1625 Candidates in Fray for 1st Phase Lok Sabha Polls on Apr 19

New Delhi: A total of 1,625 candidates are in the fray for the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls to be held on April 19, stated the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday.

According to the ECI, 1,210 candidates will fight the elections in the second phase of the election.

“Overall, for the first phase, there are 1,625 contesting candidates across 21 states and Union territories with 1,491 male candidates and 1,34 female candidates,” the EC said in a communiqué.

In the first phase, polling will be held in 102 LS seats spread across 21 states/Union territories.

According to the poll panel, “A total of 2,633 nominations were filed for 88 parliamentary constituencies across 12 States and UTs going for polls in the second phase for the LS elections. After the scrutiny 1,428 nominations were found to be valid. The last date for withdrawal of candidature was 8th April.”

The poll panel further said, “Kerala has a maximum of 500 nominations from 20 parliamentary constituencies, followed by 491 nominations from 14 seats in Karnataka. Minimum of 14 nominations were received from one seat in Tripura. Nanded parliamentary constituency in Maharashtra received a maximum of 92 nominations.”

The general elections will be held in seven phases between 19th April and 1st June. The results will be declared on 4th June.