India will go to polls for the sixth phase on Saturday, May 25. The voter turnout for the first five phases of the 2024 Indian Lok Sabha elections was 66.14%, 66.71%, 65.68%, 69.16% and 62.2% respectively.
The sixth phase of elections will be held in 58 constituencies across eight states and Union Territories (UTs). 102 constituencies were voted for in the first phase, 88 in the second, 94 in the third, 96 in the fourth and 49 in the fifth. Polling began at 7 am and will continue till 5 pm. Counting of votes will take place on June 4.
With just one day left in the first phase of the election, here is a state-by-state breakdown that will answer all your polling questions.
State-by-state constituencies
Bihar
Number of seats: 40
Number of seats up for vote: 8
Key candidates in contention: Janardhan Singh Sigriwal from Maharajganj (BJP), Janardhan Singh Sigriwal from Gopalganj (J.D.U.), Madan Mohan Tiwari from Paschim Champaran (meeting)
Notable current Diet members: Ashwini Kumar Choubey (BJP), Pashupati Kumar Paras (Lok Janashakti Party – Ram Vilas), Chirag Paswan (LJP)
Haryana
Number of seats: Ten
Number of seats up for vote: Ten
Key candidates in contention: Raj Babbar from Gurgaon (meeting), Manohar Lal Khattar from Karnal (BJP), Deepender Singh Hooda from Rohtak (meeting), Sushil Kumar Gupta of Kurukshetra (Australian Airlines), Inderjit Singh Rao from Gurgaon (BJP)
Notable current Diet members: Inderjit Singh Rao (BJP), Nayab Singh (BJP), Brijendra Singh (BJP)
Jharkhand
Number of seats: 14
Number of seats up for vote: Four
Key candidates in contention: Anupama Singh from Dhanbad (meeting), Dhul Mahat from Dhanbad (BJP), Kamal Prasad from Giridih (B.S.P.S.)
Notable current Diet members: Pashupati Nath Singh (BJP), Nishikant Dubey (BJP), Gita Kolla (meeting)
Orissa
Number of seats: twenty one
Number of seats up for vote: 6
Key candidates in contention: Sambit Patra of PuriBJP), Dharmendra Pradhan of Sambalpur (BJP), Jayanarayan Pattanayak from Puri (meeting), Dhanurjaya Sidhu from Keonjhar (Ball jointed doll)
Notable current Diet members: Chandra Sekhar Sahu (Ball jointed doll), Pratap Chandra Sarangi (BJP), Mahesh Sahu (Ball jointed doll)
Uttar Pradesh
Number of seats: 80
Number of seats up for vote: 14
Key candidates in contention: Maneka Gandhi from Sultanpur (BJP), Indu Chaudhru from Lalganj (B.S.P.S.), Ujjwal Raman Singh from Allahabad (meeting)
Notable current Diet members: Hema Malini (BJP), Rajnath Singh (BJP), Narendra Modi (BJP)
West Bengal
Number of seats: 42
Number of seats up for vote: 8
Key candidates in contention: Sujata Mondal from Bishnupur (TMC), Deepak Dev Adhikari of Ghattar (TMC), Agnimitra Paul from Mednipur (BJP), June Maria from Mednipur (TMC), Abhijit Gangopadhyay from Tamluk (BJP)
Notable current Diet members: Nishith Pramanik (BJP), John Barra (BJP), Adheel Ranjan Choudhury (meeting)
Delhi
Number of seats: 7
Number of seats up for vote: 7
Key candidates in contention: Bansuri Swaraj, New DelhiBJP), Kanhaiya Kumar from North East Delhi (meeting), Manoj Tiwari from Northeast Delhi (BJP)
Notable current Diet members: Harsh Vardhan (BJP), Meenakshi Rekhi (BJP), Manoj Tiwari (BJP)
Jammu and Kashmir
Number of seats: Five
Number of seats up for vote: 1
Key candidates in contention: Mehbooba Mufti (Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party), Mian Altaf Ahmad (Jammu and Kashmir National Conference)
Notable current Diet members: Farooq Abdullah (Jammu and Kashmir National Conference), Jitendra Singh (BJP)
