Polling today in 12 states for 121 seats

  • 5 years ago
Voting has begun in 121 constituencies spread across 12 states in the fifth and biggest round of India's nine-phase national elections.
Nandan Nilekani, Maneka Gandhi, former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, Union minister Veerappa Moily, Supriya Sule and Lalu Prasad's eldest daughter Misa Bharti are among the 1,769 candidates in the fray in fifth phase of election.

Of the total seats, Congress has 36 while its main challenger, the BJP, has 40.

Voting is taking place in 28 seats in Karnataka, followed by Rajasthan (20), Maharashtra (19), Uttar Pradesh and Odisha (11 each), Madhya Pradesh (10), Bihar (seven), Jharkhand (six), West Bengal (four), Chhattisgarh (three), Jammu and Kashmir and Manipur (one each).


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