates: 122
Parliamentary seats with maximum candidates: Andhra Pradesh (Mahboobnagar – 32 candidates), Chattisgarh (Raipur – 32).
Parliamentary seats with largest number of woman candidates: Andhra Pradesh (Mehboobnagar – five candidates), Chattisgarh (Raipur – five candidates)
Party-wise list of candidates:
Bharatiya Janata Party – 102
Bhujan Samaj Party – 111
Communist Party of India-Marxist – 23
Congress – 111
Nationalist Congress Party – 14
Communist Party of India – 15
Rashtriya Janata Dal – 18
Other state parties – 136
Independents and others – 1,185
Polling stations: 185,552
Polling staff: 900,000
Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs): 300,166
Vulnerable villages/hamlets: 23,000
Source : yahoo News
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