New Delhi: Voters in eight states and Union Territories are to take part in the sixth phase of the 18th Lok Sabha Elections 2024 on Saturday, May 25. 58 Lok Sabha constituencies including 14 in Uttar Pradesh, 10 in Haryana, 8 each in West Bengal and Bihar, 7 in Delhi, 6 in Odisha, 4 in Jharkhand and 1 in Jammu and Kashmir are going for polls in the sixth phase. The first phase of voting took place on April 19 in which 102 Lok Sabha constituencies went to polls while the second phase was completed on April 26 in which voters in 88 seats used their franchise. The third phase of voting with 93 seats in 11 states and UTs took place peacefully on May 7 while the fourth phase was completed successfully on May 13. The fifth phase of voting, which included 49 seats spread across 8 states and UTs, was concluded on May 20. Results for all seats will be declared on June 4.
Several key candidates are in the fray in the sixth phase. In Uttar Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Maneka Gandhi, Dinesh Lal Yadav 'Nirahua', Jagdambika Pal, Praveen Kumar Nishad, Kripashankar Singh and Neelam Sonkar, Samajwadi Party (SP) candidates Dharmendra Yadav, SP Singh Patel, Babu Singh Kushwaha, Lalji Verma, Ram Shiromani Verma, Bhishma Shankar Tiwari, Congress candidate Ujjwal Rewati Raman Singh, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidates Shyam Singh Yadav and Kripa Shankar Saroj and Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Lalitesh Pati Tripathi are also contesting the elections. The SP and Congress are in alliance in UP.
In Haryana, BJP's Manohar Lal Khattar, Rao Inderjit Singh, Krishan Pal Gurjar, Ranjit Singh Chautala, Ashok Tanwar and Naveen Jindal are some key candidates. Kumari Selja, Deependra Singh Hooda, Raj Babbar, Jai Parkash of Congress and Sushil Gupta of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) are also in the fray. Both parties have an alliance in the state. Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) candidates Naina Singh Chautala, Nalin Hooda and Rahul Yadav Fazilpuria and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leaders Abhay Singh Chautala and Sunaina Chautala are also vying to enter the Lok Sabha.
Eight seats including Tamluk, Kanthi, Ghatal, Jhargram, Medinipur, Purulia, Bankura and Bishnupur in West Bengal will be voting in the sixth phase on May 25. Abhijit Gangopadhyay (BJP), Deepak Adhikari Dev (TMC), Agnimitra Paul (BJP), Arup Chakraborty (TMC) and Saumitra Khan (BJP) are some of the key candidates. Eight seats including Valmiki Nagar, Paschim Champaran, Purvi Champaran, Sheohar, Vaishali, Gopalganj, Siwan and Maharajganj will vote on May 25. Sanjay Jaiswal (BJP), Radha Mohan Singh (BJP), Lovely Anand (JDU), Ritu Jaiswal (RJD), Veena Devi (LJP-RV), Vijay Kumar Shukla alias Munna Shukla (RJD), Awadh Bihari Choudhary (RJD) and Janardan Singh Sigriwal (BJP) are key candidates in Bihar in the sixth phase.
Manoj Tiwari (BJP), Kanhaiya Kumar (Congress), Jai Prakash Agarwal (Congress), Somnath Bharti (AAP), Bansuri Swaraj (BJP), Ramvir Singh Bidhuri (BJP) and Mahabal Mishra (AAP) in Delhi, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan (BJP), Ananta Nayak (BJP), Arup Patnaik (BJD), Sambit Patra (BJP), Aparajita Sarangi (BJP) and Bhartruhari Mahtab (BJP) in Odisha, Sanjay Seth (BJP), Yashashwini Sahay (Congress), Bidyut Baran Mahato (BJP) and Mathura Prasad Mahto (JMM) in Jharkhand and Mehbooba Mufti (JKPDP) in Jammu and Kashmir are other key candidates in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024.
In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, the BJP-led NDA won 45 of these 58 seats (BJP 40, JDU 3, LJP 1 and AJSU 1). The Congress-led UPA won only 1 seat (JKNC 1) and other parties won 12 seats (BSP 4, BJD 4, TMC 3 and SP 1).
Complete list of 58 constituencies, key candidates going for Lok Sabha polls on May 25 in sixth phase:
| S. Number | Constituency | State/UT | Key Candidates/Parties | 2019 Lok Sabha Winner/Party |
| 1. | Sultanpur | Uttar Pradesh |
Maneka Gandhi (BJP) Rambhual Nishad (SP) Udraj Verma (BSP) |
Maneka Gandhi (BJP) |
| 2. | Pratapgarh | Uttar Pradesh |
Sangam Lal Gupta (BJP) Shiv Pal Singh Baghel (SP) Prathmesh Mishra Senani (BSP) |
Sangam Lal Gupta (BJP) |
| 3. | Phulpur | Uttar Pradesh |
Praveen Patel (BJP) Amarnath Singh Maurya (SP) Jagannath Pal (BSP) |
Keshari Devi Patel (BJP) |
| 4. | Allahabad | Uttar Pradesh |
Neeraj Tripathi (BJP) Ujjwal Rewati Raman Singh (Congress) Ramesh Kumar Patel (BSP) |
Rita Bahuguna Joshi (BJP) |
| 5. | Ambedkar Nagar | Uttar Pradesh |
Ritesh Pandey (BJP) Lalji Verma (SP) Qamar Hayat (BSP) |
Ritesh Pandey (BSP) |
| 6. | Shrawasti | Uttar Pradesh |
Saket Mishra (BJP) Ram Shiromani Verma (SP) Muinuddin Ahamad Khan (BSP) |
Ram Shiromani Verma (BSP) |
| 7. | Basti | Uttar Pradesh |
Harish Chandra Dwivedi (BJP) Ram Prasad Chaudhary (SP) Lavkush Patel (BSP) |
Harish Chandra Dwivedi (BJP) |
| 8. | Domariyaganj | Uttar Pradesh |
Jagdambika Pal (BJP) Bhishma Shankar Tiwari (SP) Mohd Nadeem (BSP) |
Jagdambika Pal (BJP) |
| 9. | Sant Kabir Nagar | Uttar Pradesh |
Praveen Kumar Nishad (BJP) Laxmikant alias Pappu Nishad (SP) Nadeem Ashraf (BSP) |
Praveen Kumar Nishad (BJP) |
| 10. | Lalganj | Uttar Pradesh |
Neelam Sonkar (BJP) Daroga Prasad Saroj (SP) Indu Chaudhri (BSP) |
Sangeeta Azad (BSP) |
| 11. | Azamgarh | Uttar Pradesh |
Dinesh Lal Yadav 'Nirahua' (BJP) Dharmendra Yadav (SP) Mashood Sabeeha Ansari (BSP) |
Akhilesh Yadav (SP) |
| 12. | Jaunpur | Uttar Pradesh |
Kripashankar Singh (BJP) Babu Singh Kushwaha (SP) Shyam Singh Yadav (BSP) |
Shyam Singh Yadav (BSP) |
| 13. | Bhadohi | Uttar Pradesh |
Dr Vinod Kumar Bind (BJP) Lalitesh Pati Tripathi (TMC) Harishankar Singh Chauhan (BSP) |
Ramesh Chand Bind (BJP) |
| 14. | Machhlishahr | Uttar Pradesh |
BP Saroj (BJP) Priya Saroj (SP) Kripa Shankar Saroj (BSP) |
BP Saroj (BJP) |
| 15. | Ambala | Haryana |
Banto Kataria (BJP) Varun Chaudhry (Congress) Gurpreet Singh (INLD) Kiran Punia (JJP) |
Rattan Lal Kataria (BJP) |
| 16. | Sirsa | Haryana |
Ashok Tanwar (BJP) Kumari Selja (Congress) Sandeep Lot Valmiki (INLD) Ramesh Khatak (JJP) |
Sunita Duggal (BJP) |
| 17. | Gurgaon | Haryana |
Rao Inderjit Singh (BJP) Raj Babbar (Congress) Rahul Yadav Fazilpura (JJP) Sorab Khan (INLD) |
Rao Inderjit Singh (BJP) |
| 18. | Faridabad | Haryana |
Krishan Pal Gurjar (BJP) Mahender Pratap Singh (Congress) Sunil Tewatia (INLD) Nalin Hooda (JJP) |
Krishan Pal Gurjar (BJP) |
| 19. | Hisar | Haryana |
Ranjit Singh Chautala (BJP) Jai Prakash (Congress) Naina Singh Chautala (JJP) Sunaina Chautala (INLD) |
Brijendra Singh (BJP) |
| 20. | Kurukshetra | Haryana |
Naveen Jindal (BJP) Dr Sushil Gupta (AAP) Abhay Singh Chautala (INLD) Pala Ram Saini (JJP) |
Nayab Singh Saini (BJP) |
| 21. | Rohtak | Haryana |
Arvind Kumar Sharma (BJP) Deepender Singh Hooda (Congress) |
Arvind Kumar Sharma (BJP) |
| 22. | Sonipat | Haryana |
Mohan Lal Badoli (BJP) Satpal Brahmachari (Congress) Bhupender Singh Malik (JJP) Anoop Singh (INLD) |
Ramesh Chander Kaushik (BJP) |
| 23. | Karnal | Haryana |
Manohar Lal Khattar (BJP) Divyanshu Budhiraja (Congress) Devender Kadian (JJP) |
Sanjay Bhatia (BJP) |
| 24. | Bhiwani-Mahendragarh | Haryana |
Dharambir Singh (BJP) Rao Dan Singh (Congress) Bahadur Singh (JJP) |
Dharambir Singh (BJP) |
| 25. | Tamluk | West Bengal |
Debangshu Bhattacharya (TMC) Abhijit Gangopadhyay (BJP) Sayan Banerjee (CPM) |
Dibyendu Adhikari (TMC) |
| 26. | Kanthi | West Bengal |
Soumendu Adhikari (BJP) Uttam Barik (TMC) Urbashi Banerjee (Congress) |
Sisir Adhikari (TMC) |
| 27. | Ghatal | West Bengal |
Deepak Adhikari Dev (TMC) Dr Hiranmoy Chattopadhyaya (BJP) Tapan Ganguly (CPI) |
Deepak Adhikari Dev (TMC) |
| 28. | Jhargram | West Bengal |
Dr Pranat Tudu (BJP) Kalipada Soren (TMC) Sonamani Tudu (CPM) |
Kumar Hembram (BJP) |
| 29. | Medinipur | West Bengal |
Agnimitra Paul (BJP) June Maliah (TMC) Biplab Bhatta (CPI) |
Dilip Ghosh (BJP) |
| 30. | Purulia | West Bengal |
Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato (BJP) Dhirendranath Mahato (AIFB) Nepal Chandra Mahato (Congress) Shantiram Mahato (TMC)
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Jyotirmoy Singh Mahato (BJP) |
| 31. | Bankura | West Bengal |
Dr Subhash Sarkar (BJP) Arup Chakraborty (TMC) Nilanjan Dasgupta (CPM) |
Dr Subhash Sarkar (BJP) |
| 32. | Bishnupur | West Bengal |
Saumitra Khan (BJP) Sujata Mondol (TMC) Sital Chandra Kaibartya (CPM) |
Saumitra Khan (BJP) |
| 33. | Valmiki Nagar | Bihar |
Sunil Kumar (JDU) Deepak Yadav (RJD) |
Baidyanath Prasad Mahto (JDU) |
| 34. | Paschim Champaran | Bihar |
Sanjay Jaiswal (BJP) Madan Mohan Tiwari (Congress) |
Sanjay Jaiswal (BJP) |
| 35. | Purvi Champaran | Bihar |
Radha Mohan Singh (BJP) Dr Rajesh Kumar (VIP) |
Radha Mohan Singh (BJP) |
| 36. | Sheohar | Bihar |
Lovely Anand (JDU) Ritu Jaiswal (RJD) |
Rama Devi (BJP) |
| 37. | Vaishali | Bihar |
Veena Devi (LJP-RV) Vijay Kumar Shukla alias Munna Shukla (RJD) |
Veena Devi (LJP) |
| 38. | Gopalganj | Bihar |
Dr Alok Kumar Suman (JDU) Prem Nath Chanchal Paswan (VIP) |
Dr Alok Kumar Suman (JDU) |
| 39. | Siwan | Bihar |
Vijaylakshmi Devi Kushwaha (JDU) Awadh Bihari Choudhary (RJD) Hena Shahab (Independent) |
Kavita Singh (JDU) |
| 40. | Maharajganj | Bihar |
Janardan Singh Sigriwal (BJP) Aakash Kumar Singh (Congress) |
Janardan Singh Sigriwal (BJP) |
| 41. | Chandni Chowk | Delhi |
Praveen Khandelwal (BJP) Jai Prakash Agarwal (Congress) |
Dr Harsh Vardhan (BJP) |
| 42. | North East Delhi | Delhi |
Manoj Tiwari (BJP) Kanhaiya Kumar (Congress) |
Manoj Tiwari (BJP) |
| 43. | East Delhi | Delhi |
Kuldeep Kumar (AAP) Harsh Malhotra (BJP) |
Gautam Gambhir (BJP) |
| 44. | New Delhi | Delhi |
Bansuri Swaraj (BJP) Somnath Bharti (AAP) Raaj Kumar Anand (BSP) |
Meenakshi Lekhi (BJP) |
| 45. | North West Delhi | Delhi |
Yogender Chandoliya (BJP) Udit Raj (Congress) |
Hans Raj Hans (BJP) |
| 46. | West Delhi | Delhi |
Kamaljeet Sehrawat (BJP) Mahabal Mishra (AAP) |
Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma (BJP) |
| 47. | South Delhi | Delhi |
Ramvir Singh Bidhuri (BJP) Sahi Ram Pahalwan (AAP) |
Ramesh Bidhuri (BJP) |
| 48. | Sambalpur | Odisha |
Dharmendra Pradhan (BJP) Pranab Prakash Das (BJD) Nagendra Kumar Pradhan (Congress) |
Nitesh Gangadev (BJP) |
| 49. | Keonjhar | Odisha |
Ananta Nayak (BJP) Dhanurjaya Sidu (BJD) Binod Bihari Naik (Congress) |
Chandrani Murmu (BJD) |
| 50. | Dhenkanal | Odisha |
Rudra Narayan Pany (BJP) Abinash Samal (BJD) Sashmita Behera (Congress) |
Mahesh Sahoo (BJD) |
| 51. | Puri | Odisha |
Sambit Patra (BJP) Arup Mohan Patnaik (BJD) Jayanarayan Pattanayak (Congress) |
Pinaki Mishra (BJD) |
| 52. | Cuttack | Odisha |
Bhartruhari Mahtab (BJP) Santrupt Misra (BJD) Suresh Mohapatra (Congress) |
Bhartruhari Mahtab (BJD) |
| 53. | Bhubaneswar | Odisha |
Aparajita Sarangi (BJP) Manmath Kumar Routray (BJD) Syed Yashir Nawaz (Congress) |
Aparajita Sarangi (BJP) |
| 54. | Giridih | Jharkhand |
Chandra Prakash Chaudhary (AJSU) Mathura Prasad Mahato (JMM) |
Chandra Prakash Chaudhary (AJSU) |
| 55. | Dhanbad | Jharkhand |
Dulu Mahato (BJP) Anupama Singh (Congress) |
Pashupati Nath Singh (BJP) |
| 56. | Ranchi | Jharkhand |
Sanjay Seth (BJP) Yashaswini Sahay (Congress) |
Sanjay Seth (BJP) |
| 57. | Jamshedpur | Jharkhand |
Bidyut Baran Mahato (BJP) Samir Kumar Mohanty (JMM) |
Bidyut Baran Mahato (BJP) |
| 58. | Anantnag–Rajouri | Jammu and Kashmir |
Mehbooba Mufti (JKPDP) Mian Altaf Ahmad (JKNC) Zafar Iqbal Khan Manhas (JKAP) Mohamad Saleem Paray (DPAP) |
Hasnain Masoodi (JKNC) |
