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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· May 22, 2019 · 07:30 pm

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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· May 22, 2019 · 07:08 pm

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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· May 22, 2019 · 06:30 pm

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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· May 22, 2019 · 06:00 pm

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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· May 22, 2019 · 05:30 pm

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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· May 22, 2019 · 05:00 pm

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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· May 22, 2019 · 04:30 pm

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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· May 22, 2019 · 04:00 pm

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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· May 22, 2019 · 03:30 pm

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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· May 22, 2019 · 03:00 pm

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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· May 22, 2019 · 02:30 pm

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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· May 22, 2019 · 02:00 pm