A total of 71 seats will go to polls in the fourth phase on April 29. These seats are spread across nine states Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir. Results will be declared om May 23.
List of constituencies and candidates going to polls in fourth phase
Fourth phase election 2019: The stage is set for polling in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections. As per the schedule announced by the Election Commission of India, a total of 71 seats across nine states will go to polls on April 29 (Monday). Results will be declared on May 23.
The states that will be voting in the fourth phase are: Maharashtra (17 seats), Rajasthan (13), Uttar Pradesh (13), West Bengal (8), Madhya Pradesh (6), Odisha (6), Bihar (5), Jharkhand (3) and Jammu and Kashmir (1). As many as 943 candidates will try their luck in this phase.
According to the Election Commission, around 90 crore people are eligible to vote in the ongoing general elections. So far, peaceful elections were held across 303 seats in three different phases. The remaining fifth, sixth and seventh phases will be held on May 6, May 12 and May 19, respectively.
In 2014, there were more than 83 crore registered voters. However, the total voting percentage was 66%.
Bihar (4 seats)
Darbhanga: Gopal Ji Thakur (BJP) | Abdul Bari Siddiqui (RJD)
Ujiarpur: Nityanand Rai (BJP) | Upendra Kushwaha (RLSP)
The Lok Sabha has 545 seats but elections are held to fill 543 chairs. The remaining two seats are reserved for the Anglo-Indian community. These members are nominated by President. This time, the Election Commission of India is conducting general elections in seven different phases. Polling in the first phase took place on April 11 with a total of 69.43% turnout. The second phase on April 18 and third phase on April 23 witnessed 67.1% and 66% turnout, respectively. Polling in the fourth phase will take place on April 29. Polling in the remaining three phases will be held on May 6, May 12 and May 19. Results will be out on May 23.