Lok Sabha elections 2024 Phase 6: Voting underway in 58 constituencies across eight states, UTs

Voting for the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections is underway across 58 seats in eight states and Union territories, including all seven constituencies in Delhi. Polling commenced at 7 am and will continue until 6 pm. The states participating in this phase are Bihar (8 seats), Haryana (all 10 seats), Jammu and Kashmir (1 seat), Jharkhand (4 seats), Delhi (all 7 seats), Odisha (6 seats), Uttar Pradesh (14 seats), and West Bengal (8 seats). Additionally, voting in Jammu and Kashmirs Anantnag-Rajouri constituency, which was adjourned in Phase 3, is being held today. Simultaneously, elections for 42 assembly seats in Odisha are also taking place. With over 11 crore voters set to decide the fate of 889 candidates, prominent names in this phase include Bansuri Swaraj, Manoj Tiwari, Kanhaiya Kumar, Maneka Gandhi, Sambit Patra, and Raj Babbar. In Phase 5, the voter turnout was recorded at 62.2%. The Election Commission has urged voters, particularly in urban centers like Delhi, Gurgaon, and Faridabad, to exercise their right and duty to vote and counter the trend of urban apathy. Here is the full list of seats for Phase 6: 1. Bihar (8 seats): Valmiki Nagar, Paschim Champaran, Purvi Champaran, Sheohar, Vaishali, Gopalganj, Siwan, Maharajganj 2. Haryana (10 seats): Ambala, Kurukshetra, Sirsa, Hisar, Karnal, Sonipat, Rohtak, Bhiwani-Mahendragarh, Gurgaon, Faridabad 3. Jharkhand (4 seats): Giridih, Dhanbad, Ranchi, Jamshedpur 4. Odisha (6 seats): Sambalpur, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Puri, Bhubaneswar 5. Uttar Pradesh (14 seats): Sultanpur, Pratapgarh, Phulpur, Allahabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Shrawasti, Domariyaganj, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Lalganj, Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Machhlishahr, Bhadohi 6. West Bengal (8 seats): Tamluk, Kanthi, Ghatal, Jhargram, Medinipur, Purulia, Bankura, Bishnupur 7. Delhi (7 seats): Chandni Chowk, North East Delhi, East Delhi, New Delhi, North West Delhi, West Delhi, South Delhi 8. Jammu and Kashmir (1 seat): Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha elections 2024: Key candidates to watch in phase 6- 1. Maneka Gandhi (BJP): Contesting from Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh, seeking her ninth term. Opponents include Samajwadi Partys Ram Bhual Nishad and Bahujan Samaj Partys Uday Raj Verma. 2. Bansuri Swaraj (BJP): Making her debut in New Delhi against AAPs Somnath Bharti. 3. Manoj Tiwari (BJP) vs. Kanhaiya Kumar (Congress): Both contesting for East Delhi with a high-pitched campaign. 4. Manohar Lal Khattar (BJP): Former Haryana CM contesting from Karnal, against Congress Divyanshu Budhiraja. 5. Raj Babbar (Congress): Contesting from Gurgaon, Haryana, against BJPs Rao Inderjit Singh. 6. Naveen Jindal (BJP): In a triangular contest in Kurukshetra, Haryana, against INLDs Abhay Singh Chautala and AAPs Sushil Gupta. 7. Sambit Patra (BJP): Contesting from Puri, Odisha, against BJDs Arup Patnaik and Congress Jay Narayan Patnaik. 8. Dharmendra Pradhan (BJP): Contesting from Sambalpur, Odisha, against BJDs Pranab Prakash Das. 9. Abhijit Gangopadhyay (BJP): Former judge contesting from Tamluk, West Bengal, against TMCs Debangshu Bhattacharya and CPI(M)s Sayan Banerjee. 10. Dinesh Lal Yadav (BJP) vs. Dharmendra Yadav (SP): Contesting from Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. 11. Mehbooba Mufti (PDP): Contesting from Anantnag-Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, against NCs Mian Altaf and Apni Partys Zafar Manhas.

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