Polling begins for the last phase of Lok Sabha elections
May 12, 2009
Voting began on wednesday in 86 constituencies across seven states and union territories in the last phase of Lok Sabha elections. Polling began at 0700 hrs across 1.21 lakh booths.
A total of 1,432 candidates are in the fray in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh and Puducherry.
Among the key contenders in this round are Congress’ P Chidambaram and Md Azharuddin, BJP’s Maneka and Varun Gandhi and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, DMK’s T R Baalu, A Raja, Dayanidhi Maran and M K Azhagiri, MDMK’s Vaiko, TC chief Mamata Banerjee and SP’s Jayaprada.
Congress’ Mani Shankar Aiyar, Sajjad Gani Lone of People’s Conference, BJP’s Vinod Khanna and Navjot Singh Sidhu are others who are prominent among the 1,432 candidates in the fray in this round.
All 39 Lok Sabha seats of Tamil Nadu, all four of Himachal Pradesh and all five of Uttarakhand will see polling on wednesday.
Jammu and Kashmir will vote for two Lok Sabha seats, Punjab for nine, Uttar Pradesh for 14 and West Bengal for 11. There is one seat each in Puducherry and Chandigarh.
Polling has been completed to 457 Lok Sabha seats since the exercise began on April 16. Results will be out on May 16.
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