Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 7: Voting date, time, full list of states and constituencies to polls, key candidates—All you need to know

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 7: With the end of the sixth phase of voting for the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections, the country now gears up for the seventh and final phase of the polling process.

With a total of 57 parliamentary constituencies set to cast their vote across eight states and union territories, the last phase is scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 1.

The states of Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand, and the union territory of Chandigarh will cast their votes in the seventh phase, completing the voting process across the country. 

A total of 13 seats from Uttar Pradesh and Punjab each, nine seats from West Bengal, eight seats from Bihar, six seats from Odisha, four seats from Himachal Pradesh, three seats from Jharkhand, and one seat from Chandigarh will go to the polls in this phase.

Till now, the voters' turnout in the first phase of the election process was recorded at 66.14 per cent across 102 constituencies. In the second phase, it was 66.71 per cent, covering 88 constituencies. In phase three, it was 65.68 per cent across 94 constituencies, with the fourth phase registering a total turnout of 69.16 per cent in 96 constituencies. The fifth phase recorded 62.2 per cent of voter turnout in 49 constituencies, with the sixth phase registering 61.98 per cent of voter turnout in 57 constituencies.

The counting for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 will take place on Tuesday, June 4. 

Here’s everything you need to know about phase seven of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024—

Lok Sabha Election 2024, Phase 7: Polling Date

Phase seven of the Lok Sabha Elections is scheduled to take place on Saturday, June 1.

Lok Sabha Election 2024, Phase 7: Polling Time

Polling for phase seven of the Lok Sabha Elections will start at 7 a.m.

Lok Sabha Election 2024, Phase 7: Number of seats contested

A total of 57 seats across eight states and union territories will be contested in phase 7 of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024.

Lok Sabha Election 2024, Phase 7: Full List of Constituencies

Lok Sabha Election 2024, Phase 7: Key Candidates 

Uttar Pradesh
Varanasi: Narendra Modi (BJP), Ajay Rai (Congress)
Gorakhpur: Ravi Kishan (BJP), Kajal Nishad (SP)
Ghazipur: Afzal Ansari (SP), Paras Nath Rai (BJP) 
Mirzapur: Anupriya Patel (ADS)
Chandauli: Mahendra Nath Pandey (BJP)

Bihar
Patna Sahib: Ravi Shankar Prasad (BJP)
Pataliputra: Misa Bharti (RJD), Ram Kripal Yadav (BJP)

Himachal Pradesh
Kangra: Anand Sharma (Congress)
Mandi: Kangana Ranaut (BJP), Vikramaditya Singh (Congress)
Hamirpur: Anurag Thakur (BJP)

Punjab
Amritsar: Taranjit Singh Sandhu (BJP) 
Jalandhar (SC): Charanjit Singh Channi (Congress), Sushil Kumar Rinku (BJP)
Ludhiana: Amarinder Singh Raja Warring (Congress), Ravneet Singh Bittu (BJP)
Bathinda: Harsimrat Kaur Badal (SAD), Gurmeet Singh Khudian (AAP)
Patiala: Preneet Kaur (BJP), Dharamvir Gandhi (Congress), Balbir Singh (AAP)

West Bengal
Diamond Harbour: Abhishek Banerjee (TMC) 
Uttar Kolkata: Tapas Roy (BJP), Sudip Bandyopadhyay (TMC)
Barasat: Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar (TMC), Swapan Majumder (BJP)
Basirhat: Rekha Patra (BJP), Haji Nurul Islam (TMC)

Jharkhand
Dumka: Sita Soren (BJP), Nalin Soren (JMM)
Godda: Nishikant Dubey (BJP)

Chandigarh
Chandigarh: Manish Tewari (Congress), Sanjay Tandon (BJP)