Snapshot of Phase-1 of the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections

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Map showing States & UT for Lok Sabha Election 2019 Phase 1 [/caption] The 2019 Lok Sabha elections will be held from 11 April 2019 to 19 May 2019 and will be completed in 7 phases. The results will be announced on 23 May 2019. On 11 April, Phase-1 voting will be held in 91 Constituencies across 20 states, as listed below. Abbreviations:

ST: Scheduled Tribe – Reserved seat
SC: Scheduled Caste – Reserved seat

Andhra Pradesh 1.Araku (ST) 2.Srikakulam 3.Vizianagaram 4.Visakhapatnam 5.Anakapalle 6.Kakinada 7.Amalapuram (SC) 8.Rajahmundry 9.Narsapuram 10.Eluru 11.Machilipatnam 12.Vijayawada 13.Guntur 14.Narasaraopet 15.Bapatla (SC) 16.Ongole 17.Nandyal 18.Kurnool 19.Anantapur 20.Hindupur 21.Kadapa 22.Nellore 23.Tirupati (SC) 24.Rajampet 25.Chitoor (SC) Arunachal Pradesh 1.Arunachal West 2.Arunachal East Assam 1.Tezpur 2.Kaliabor 3.Jorhat 4.Dibrugarh 5.Lakhimpur Bihar 1.Aurangabad 2.Gaya (SC) 3.Nawada 4.Jamui (SC) Chhattisgarh 1.Bastar (ST) Jammu & Kashmir 1.Baramulla 2.Jammu Maharashtra 1.Wardha 2.Ramtek (SC) 3.Nagpur 4.Bhandara-Gondiya 5.Gadchiroli-Chimur (ST) 6.Chandrapur 7.Yavatmal-Washim Manipur 1.Outer Manipur (ST) Meghalaya 1.Shillong (ST) 2.Tura (ST) Mizoram 1.Mizoram (ST) Nagaland 1.Nagaland Odisha 1.Kalahandi 2.Nabarangpur (ST) 3.Berhampur 4.Koraput (ST) Sikkim 1.Sikkim Telangana 1.Adilabad (ST) 2.Peddapalle (SC) 3.Karimnagar 4.Nizamabad 5.Zahirabad 6.Medak 7.Malkajgiri 8.Secunderabad 9.Hyderabad 10.Chevella 11.Mahbubnagar 12.Nagarkurnool (SC) 13.Nalgonda 14.Bhongir 15.Warangal (SC) 16.Mahabubabad (ST) 17.Khammam Tripura 1.Tripura West Uttar Pradesh 1.Saharanpur 2.Kairana 3.Muzzafarnagar 4.Bijnor 5.Meerut 6.Baghpat 7.Ghaziabad 8.Gautam Buddha Nagar Uttarakhand 1.Tehri-Garhwal 2.Garhwal 3.Almora (SC) 4.Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar 5.Hardwar West Bengal 1.Coochbehar (SC) 2.Alipurduars (ST) Andaman & Nicobar Islands 1.Andaman & Nicobar Islands 2.Lakshadweep (ST) Some of the big fights to watch out: Andhra Pradesh Seat: Visakhapatnam

Bharat Mathukumilli (TDP)
Daggubati Purandeswari (BJP)
MVV Satyanarayana (YSRCP)

This is an interesting fight with BJP’s Ms Purandeswari, former Union minister and former CM NT Rama Rao’s daughter. Known as the southern Sushma Swaraj, she is expected to give a strong fight to TDP’s Bharat Mathukumilli and YSRCP candidate MVV Satyanarayana. Seat: Vijayawada

Kesineni Srinivas-Nani (TDP)
Potluri V. Prasad (YSRCP)
Naraharisetty Narasimharao (INC)
Kilaru Dilip (BJP)

Arunachal Pradesh Seat: Arunachal West

Kiren Rijiju (BJP)
Nabam Tuki (INC)
Subu Kechi (PPA)

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju (BJP) has a tougher fight this time with Nabam Tuki (INC) and Subu Kechi (PPA). The controversy around the Citizenship Amendment Bill has impacted the usual voter base. Assam Seat: Kaliabor

Gaurav Gogoi (INC)
Moni Madhab Mahanta (AGP)
Abdul Aziz (NPP)

The former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi’s son, Gaurav Gogoi is up against a tough candidate in MM Mahanta (AGP) and Abdul Aziz (NPP). NPP is a dark horse across the northeast in these elections. The Citizenship Amendment Bill is a sensitive issue in this state. Bihar Seat: Gaya

Jitan Ram Majhi (HAM)
Vijay Kumar (JDU)

Seat: Jamui (SC)

Chirag Kumar Paswan (LJSP)
Upendra Ravidas (BSP)
Bhudeo Choudhary (RLSP)

Jamui is a Paswan family stronghold, and Chirag Paswan, son of LJSP leader Ram Vilas Paswan, should have it easy here. Jammu & Kashmir Seat: Baramulla

Mohammad Akbar Lone (NC)
Abdul Qayoom Wani (PDP)
Jahangir Khan (NPP)
Haji Farooq Ahmad Mir (INC)
Engineer Rashid (Independent)

Baramulla seat was held by Muzzafar Husain Baig (PDP). This time it will be a fight between Abdul Qayoom Wani (PDP) and Mohammad Lone (NC). Seat: Jammu

Jugal Kishore (BJP)
Raman Bhalla (INC)
Prof Bhim Singh (NPP)

Maharashtra Seat: Nagpur

Nitin Gadkari (BJP)
Nana Patole (INC)
Mohammad Jamal (BSP)

This fight is expected to be a one-sided contest in favour of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. Seat: Chandrapur

Ahir Hansraj (BJP)
Balubhau alias S N Dhanorkar (INC)
Sushil Segoji Wasnik (BSP)

Meghalaya Seat: Tura

Agatha K Sangma (NPP)
Dr Mukul Sangma (INC)
Rikman Garrey Momin (BJP)

Expect Agatha Sangma, sister of NPP leader Conrad Sangma, to walk away with an easy win. Telangana Seat: Nizamabad

Kalvakuntla Kavitha (TRS)
Arvind Dharmapuri (BJP)
Madhu Goud Yaskhi (INC)

Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao’s daughter Kavitha should win this seat easily as TRS has a strong hold over most parts of Telangana. Seat: Secunderabad

TSK Yadav (TRS)
Anjan Kumar Yadav (INC)
G Kishan Reddy (BJP)

Seat: Hyderabad

Asaduddin Owaisi (AIMIM)
Pusthe Srikanth (TRS)
Dr Bhagavanth Rao (BJP)
Mohammed Firoze Khan (INC)

AIMIM Chief Asaddudin Owaisi is expected to retain the seat. The TRS has put up a weak candidate against him for a token fight. Seat: Khammam

Renuka Chowdhury (INC)
Nama Nageswr Rao (TRS)
Devaki Vasudeva Rao (BJP)

Former Union Minister Renuka Chaudhury (INC) hopes for the win here, but Nama Nageswr Rao (TRS) is not going to let go the seat so easily. Uttar Pradesh Seat: Muzzafarnagar

Ajit Singh (RLD)
Sanjeev Balyan (BJP)

This is a big fight. Ajit Singh’s political career is at stake as he hopes to make a comeback in this Jat stronghold region, however, sitting MP Sanjeev Balyan (BJP) is expected to put up a strong show and may well win this seat again. Seat: Meerut

Haji Mohammad Yaqoob (BSP)
Rajendra Agarwal (BJP)
Harendra Agarwal (INC)

Seat: Baghpat

Jayant Chaudhary (RLD)
Dr Satyapal Singh (BJP)

Seat: Ghaziabad

VK Singh (BJP)
Dolly Sharma (INC)
Suresh Bansal (SP)

Former Army Chief and Minister of State for External Affairs Gen VK Singh was a new entrant to politics in 2014. In 2019, he faces a tough challenge from both Suresh Bansal (SP) and Dolly Sharma (INC). Seat: Gautam Buddha Nagar

Dr Mahesh Sharma (BJP)
Dr Arvind Kumar Singh (INC)
Satveer (BSP)

This seat has been a stronghold of the Union Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge) Dr Mahesh Sharma who has nurtured this constituency for a long time. Expect him to win again. Uttarakhand Seat: Garhwal

Manish Khanduri (INC)
Tirath Singh Rawat (BJP)

Former Uttarakhand CM Gen Khanduri’s son, Manish Khanduri (INC) hopes to win here, but Tirath Singh Rawat (BJP) is expected to put up a stiff fight. Seat: Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar

Ajay Bhatt (BJP)
Harish Rawat (INC)

The five-time MP, former CM, and former Union Minister, Harish Rawat (INC), hopes for a sixth win this year. Ajay Bhatt (BJP) may end up spoiling the party for Harish Rawat.

Snapshot of Phase-1 of the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections

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