May 20 2024, 09:06
LS Elections 2024 Phase 5:Taste of Rahul Gandhi to Smriti Irani and Piyush Goyal;6 states 49 seats:
India's Phase 5 Lok Sabha elections feature key contests with Rahul Gandhi, Smriti Irani and several Union Ministers and party chiefs in the race.
Encompassing 49 seats spread across 6 states and two Union Territories (UT), the upcoming elections will see a diverse array of constituencies. Uttar Pradesh leads with 14 seats, followed by Maharashtra with 13, West Bengal with 7, Bihar with 5, Jharkhand with 3, Odisha with 5, and one each from Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
As India enters in the last stages of the polls, over 8.95 crore people, including 4.26 crore females and 5,409 third-gender electors, will vote in the fifth phase of 18th Lok Sabha elections that will be held on May 20. The fifth phase will cover 49 seats across 6 states and two Union Territories (UT). Of the 49 Lok Sabha seats, 14 are from Uttar Pradesh, 13 from Maharashtra, 7 from West Bengal, 5 from Bihar, 3 from Jharkhand, 5 from Odisha and one each from Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Rahul Gandhi:
who also contested the 18th Lok Sabha polls from the Kerala's Wayanad seat, is facing Congress defector and three-time MLC Dinesh Pratap Singh of the BJP in Raebareli.
Smriti Irani:
The contest for Amethi seat will be intense battle between Congress loyalist Kishori Lal Sharma and Union Minister Smriti Irin Amethi.The absence of a Gandhi family member here was expected to bring down the interest of voters, giving a walkover to Irani.
Rajnath Singh (Lucknow):
Hoping for a hatrick, Defence Minister and BJP candidate Rajnath Singh will face Samajwadi Party candidate Ravidas Mehrotra in this seat. Back in 2019.
Piyush Goyal (Mumbai North):
Contesting for the first time in Lok Sabha polls, Union Minister Piyush Goyal is all set to give a tough fight to Congress' Bhushan Patil from the Mumbai North seat.
Omar Abdullah (Baramulla):
National Conference (NC) leader and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah is pitted against Sajad Lone of the Peoples Conference (PC) and Mir Mohammad Fayaz of Peoples Democratic Party.
Chirag Paswan (Hajipur):
LJP (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan is aiming to carry forward father Ram Vilas Paswan's legacy. He is pitted against RJD's Shiv Chandra Ram.
Rohini Acharya (Saran):
Rohini Acharya, the daughter of Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, is contesting against BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy.
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Nov 30 2024, 14:57