Page 113 - Atlas 2024 - (14-02-2025)

ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

Total Contestants 2024

Fact

Legacy Information l In 2024 elections, 8,360 quali ed as contesting candidates after
l In 1951-52 elections, 1874 quali ed as contesting candidates whereas rejection of nominations and withdrawals from a total of 12,459
in 1977 elections, 2439 quali ed as contesting candidates after nominations led across the country.
rejection of nominations and withdrawals. l Election in PC-24: Surat (Gujarat) was uncontested.
l In 2014 elections, 8251 quali ed as contesting candidates after
rejection of nominations and withdrawals from a total of 11320
nominations led across the country. T36.1 Total Contesting Candidates [2024]
l In 2019 elections, 8054 quali ed as contesting candidates after Total Contesting Candidates Number of PCs
rejection of nominations and withdrawals from a total of 11692 <=7 59
nominations led across the country.
8-15 309
16-23 83
T36.2 Total Contesting Candidates in LS Elections - [2024]
24-31 65
State / UT Total Contestants
>= 32 27
Andaman & Nicobar Islands 12
Andhra Pradesh 454
T36.3 Contesting Candidates [1951-52]
Arunachal Pradesh 14
Assam 143 State / UT Nominations Filed
Bihar 497 Assam 40
Chandigarh 19
Bihar 198
Chhattisgarh 220
Bombay 148
DNH and D&D 12
Goa 16 Madhya Pradesh 109
Gujarat 266 Madras 293
Haryana 223
Odisha 58
Himachal Pradesh 37
Punjab 101
Jammu and Kashmir 100
Jharkhand 244 Uttar Pradesh 364
Karnataka 474 West Bengal 148
Kerala 194 Hyderabad 72
Ladakh 3
Madhya Bharat 38
Lakshadweep 4
Mysore 37
Madhya Pradesh 369
Maharashtra 1121 Patiala and East Punjab States Union 31
Manipur 10 Rajasthan 74
Meghalaya 10
Saurashtra 20
Mizoram 6
Travancore Cochin 47
Nagaland 3
Ajmer 8
NCT of Delhi 162
Odisha 207 Bhopal 8
Puducherry 26 Bilaspur 1
Punjab 328
Coorg 2
Rajasthan 266
Delhi 19
Sikkim 14
Tamil Nadu 950 Himachal Pradesh 10
Telangana 525 Kutch 5
Tripura 18 Manipur 14
Uttar Pradesh 851
Tripura 7
Uttarakhand 55
Vindhya Pradesh 24
West Bengal 507
All India 8360 Total Constants 1874

89