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LS Elections: 1717 candidates to contest in 4th phase


A total of 1717 candidates from 10 States and Union territories to contest elections in the 4th phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024. 4264 nominations were filed for 96 Parliamentary Constituencies going for polls in phase 4.

The last date for filing nominations for phase 4 was April 25. After the scrutiny of all nominations filed, 1970 nominations were found to be valid.

Read in Hindi: लोस चुनाव के चौथे चरण में 1717 उम्मीदवार ठोकेंगे ताल

In phase 4, Telangana had a maximum of 1488 nomination forms from 17 Parliamentary Constituencies, followed by Andhra Pradesh with 1103 nominations from 25 PCs.

Malkajgiri Parliamentary Constituency in Telangana received a maximum of 177 nomination forms followed by Nalgonda and Bhongir in the same State with 114 nomination forms in each. The average number of contesting candidates in a PC for the 4th Phase is 18.