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QUICK TAKE Total voters: 19,48,31,984 Total number of candidates: 2,041 Total number of women candidates: 121 Parliamentary constituencies having more than 16 candidates: 40 Parliamentary constituencies having more than 32 candidates: Bangalore Central, Karnataka, 37 Pune, Maharashtra, 36 Parliamentary constituencies with largest number of women candidates: Baramati, Maharashtra, 7 Party-wise list of candidates BJP-113 BSP-122 CPM-9 Congress-117 NCP-23 CPI-17 RJD-15 State parties-196 Independents and others-1,429 Number of constituencies going to polls 141 in 13 states Phase II of the general election kicks off on Thursday in 141 Lok Sabha seats across 13 states***. Prominent candidates in this phase include Congress general secretary and Nehru family scion Rahul Gandhi, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader, and Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan and film-maker-turned-politician Prakash Jha who is with the LJP. At least 288 candidates with pending criminal cases against them are fighting it out in this phase. The fate of an equal number of candidates with assets of Rs1 crore and above will also be decided in this round of polls. Elections in 140 assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh and 77 in Orissa will be held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls. Andhra Pradesh* Madhya Pradesh Assam Bihar J&K Maharashtra Goa Karnataka Manipur*** Orissa** Uttar Pradesh Jharkhand Tripura * , **140 assembly constituencies (AC) in Andhra Pradesh and 77 in Orissa are going to the polls in phase II ***One PC in Manipur polled on Wednesday 22 Apr Source: Election Commission Polling stations 2,23,320 Number of electronic voting machines to be used 2,80,838 Total polling staff being deployed to manage polling stations 10,00,000 (approx.)

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Total voters: 19,48,31,984

Total number of candidates: 2,041

Total number of women candidates: 121

Parliamentary constituencieshaving more than 16 candidates: 40

Parliamentary constituencieshaving more than 32 candidates: Bangalore Central, Karnataka, 37 Pune, Maharashtra, 36

Parliamentary constituencies with largest number of women candidates: Baramati, Maharashtra, 7

Total electors: 19,48,31,984

Total number of candidates: 2,041

Total number of women candidates: 121

Names of parliamentary constituencieshaving more than 16 candidates: 40Mehboobnagar, Andhra Pradesh – 32 candidatesRaipur, Chhattisgarh - 32 candidates

Name of parliamentary constituencies with largest number of women candidates: Mehboobnagar, Andhra Pradesh – 5 candidatesRaipur, Chhattisgarh – 5 candidates

Party-wise list of candidates BJP-113 BSP-122 CPM-9 Congress-117 NCP-23 CPI-17 RJD-15 State parties-196 Independents and others-1,429

Number of constituencies going to polls 141 in 13 states

Second phase of Lok Sabha elections to be held on 23 April.

Phase II of the general election kicks off on Thursday in 141 Lok Sabha seats across 13 states***. Prominent candidates in this phase include Congress general secretary and Nehru family scion Rahul Gandhi, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) leader, and Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan and film-maker-turned-politician Prakash Jha who is with the LJP. At least 288 candidates with pending criminal cases against them are fighting it out in this phase. The fate of an equal number of candidates with assets of Rs1 crore and above will also be decided in this round of polls. Elections in 140 assembly constituencies in Andhra Pradesh and 77 in Orissa will be held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha polls.

Andhra Pradesh*

MadhyaPradesh

Arunachal Pradesh

AssamBihar

Kerala

J&K

Maharashtra

GoaKarnataka

Manipur***

Nagaland

Orissa**

Uttar Pradesh

Chhattisgarh

Jharkhand

Tripura

*, **140 assembly constituencies (AC) in Andhra Pradesh and 77 in Orissa are going to the polls in phase II***One PC in Manipur polled on Wednesday 22 Apr

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Source: Election Commission

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Polling stations2,23,320Number of electronic voting machines to be used 2,80,838Total polling staff being deployed to manage polling stations10,00,000 (approx.)