Election Candidate Profile
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Key fights: BJP’s Ravi Shankar Prasad, ex-colleague Shatrughan Sinha battle it out in Patna Sahib
Shatrughan Sinha, representing the saffron party, had won the constituency both times since it was created in 2008.
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Key fights: In East Delhi, will Atishi’s work record win despite Gautam Gambhir’s celebrity status?
Political analysts see 37-year-old Atishi as one of AAP’s most winnable candidates because of her efforts to improve public education in Delhi.
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Key fights: In BJD bastion Kendrapara, Jay Panda hopes to break winning streak on a BJP ticket
The Biju Janata Dal has fielded Rajya Sabha MP and Odia film star Anubhav Mohanty.
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Trending
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‘No educated person will vote for the BJP. What is the point of studying if we do not get jobs?’
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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Readers’ comments: Article on South Asia’s view of India is ‘horribly biased’
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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The BJP wants an Opposition-free Gujarat. But some are putting up a fight
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Key fights: Two-time MP Shashi Tharoor battles BJP’s Kummanam Rajasekharan in Thiruvananthapuram
The BJP has never won a Lok Sabha seat in Kerala. But its vote share in the Kerala’s capital increased in the 2014 General Elections.
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Key fights: BJP’s Kiren Rijiju faces tough fight against ex-CM Nabam Tuki in his Arunachal West seat
Congress leader Tuki was ousted from the chief minister’s post after rebellion in the party in 2016.
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Key fights: In Jodhpur, a prestige battle between CM’s son Vaibhav Gehlot and BJP’s Gajendra Singh
The constituency has voted Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to the Lok Sabha five times.
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Video
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Key fights: In Sivaganga, Karti Chidambaram faces a tough fight against BJP amid corruption charges
His father, Congress leader P Chidambaram, has represented the constituency seven times.
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Key fights: In Karnataka’s Mandya, JD(S) is worried about Congress rebels playing spoilsport
Nikhil Kumaraswamy of the JD(S), a scion of the Gowda family, contested against Sumalatha, the wife of late Congress leader Ambareesh.
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Key fights: Mulayam Singh is still favourite in Mainpuri despite his diminishing relevance
The sidelined Samajwadi Party patriarch has won the constituency four times in the past.
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The Reel
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Key fights: Nitin Gadkari faces BJP rebel Nana Patole in Nagpur, the headquarters of the RSS
The Union minister is likely to win the constituency, but rumours of a possible prime ministerial post and lack of party support make it an interesting contest
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Key fights: In Thoothukudi, DMK’s Kanimozhi hopes to win her first Lok Sabha election
The two-time Rajya Sabha member is running against BJP state chief Tamilisai Soundararajan and M Bhuvaneswaran from the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam.
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Key fights: Will it be a cakewalk for Amit Shah from BJP’s safe seat of Gandhinagar?
The contest is interesting because of the turf war between Shah and party colleague Anandiben Patel, and anti-BJP sentiment among the Patidar community.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten ton helps Mumbai secure much-needed win over Hyderabad
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India tour of Bangladesh: Visitors register commanding win in rain-affected fourth T20I
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra stuns world No 2 Wang Manyu; Desai-Ghorpade beat fifth seeds
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Brijesh Tamta, Aryan Hooda shine as India bag five gold medals
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Olympics, Athletics: India’s men’s and women’s 4x400m relay teams make the cut for Paris Games 2024