1206 candidates from 12 States /UTs along with 4 candidates from Outer Manipur PC to contest elections in phase 2 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024. A total of 2633 nominations were filed for 88 PCs across 12 States/UTs going for polls in phase 2 for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The last date for filing nominations for phase 2 for all 12 States/UTs was April 4, 2024. After the scrutiny of 2633 nominations filed, 1428 nominations were found to be valid. The last date for withdrawal of candidature for all 12 States/UTs was April 08, 2024. In phase 2, Kerala has a maximum of 500 nominations from 20 Parliamentary Constituencies, followed by 491 nominations from 14 PCs in Karnataka. Minimum of 14 nominations were received from one PC in Tripura. 16-Nanded Parliamentary Constituency in Maharashtra received a maximum of 92 nominations. State/UT wise details for Phase 2 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024:
State/UT | Number of PCs | Nomination forms received | Valid candidates after scrutiny | After withdrawal, final Contesting Candidates |
Assam | 5 | 118 | 62 | 61 |
Bihar | 5 | 146 | 55 | 50 |
Chhattisgarh | 3 | 95 | 46 | 41 |
Jammu and Kashmir | 1 | 37 | 23 | 22 |
Karnataka | 14 | 491 | 300 | 247 |
Kerala | 20 | 500 | 204 | 194 |
Madhya Pradesh | 7 | 157 | 93 | 88 |
Maharashtra | 8 | 477 | 299 | 204 |
Rajasthan | 13 | 304 | 191 | 152 |
Tripura | 1 | 14 | 14 | 9 |
Uttar Pradesh | 8 | 226 | 94 | 91 |
West Bengal | 3 | 68 | 47 | 47 |
Total | 88 | 2633 | 1428 | 1206 |