The third phase of voting for the Lok Sabha elections will take place on Tuesday, May 7, across 94 Lok Sabha constituencies spanning 10 states and two union territories.
Initially, Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seats were scheduled to vote during this phase. However, due to connectivity issues, the Election Commission of India has rescheduled the elections in these areas to May 25.
Phase 3 Voting Details:
Date and Time: Polling begins at 7 am and ends at 5 pm on May 7.
Result Date: The results for all Lok Sabha seats will be announced on June 4.
States and Constituencies in Phase 3:
Assam:** Dhubri, Kokrajhar, Barpeta, Gauhati
Chhattisgarh: Sarguja, Raigarh, Janjgir-Champa, Korba, Bilaspur, Durg, Raipur
Bihar: Jhanjharpur, Supaul, Araria, Madhepura, Khagaria
West Bengal: Maldaha Uttar, Maldaha Dakshin, Jangipur, Murshidabad
Goa: North Goa, South Goa
Gujarat: Kachchh, Banaskantha, Patan, Mahesana, Sabarkantha, Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad East, Ahmedabad West, Surendranagar, Rajkot, Porbandar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Anand, Kheda, Panchmahal, Dahod, Vadodara, Chhota Udaipur, Bharuch, Bardoli, Surat, Navsari, Valsad
Uttar Pradesh: Sambhal, Hathras, Agra (SC), Fatehpur Sikri, Firozabad, Mainpuri, Etah, Budaun, Aonla, Bareilly
Karnataka: Chikkodi, Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Gulbarga, Raichur, Bidar, Koppal, Bellary, Haveri, Dharwad, Uttara Kannada, Davangere, Shimoga
Madhya Pradesh: Bhind, Bhopal, Guna, Gwalior, Morena, Rajgarh, Sagar, Vidisha, Betul
Maharashtra: Baramati, Raigad, Osmanabad, Latur (SC), Solapur (SC), Madha, Sangli, Satara, Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, Kolhapur, Hatkanangle
Dadra and Nagar Haveli: Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Daman and Diu:** Daman and Diu
Key Candidates in Phase 3:
Amit Shah (BJP): Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Digvijaya Singh (Congress): Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Shivraj Singh Chouhan (BJP): Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh
-Dimple Yadav (SP): Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh
Supriya Sule (NCP): Baramati, Maharashtra
Purshottam Rupala (BJP): Rajkot, Gujarat
Jyotiraditya Scindia (BJP): Guna, Madhya Pradesh
Pralhad Joshi (BJP): Dharwad, Karnataka
KS Eshwarappa (BJP): Shimoga, Karnataka
Praniti Shinde (Congress): Solapur, Maharashtra
Hasmukbhai Patel (BJP): Ahmedabad East, Gujarat
Pallavi Dempo (BJP): South Goa, Goa
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury (Congress): Berhampore, West Bengal
The seven-phase Lok Sabha elections began on April 19 and April 26. The third phase will be held on May 7, followed by phases four through seven on May 13, May 20, May 25, and June 1.
The Election Commission reported that the voter turnout for the first phase was 66.14%, while the second phase saw a turnout of 66.71%.
