FACTS AT A GLANCE : ELECTIONS

GENERAL ELECTIONS-2009

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S. No.

Item

:

 Number of  constituencies going on poll – 124 PCs  in 17 States/ UTs

(Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, J&K, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Maghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, UP, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, & Lakshdweep)

(In Andhra Pradesh 154 Assembly Constituencies( ACs) and in Orissa 70 ACs are also going for poll in Phase 1)

1.

Total Electors

:

14,31,01,943

2.

Total number of Candidates

:

1715

3.

Total number of  Female candidates

:

122

4.

Name/s of the Parliamentary Constituency/ies with maximum No. of  Candidates

:

Andhra Pradesh- PC No 11- Mehboobnagar – 32 candidates

Chattisgarh – PC No 8 – Raipur- 32 candidates

5.

Name/s. of Parliamentary constituencies with  largest number woman candidate

:

Andhra Pradesh- PC No 11- Mehboobnagar – 5  candidates

      b)  Chattisgarh – PC No 8 – Raipur- 5 candidates

6.

 Party-wise list of candidates:

:

BJP-102

BSP-111

CPM-23

INC-111

NCP-14

CPI-15

RJD-18

State Parties-136

Independents and others-1185

7.

Polling Station

:

 1,85,552

8.

Number of EVMs to be used on the Elections

:

3,00,166

9.

 Total Polling Staff  being deployed to manage Polling Stations

 9 lakh (approx.)