Lok Sabha Polls Phase 6: 889 Candidates Look To 11 Crore Voters For Entry To Lower House
Lok Sabha Polls Phase 6: As polling begins take a look at the highlights of this phase. As many as 58 seats in 7 states and 1 Union Territory are going to polls today.
The sixth phase of polling for the Lok Sabha elections began at 7 AM on Saturday, May 25. This is one of the most interesting phases since it's a highlight of the unlikely alliance between once-arch rivals — the AAP and the Congress. All seven seats of Delhi are going to polls on Saturday. While three seats — Chandni Chowk, North West Delhi, North East Delhi — are being contested by the Congress for the I.N.D.I.A bloc — the rest — New Delhi, West Delhi, East Delhi, and South Delhi — are being defended by its partner AAP against the BJP.
AAP MP Raghav Chadha earlier said AAP convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal will vote for the Congress candidate, while Congress MP Rahul Gandhi will vote for the AAP candidate.
Four Union ministers — Dharmendra Pradhan, Rao Inderjit Singh, Krishan Pal, Subhas Sarkar — are in the fray.
Key Stats of Lok Sabha Polls Phase 6
- In this phase, as many as 58 seats, or 11% of the total Lok Sabha seats, are up for grabs. Around 11 crore voters, will decide the fate of 889 candidates on Saturday.
- Of the 889 candidates in the fray, 94 are women.
- The Congress had drawn a blank in 2019 in all the 58 seats going to polls in Phase 6.
- The 58 seats are in seven states and one Union Territory.
- Along with the Lok Sabha elections, Odisha will be holding its assembly polls on Wednesday as candidates for all its 42 assembly constituencies will be elected.
- Phase 6 will mark the end of 89% of Lok Sabha polling. Also, 28 states and Union Territories will have completed polling on Wednesday.
- In Phase 7, the final round of polling, too, 8 states and Union Territories will vote.
No. Of Constituencies In Each State, UT Going To Polls
| State/UT | Constituencies |
| Bihar | 8 |
| Delhi | 7 |
| Haryana | 10 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 1 |
| Jharkhand | 4 |
| Odisha | 6 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 14 |
| West Bengal | 8 |
As many as 183 candidates with criminal cases against them are in the fray in this phase, while 141 candidates have serious criminal cases registered against them. Three candidates have cases of rape registered against them.
As many as 343 crorepati candidates and 6 billionaires (more than Rs 100 crore assets) are contesting the polls in the sixth phase. The average assets of the candidates contesting polls in this phase is Rs 6.21 crore.
No. Of Candidates In Each State
| State/UT | Candidates |
| Bihar | 86 |
| Delhi | 162 |
| Haryana | 223 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 20 |
| Jharkhand | 93 |
| Odisha | 64 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 162 |
| West Bengal | 79 |
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