Elections for the Lok Sabha of Chandigarh in 2024: Calendar, phase, seats, candidates
Schedule and Date of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections in Chandigarh: The timetable for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections for 28 states and 8 union territories was released by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on March 16.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar declared that voting will begin nationwide on April 19 and run through June 1. On June 4, the results will be made public.
The following are key dates and information regarding the Lok Sabha elections that will take place in the Indian Union Territory of Chandigarh this year:
When are the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections in Chandigarh?
The final round of elections in the Union Territory of Chandigarh is set on June 1.
How many stages will Chandigarh go through?
The City Beautiful, often referred to as Chandigarh, would only have one voting session.
How many seats does Chandigarh have in the Lok Sabha?
Chandigarh is a parliamentary seat for the Lok Sabha that encompasses the whole Union Territory.
Entire list of contenders for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections in Chandigarh:
According to the Election Commission’s statement, May 14 is the deadline for submitting nominations for the Chandigarh Union Territory. There are currently no nominations for candidates for the Chandigarh Lok Sabha Elections of 2024.
However, according to media speculations, an unidentified actress may run against current MP Kirron Kher to represent the BJP.
2019 Chandigarh Lok Sabha Elections: A Summary
74.2% of Chandigarh voters cast ballots in the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, and Kirron Kher of the BJP defeated Pawan Bansal, a former Congress minister.
This triumph was reminiscent to Kher’s from 2014, when the Bollywood star received 231,188 votes as opposed to Bansal’s 184,218.
Before Kher took office, Congressman Pawan Bansal had served as Chandigarh’s representative for three terms in a row, in 1999, 2004 and 2009.
Full list of candidates that were elected to the Lok Sabha in Chandigarh in 2019:
With a margin of 46,970 votes, actress Kirron Kher, a Bharatiya Janta Party candidate, defeated leading opponent Pawan Kumar Bansal to win the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat in 2019.
