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New Delhi, April 23, 2024: A total of 1351 candidates from 12 States and Union Territories to contest elections in phase 3 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024.
This includes 8 contesting candidates for the adjourned poll in 29-Betul (ST) parliamentary seat of Madhya Pradesh.
A total of 68 nomination forms were received for 5-Bilaspur PC in Chhattisgarh, which is the second highest.
However, in the top of the list, 40-Osmanabad Parliamentary Constituency in Maharashtra received a maximum of 77 nomination forms.
Meanwhile, BJP candidate from Surat Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat has been elected unopposed.
The last date for withdrawal of candidature for all 12 States/UTs was yesterday i.e. April 22, 2024.
A total of 2963 nominations were filed for 95 PCs (including 29-Betul) across 12 States/UTs going for polls in phase 3 for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The last date for filing nominations for phase 3 for all 12 States/UTs was April 19, 2024. After the scrutiny of all nominations filed, 1563 nominations were found to be valid.
In phase 3, Gujarat had a maximum of 658 nomination forms from 26 Parliamentary Constituencies, followed by Maharashtra with 519 nominations from 11 PCs.
State/UT wise details for Phase 3 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024:
| State/UT | Number of PCs in third phase | Nomination forms received | Valid candidates after scrutiny | After withdrawal, final Contesting Candidates |
| Assam | 4 | 126 | 52 | 47 |
| Bihar | 5 | 141 | 54 | 54 |
| Chhattisgarh | 7 | 319 | 187 | 168 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 2 | 28 | 13 | 12 |
| Goa | 2 | 33 | 16 | 16 |
| Gujarat | 26 | 658 | 328 | 266 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 1 | 28 | 21 | 20 |
| Karnataka | 14 | 503 | 272 | 227 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 9 | 236 | 140 | 127 |
| Maharashtra | 11 | 519 | 317 | 258 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 10 | 271 | 104 | 100 |
| West Bengal | 4 | 101 | 59 | 57 |
| Total | 95 | 2963 | 1563 | 1352 |
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