General Elections in India involve a vast multitude of electors. It is a massive exercise in the system of democratic governance. The Lok Sabha comprises of a total of 545 seats. Out of these, elections will be conducted by the Election Commission to fill 543 seats. The remaining two seats are filled by nomination of representatives of the Anglo-Indian Community if the President feels that this community has not been represented adequately. Out of the elective seats, 79 are reserved for SC and 41 for ST. Lok Sabha Election 2024: PM Narendra Modi To Visit Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra To Campaign for General Polls Today.
Polling in 543 parliamentary constituencies spread across 28 states and 8 union territories will be held in 8 phases, starting April 19. The state of Uttar Pradesh has the highest number of Lok Sabha seats - 80.
State-Wise Lok Sabha Constituency Numbers
State/Union Territory | Gen. | SC | ST | Total |
Andhra Pradesh | 20 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | - | - | 2 |
Assam | 11 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
Bihar | 34 | 6 | - | 40 |
Chhattisgarh | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
Goa | 2 | - | - | 2 |
Gujarat | 20 | 2 | 4 | 26 |
Haryana | 8 | 2 | - | 10 |
Himachal Pradesh | 3 | 1 | - | 4 |
Jharkhand | 8 | 1 | 5 | 14 |
Karnataka | 21 | 5 | 2 | 28 |
Kerala | 18 | 2 | - | 20 |
Madhya Pradesh | 19 | 4 | 6 | 29 |
Maharashtra | 39 | 5 | 4 | 48 |
Manipur | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
Meghalaya | - | - | 2 | 2 |
Mizoram | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Nagaland | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Odisha | 13 | 3 | 5 | 21 |
Punjab | 9 | 4 | - | 13 |
Rajasthan | 18 | 4 | 3 | 25 |
Sikkim | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Tamil Nadu | 32 | 7 | - | 39 |
Telangana | 12 | 3 | 2 | 17 |
Tripura | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
Uttar Pradesh | 63 | 17 | - | 80 |
Uttarakhand | 4 | 1 | - | 5 |
West Bengal | 30 | 10 | 2 | 42 |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Chandigarh | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
Jammu and Kashmir | 5 | - | - | 5 |
Ladakh | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Lakshadweep | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Delhi | 6 | 1 | - | 7 |
Puducherry | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Total | 412 | 84 | 47 | 543 |
The result of Lok Sabha elections 2024 will be declared on June 4.
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