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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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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View from the Margins: A Dalit Christian explains why he will be voting for change
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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EC rejects claims that EVMs gave extra votes to BJP in Kerala mock polls, SC reserves verdict
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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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: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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Watch: Dogs wag their tails to ‘conduct’ classical music orchestra
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Watch: Glimpses of Indian singer Sid Sriram’s debut performance at Coachella 2024
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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: ‘The Broken News’ returns for a second season
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ trailer: A teenager bonds with her grandparents during a summer vacation
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‘Silence 2: The Night Owl Bar Shootout’ review: A bland cop meets a dull case
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‘Juna Furniture’ trailer: Mahesh Manjrekar directs and stars in film about ageing
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Start the week with a film: In ‘Tokyo Sonata’, the unequal music of an emotionally distant family
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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, bowlers help Mumbai Indians seal thriller against Punjab Kings
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Cricket: Meg Lanning opens up about struggle with food and exercise that led to her early retirement
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Paris Olympics 2024: Long jumper Sreeshankar Murali ruled out of Games with knee injury
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Badminton: Kento Momota, former world champion, announces international retirement
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Chess, Candidates 2024: Gukesh Dommaraju drops to second after draw against Fabiano Caruana