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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Listening to 41 Modi interviews: Few tough questions, no rebuttals, no fact checks
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Bow and arrow or torch? In Maharashtra, confusion over new election symbols may help BJP, allies
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Varanasi poll: As 33 nominations are rejected, eight applicants allege that the process was rigged
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What a regal South Indian ornament in a famous Rossetti painting tells us about the British Raj
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Ramachandra Guha: How would Vallabhbhai Patel have viewed the BJP’s pernicious misuse of his legacy?
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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: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Caught on camera: Streaking meteorite turns night sky blue across Portugal and Spain
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Watch: Ed Sheeran sings Punjabi remix of ‘Shape of You’, accompanied by Bhangra dancers
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Eco India: Even as technology lends a hand, India's farmers grapple with an uncertain future
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Eco India, Episode 260: Can technology's societal benefits extend to environmental sustainability?
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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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Is Anirban Bhattacharya Bengali cinema’s white knight?
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Start the week with a film: Why Farah Khan’s ‘Main Hoon Na’ endures
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‘Chandu Champion’ trailer: Kartik Aaryan in biopic of Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar
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‘It Ends With Us’ trailer: Blake Lively stars in drama about an abusive relationship
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‘Thalaimai Seyalagam’ review: Overcooked and unsavoury
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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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Badminton, Thailand Open, as it happened: Satwik-Chirag win second men’s doubles title of the season
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IPL 2024: Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Chennai Super Kings to take the final playoffs spot
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Badminton, Thailand Open Super 500: Satwik-Chirag enter fourth final; Tanisha-Ashwini exit
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Boxing, Elorda Cup: Nikhat Zareen, Minakshi secure gold medals for India
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Shooting, Olympic Trials: Sift Kaur Samra, Niraj Kumar win 50m Rifle 3 Positions event