New Delhi: As many as 695 candidates from eight States and Union Territories will contest elections in phase-5 of the Lok Sabha Elections-2024 on May 20.
A total of 1586 nominations were filed for 49 Parliament constituencies (PCs) across eight States and Territories going for the polls. The last date for filing nominations for phase 5 for all eight States and Territories was May 3, 2024. After the scrutiny of all nominations filed, 749 nominations were found to be valid.
In phase-5, Maharashtra had a maximum of 512 nomination forms from 13 PCs, followed by Uttar Pradesh with 466 nominations from 14 PCs. Chatra Parliamentary Constituency in Jharkhand received a maximum of 69 nomination forms followed by Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh with 67 nomination forms.
Average number of contesting candidates in a PC for phase-5 is 14.
