Facts at A Glance
(FIRST PHASE OF LOK SABHA ELECTIONS TO BE HELD ON 16. 04.2009)
GENERAL ELECTIONS-2009 Backgrounder -20 |
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Number of constituencies going on poll – 124 PCs in 17 States/ UTs (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, J&K, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Maghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, UP, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, & Lakshdweep) (In Andhra Pradesh 154 Assembly Constituencies( ACs) and in Orissa 70 ACs are also going for poll in Phase 1) |
1. |
Total Electors |
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14,31,01,943 |
2. |
Total number of Candidates |
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1715 |
3. |
Total number of Female candidates |
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122 |
4. |
Name/s of the Parliamentary Constituency/ies with maximum No. of Candidates |
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Andhra Pradesh- PC No 11- Mehboobnagar – 32 candidates Chattisgarh – PC No 8 – |
5. |
Name/s. of Parliamentary constituencies with largest number woman candidate |
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Andhra Pradesh- PC No 11- Mehboobnagar – 5 candidates b) Chattisgarh – PC No 8 – |
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Party-wise list of candidates: |
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BJP-102 BSP-111 CPM-23 INC-111 NCP-14 CPI-15 RJD-18 State Parties-136 Independents and others-1185 |
7. |
Polling Station |
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1,85,552 |
8. |
Number of EVMs to be used on the Elections |
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3,00,166 |
9. |
Total Polling Staff being deployed to manage Polling Stations |
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9 lakh (approx.) |