(FIRST PHASE OF LOK SABHA ELECTIONS TO BE HELD ON 16. 04.2009)
GENERAL ELECTIONS-2009
Backgrounder -20
S. No. Item : 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 : 14,31,01,943
2. Total number of Candidates : 1715
3. Total number of Female candidates : 122
4. Name/s of the Parliamentary Constituency/ies with maximum No. of Candidates : Andhra Pradesh- PC No 11- Mehboobnagar – 32 candidates
Chattisgarh – PC No 8 – Raipur- 32 candidates
5. Name/s. of Parliamentary constituencies with largest number woman candidate : Andhra Pradesh- PC No 11- Mehboobnagar – 5 candidates
b) Chattisgarh – PC No 8 – Raipur- 5 candidates
6. Party-wise list of candidates:
: BJP-102
BSP-111
CPM-23
INC-111
NCP-14
CPI-15
RJD-18
State Parties-136
Independents and others-1185
7. Polling Station : 1,85,552
8. Number of EVMs to be used on the Elections : 3,00,166
9. Total Polling Staff being deployed to manage Polling Stations 9 lakh (approx.)
Main Election Cell/ 150409
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