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Raipur, May 18, 2024: A total of 889 candidates from 8 States and Union Territories are trying their luck in Phase-6 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024. This includes 20 contesting candidates for the adjourned poll in 3-Anantnag-Rajouri PC of Jammu and Kashmir.
Polling for the sixth phase of Lok Sabha Election 2024 is scheduled on May 25, 2024.
A total of 1978 nominations were filed for 57 parliamentary constituencies across the 7 States/UTs going for polls in this phase. The last date for filing nominations for phase 6 for all 07 States/UTs (excluding adjourned poll in PC 3- Anantnag-Rajouri of Jammu & Kashmir) was May 06, 2024.
After the scrutiny of all nominations filed, 900 nominations were found to be valid.
In 3-Anantnag-Rajouri, total 28 nominations were filed in Phase 3 and 21 nominations were found to be valid.
In phase-6, Uttar Pradesh had a maximum of 470 nomination forms from 14 Parliamentary Constituencies, followed by Haryana with 370 nominations from 10 PCs. 8-Ranchi Parliamentary Constituency in Jharkhand received the maximum of nominations with 70 forms filed followed by 2-North East Delhi PC in NCT of Delhi with 69 nomination forms. Average number of contesting candidates in a PC for 6th Phase is 15.
State/UT wise details for Phase 6 of General Election to Lok Sabha Election 2024:
| State/UT | Number of PCs in sixth phase | Nomination forms received | Valid candidates after scrutiny | After withdrawal, final Contesting Candidates |
| Bihar | 8 | 246 | 89 | 86 |
| Haryana | 10 | 370 | 239 | 223 |
| Jammu and Kashmir* | 1 | – | 20 | |
| Jharkhand | 4 | 245 | 96 | 93 |
| NCT OF Delhi | 7 | 367 | 166 | 162 |
| Odisha | 6 | 130 | 65 | 64 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 14 | 470 | 164 | 162 |
| West Bengal | 8 | 150 | 81 | 79 |
| Total | 58 | 1978 | 900 | 889 |
*Adjourned Poll in PC 3-Anantnag-Rajouri of Jammu and Kashmir from phase 3 to phase 6
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