Lok Sabha General Elections Phase Four
Phase 4 polls of India 2009 elections can be considered as a north and north-east India polls. It also brings the make or break period for the BJP, which generally does better in the northern regions of India, then anywhere else. Rajasthan and Delhi go to polls with all their constituencies in the fourth phase. The fourth phase voting is scheduled from 7am to 5pm, though four assembly segments - Islampur and Hilsa in Nalanda parliamentary constituency and Masauri and Paligani in the Patiliputra LS constituency - in Bihar will have polling from 7 am to 3 pm only. In total, 85 Lok Sabha constituencies will goto poll in the 4th phase. The only states left to vote after today will be Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Tamil Nadu.
The major candidates in the fourth phase of elections include some real actors like Shatrughan Sinha and Shekhar Suman from Bihar, Raj Babbar from Uttar Pradesh and Bengali actor Tapash Pal. Some former Chief Ministers are also in the fray which include Farooq Abdulla from Jammu and Kashmir and Bhajan Lal from Haryana, Lalu Prasad from Bihar and Mulayam Yadav from UP.
Fourth Phase updates:
Fourth phase of general elections in India saw a 57% voter turnout, which is equivalent to almost 95 million voters coming out to cast votes. Delhi saw a voter turnout of 50.03% which was nearly 8% below the Assembly elections turnout. Srinagar from Jammu and Kashmir showed dismal turnouts of just 1.75% to 14.05% in its 8 assembly segments. Haryana polled 63%, Punjab 65% and West Bengal the highest with 75%. Some stray incidents led to the death of 4 people including a voter.
Understanding Phase 4 Polls:
- Number of Parliamentary Constituencies going to polls: 85
- Number of candidates: 1,315
- Number of women candidates: 119
- Number of polling stations: 1.29 L
- Number of voters: 9.46 cr
- Number of EVM's: 1,71,902
- Number of Polling staff: 6.5 L
- Number of identified miscreants: 60,405
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State |
Polling Seats |
2004 Results |
2009 Predictions |
Rajasthan |
25/25 |
BJP: 21
Cong: 4 |
BJP set for losses: last time BJP won 21, but looking towards heavy losses this time. |
|
18/80 |
SP: 9
BJP: 3
Cong: 3
BSP: 1
Ind & Oth: 2 |
SP might gain: BJP and Congress are stronger this time, might cut BSP votes and help SP. |
West Bengal |
17/42 |
CPM: 14
Cong: 3 |
Left not on right foot: Trinamoll-Congress is expected to gain seats from Left. |
Haryana |
10/10 |
Cong: 9
BJP: 1 |
Cong may hold on: COng might not win 9 again, but is well placed in most constituencies. |
Delhi |
7/7 |
Cong: 6
BJP: 1 |
Not much change: Congress won 6 last time, and doesn't look like a big improvement for BJP this time as well. |
Punjab |
4/13 |
SAD: 3
Cong: 1 |
SAD might lose: SAD might not even win 1 seat out of 4 this time. |
Bihar |
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RJD: 2
JD(U): 1 |
Equal seats: Looks like lalu, Shatrughan and Nitish's man in Nalanda will hold. |
J & K |
1/6 |
NC: 1 |
* with excerpts from The Indian Express |
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The elections of 2009 will mark the 15th Lok Sabha Election
Indian General Elections 2009
