Fact File of First Phase of the Polls


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