Lok Sabha Elections 3rd phase polling tomorrow, key constituencies and candidates

Ninety-four Lok Sabha seats across 12 states and Union territories will go to polls in the third phase on May 7. In this phase, 2 seats of Goa, 26 seats of Gujarat, 7 seats of Chhattisgarh, and 14 seats in Karnataka will be up for the contest. With this, elections in these states will be over. 14 seats of Karnataka had gone to the polls in the second phase on April 26. Voting for two Lok Sabha seats in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu will also be held on Tuesday.

Besides these, voting will be held for 4 seats of Assam, 5 seats of Bihar, 7 seats of Chhattisgarh, 8 seats of Madhya Pradesh, 11 of Maharashtra, 10 of Uttar Pradesh, 4 of West Bengal, and 1 seat of Jammu and Kashmir. 

Among the key candidates whose fates will be sealed in this phase are Amit Shah (Gandhinagar), Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Vidisha), Jyotiraditya Scindia (Guna), Pralhad Joshi (Dharwad), Basavaraj Bommai (Haveri), and Badruddin Ajmal (Dhubri). 

List of constituencies going to polls in Phase 3 on May 7

Assam 

Dhubri 
Kokrajhar 
Barpeta 
Gauhati    

Bihar 

Jhanjharpur
Supaul 
Araria 
Madhepura 
Khagaria

Chhattisgarh    

Sarguja 
Raigarh 
Janjgir-Champa 
Korba 
Bilaspur 
Durg 
Raipur

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

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

Maharashtra

Baramati
Raigad 
Osmanabad 
Latur (SC) 
Solapur (SC) 
Madha 
Sangli 
Satara 
Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg 
Kolhapur
Hatkanangle

Uttar Pradesh    

Sambhal 
Hathras 
Agra (SC) 
Fatehpur Sikri 
Firozabad 
Mainpuri 
Etah 
Budaun 
Aonla 
Bareilly

West Bengal 

Maldaha Uttar 
Maldaha Dakshin 
Jangipur 
Murshidabad

Dadra and Nagar Haveli/Daman and Diu

Dadra and Nagar Haveli 
Daman and Diu

Jammu and Kashmir    

Anantnag-Rajouri 

TOP CANDIDATES IN PHASE 3

Amit Shah: Union Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah is contesting from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat. Amit Shah, eyeing a second term from Gandhinagar, will be contesting against Congress’ Sonal Patel. The BJP has been unefeated in this seat since 1989. In 2019 polls, Amit Shah had won over Congress’ CJ Chavda with a victory margin of 5.55 lakh votes.

Dimple Yadav: SP candidate Dimple Yadav is contesting the Lok Sabha elections 2024 from SP citadel ‘Mainpuri’ in Uttar Pradesh. After the death of SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav in 2022, his daughter-in-law Dimple Yadav bagged the seat in a bypoll. Dimple Yadav has been a three-time MP who will be contesting BJP candidate Jaiveer Singh, fighting to save Mulayam’s legacy.

Jyotiraditya Scindia: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia is the BJP candidate in Guna Lok Sabha constituency going to polls on May 7 in the Phase 3 of the Lok Sabha elections 2024. Jyotiraditya Scindia is locking horns with Rao Yadvendra Singh of the Congress. In 2019 polls, BJP’s Krishna Pal Singh had defeated Jyotiraditya Scindia, a Congress candidate.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan: Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has been fielded by the BJP from Vidisha Lok Sabha constituency. The longest serving Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan has been five-time MP from Vidisha constituency. This Lok Sabha elections, Shivraj Singh Chouhan is contesting against Pratap Bhanu Sharma of the Congress.

Supriya Sule: NCP patriarch Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule is one of the most-watched candidates in the Phase 3 of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 from Baramati seat. Why? Because it’s a Pawar vs Pawar contest. Three-time sitting MP Supriya Sule is up against Sunetra Pawar, the wife of Ajit Pawar, who has switched over to the BJP-led NDA and became Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister.

Pralhad Joshi (Dharwad): Union Minister Pralhad Joshi contests from Dharwad, Karnataka, in a bid for his fifth consecutive term. The BJP leader faces tough competition from Congress’s Vinod Asooti.

Pallavi Dempo (South Goa): Industrialist Pallavi Shrinivas Dempo, the BJP candidate from South Goa, is the wealthiest contestant in Phase 3. Her assets include company shareholdings and luxury properties abroad.

Badruddin Ajmal (Dhubri): All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) President Badruddin Ajmal, one of the wealthiest candidates in Assam, contests from Dhubri. He is known for his business ventures in the perfume industry.

Shripad Naik (North Goa): BJP’s Shripad Naik, a five-time MP, seeks re-election from North Goa. He faces Congress candidate Ramakant Khalap.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Phase-Wise Dates

• Phase 1: April 19
• Phase 2: April 26
• Phase 3: May 7
• Phase 4: May 13
• Phase 5: May 20
• Phase 6: May 25
• Phase 7: June 1