The results of the Ludhiana Lok Sabha Constituency were declared today, May 23. Congress candidate Ravneet Singh Bittu defeated Lok Insaaf Party candidate Simarjit Singh Mann with a huge margin. Voting for the Ludhiana seat took place in the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019. It has a constituency number 7. Ludhiana is part of Malwa region of Punjab. The constituency comprises nine assembly seats including Jagraon, Payal, Sahnewal, Khanna and Raikot. This seat is not reserved for any category. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule: Voting In 7 Phases From April 11 to May 19, Counting And Results On May 23; Check All Dates For General Elections.

The last date of filing nomination for the seat was April 22. The scrutiny of nominations papers took place on April 30. Meanwhile, the last date of withdrawal of candidature was May 2. In 2019, the Congress fielded sitting MP Ravneet Singh Bittu, while the SAD gave the ticket to Maheshinder Singh Grewal from Ludhiana. Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Why Captain Amarinder Singh Can be The Next Prime Minister of India

Here are important details about Ludhiana Lok Sabha Constituency:

Issue of Notification April 22
Last date for filing nomination April 29
Scrutiny of nomination April 30
Last date for withdrawal of candidature May 2
Date of Poll May 19
Date of Result May 23

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From the last two times, Congress managed to win the seat. In 2014, elections, Ravneet Singh Bittu won this seat. However, Phoolka gave him a tough fight. While, in 2009 elections, Congress candidate Manish Tewari remained victorious. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule: How Staggered Polling Could Help BJP.

List of States And Constituencies That Will Vote On May 19 In Phase VII:

State (No. of seats voting in this phase) Constituencies
Bihar (8) Nalanda, Patna Sahib, Pataliputra, Arrah, Buxar, Sasaram, Kurakat, Jahanabad
Jharkhand (3) Rajmahal, Dumka, Godda
Madhya Pradesh (8) Dewas, Ujjain, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Dhar, Indore, Khargone, Khandwa
Punjab (13) Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Khadoor Sahib, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Anandpur Sahib, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib, Faridkot, Firozpur, Bathinda, Sangrur, Patiala
West Bengal (9) Dum Dum, Barasat, Basirhat, Jaynagar, Mathurapur, Diamond Harbour, Jadavpur, Kolkata Dakshin, Kolkata Uttar
Chandigarh (1) Chandigarh
Uttar Pradesh (13) Maharajganj, Gorakhpur, Kushi Nagar, Deoria, Bansgaon, Ghosi, Salempur, Ballia, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Robertsganj
Himachal Pradesh (4) Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur, Shimla

On March 10, the Election Commission of India announced dates for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The elections will take place in seven phases, and the results will be declared on May 23. A total of 900 million voters have been registered in 2019 as compared to 814.5 million in 2014. In Lok Sabha Elections 2014, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had won an absolute majority with 282 seats while the Congress managed to bag only 44 seats.

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