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Lok Sabha Polls: The Election Commission of India on Wednesday said that the campaigning for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections concluded today. The first phase of the election will be conducted on April 19. Notably, elections in India will be held in seven phases, starting from April 19. The last phase of the election will take place on June 1 and the results will be announced on June 4.

A total of 1,626 candidates are contesting 102 Lok Sabha seats in 21 states of the country. In the first phase, the fate of eight Union Ministers, two former Chief Ministers, and one former Governor will be decided.

First Phase Of Voting In These States

Uttar Pradesh: Saharanpur, Kairana, Muzaffarnagar, Bijnor, Nagina, Moradabad, Pilibhit, Rampur

Rajasthan: Ganganagar, Bikaner, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Jaipur Rural, Jaipur, Alwar, Bharatpur, Karauli-Dholpur, Dausa, Nagaur

Madhya Pradesh: Sidhi, Shahdol, Jabalpur, Mandla, Balaghat, Chhindwara

Assam: Kaziranga, Sonitpur, Takhimpur, Dibrugarh, Jorhat

Bihar: Aurangabad, Gaya, Nawada, Jamui

Maharashtra: Ramtek, Nagpur, Bhandara-Gondia, Gadchiroli Chimur, Chandrapur

Chhattisgarh: Bastar

Jammu & Kashmir: Udhampur

Arunachal Pradesh: Arunachal West, Arunachal East

Meghalaya: Shillong, Tura

Tripura: Tripura West

Uttarakhand: Tehri Garhwal, Garhwal, Almora, Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar, Haridwar

Mizoram

Puducherry

Tamil Nadu: Thiruvallur, Chennai East, Chennai South, Chennai Central, Sriperambadur, Kanchipuram, Arakkonam, Vellore, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Thiruvannamalai, Arani, Viluppuram, Kallakurichi, Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Tiruppur, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Polachi, Dindigul, Karur, Tiruchirappalli, Perambalur, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Sivaganga, Madurai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukkudi, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari

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Sikkim

Nagaland

Andaman and Nicobar

West Bengal: Cooch Behar, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri

Manipur

Lakshadweep

Congress Leader Priyanka Gandhi Holds Rally In Uttar Pradesh

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, both members of the opposition's INDIA bloc, held rallies in Saharanpur and Moradabad on the final day of the campaign. Campaigning for the first phase of polling on April 19 in Uttar Pradesh concluded Wednesday evening, with candidates closing up their campaigns for eight parliamentary seats.

(Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Agartala; ANI image)

Uttarakhand Campaign

According to the Chief Electoral Officer B VRC Purushottam, campaigning drew to a close in Uttarakhand at 5 PM this evening. Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami participated in a roadshow in Haldwani on the last day of the election campaign, earlier on Wednesday.

(Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami during rally; ANI image)

After winning all five seats in Uttarakhand in the 2014 and 2019 general elections, the BJP is attempting to retain them for a third term.

PM Modi Leads Campaign In Madhya Pradesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the BJP's campaign, built around the development plank, in Madhya Pradesh for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections that ended on Wednesday. With the first phase scheduled for April 19, the fate of 88 candidates contesting six seats in the MP will be sealed by voters.