1717 candidates to contest elections across 10 States/UTs going for polls in phase 4 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024

03 May 2024: 1717 candidates from 10 States /UTs to contest elections in phase 4 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024. A total of 4264 nominations were filed for 96 PCs across 10 States /UTs going for polls in phase 4 for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The last date for filing nominations for phase 4 for all 10 States/UTs was April 25, 2024. After the scrutiny of all nominations filed, 1970 nominations were found to be valid.

The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu performed Darshan and Aarti at Shri Ram Temple, Ayodhya, in Uttar Pradesh on May 01, 2024.

In phase 4, Telangana had a maximum of 1488 nomination forms from 17 Parliamentary Constituencies, followed by Andhra Pradesh with 1103 nominations from 25 PCs. 7-Malkajgiri Parliamentary Constituency in Telangana received a maximum of 177 nomination forms followed by 13-Nalgonda and 14-Bhongir in the same State with 114 nomination forms in each. The average number of contesting candidates in a PC for the 4th Phase is 18.

State/UT-wise details for Phase 4 of Lok Sabha Elections 2024:

State/UT	Number of PCs in the fourth phase	Nomination forms received	Valid candidates after scrutiny	After withdrawal, final Contesting Candidates
Andhra Pradesh	25	1103	503	454
Bihar	5	145	56	55
Jammu & Kashmir	1	39	29	24
Jharkhand	4	144	47	45
Madhya Pradesh	8	154	90	74
Maharashtra	11	618	369	298
Odisha	4	75	38	37
Telangana	17	1488	625	525
Uttar Pradesh	13	360	138	130
West Bengal	8	138	75	75
Total	96	4264	1970	1717

Here are words that could be used to describe candidates:

1. **Strategic**

2. **Collaborative**

3. **Adaptable**

4. **Results-Oriented**

5. **Innovative**

6. **Effective**

7. **Communicative**

8. **Proactive**

9. **Analytical**

10. **Visionary**

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