GENERAL ELECTIONS 2024 I Voting Phase 3 on May 7, Total 93 Parliamentary Constituencies to go on polls

Polls for the general election in India continue with the 93 Lok Sabha constituency across 12 states and Union Territories set to go on polls on May 7 during phase 3.
 
The first two phases of the election were held on April 19 and April 26, where the 191 constituencies went to the polls, with voter turnouts of 66.14% and 66.71%, respectively.
 
During the third phase, 7 seats in Chhattisgarh, 2 seats in Goa, 25 seats in Gujarat, and 14 seats in Karnataka will go to the polls, after which the election will be over for these states.
 
The voting will also be held for 4 seats of Assam, 5 seats of Bihar, 9 seats of Madhya Pradhesh, 11 seats of Maharashtra, 10 seats of Uttar Pradhesh, and 4 seats of West Bengal.
 
The two Lok Sabha seats from union territories, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman and Diu, will also be up for contest in the third phase, marking the end of the election in the region.
 
Gujarat’s Surat Constituency was also to go on poll during phase three, but Bharatiya Janta Party candidate Mukesh Dalal gets elected unopposed, registering the first win for the party in the 2024 general election.
 
The nomination for phase 3 started on April 12, and the last day of the nomination was April 19, with 1,351 candidates contesting in 93 constituencies.
 
The remaining 295 constituencies will vote across 4 remaining phases: May 13 for phase 4, May 20 for phase 5, May 25 for phase 6, and the last phase poll will be held on June 1.
 
The counting for the Lok Sabha constituency is scheduled for June 4 for all the 543 constituencies in India.