Punjab Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE UPDATES | Voting begins in 13 constituencies amid tight security

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June 1, 2024
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Punjab Lok Sabha Elections 2024 LIVE UPDATES | The largest-ever election in history, voting for Punjab Lok Sabha Elections 2024 begins today for 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in Punjab and the lone Chandigarh seat amid tight security.

After days of hectic campaigning and high election fever among various political parties, polling for the 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in Punjab and the lone Chandigarh seat is taking place from 7 am to 6 pm. In a notable shift, allies in the INDIA bloc, Congress and AAP, will be contesting separately.

Meanwhile, the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have also chosen to contest independently for the first time since 1996.

Punjab divided into 13 constituencies represents a diverse mix of urban and rural areas. Key constituencies of Punjab are – Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Khadoor Sahib, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Anandpur Sahib, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib, Faridkot, Firozpur, Bathinda, Sangrur, Patiala, which are known for their significant political activity and voter engagement are all set to fray in Lok Sabha Polls 2024 .

The union territory of Chandigarh has its lone Lok Sabha seat up for elections 2024.

The voting for the Punjab Lok Sabha Polls 2024 began at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm.

Punjab Polls 2024 : Key constituencies and candidates

SEATS	AAP	SAD	CONG	BJP	IND
Amritsar	KULDEEP SINGH DHALIWAL	ANIL JOSHI	GURJEET SINGH AUJLA	TARANJIT SINGH SANDHU
Anandpur Sahib	MALWINDER KANG	PRO PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA	VIJENDER SINGLA	DR SUBHASH SHARMA
Bathinda	GURMEET SINGH KHUDIAN	HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL	JEET MAHINDER SINGH SIDHU	PARAMPAL KAUR SIDHU
Faridkot SC	KARAMJEET ANMOL	RAJWINDER SINGH	AMARJEET KAUR SAHUKE	HANS RAJ HANS
Fatehgarh Sahib SC	GURPREET SINGH GP	BIKRAMJEET SINGH KHALSA	DR AMAR SINGH	GEJA RAM VALMIKI
Ferozepur	JAGDEEP SINGH KAKA BRAR	NARDEV SINGH BOBBY MAAN	SHER SINGH GUBAYA	RANA GURMEET SODHI
Gurdaspur	AMAN SHER SINGH SHEERY KALSI MLA	DR DALJEET SINGH CHEEMA	SUKHJINDER RANDHAWA	DINESH SINGH BABBU
Hoshiarpur SC	RAJ KUMAR CHABBEWAL MLA	SOHAN SINGH THANDAL	YAMINI GOMAR	ANITA SOM PARKASH
Jalandhar SC	PAWAN KUMAR TINU	MAHINDER SINGH KP	CHARANJIT SINGH CHANNI	SUSHIL KUMAR RINKU
Khadoor Sahib	LALJIT SINGH BHULLAR	VIRSA SINGH VALTOHA	KULVIR ZIRA	MANJEET SINGH MANNA MIAWIND	AMRITPAL SINGH
Ludhiana	ASHOK PARASHAR PAPPI	RANJEET SINGH DHILLON	RAJA WARRING	RAVNEET BITTU
Patiala	DR BALBIR SINGH	NK SHARMA	DR DHARMVIR GANDHI	PRENEET KAUR
Sangrur	MEET HAYER	IQBAL SINGH JHOONDA	SUKHPAL SINGH KHAIRA	ARVIND KHANNA	SIMRANJIT SINGH MANN
Chandigarh			MANISH TIWARI	SANJAY TANDON

A total of 328 candidates, including 26 women, are contesting in Punjab. In Chandigarh, 19 candidates, including two women, are in the fray. An estimated 2.14 crore voters are eligible to vote, with a target of achieving over 70 percent turnout. A voter queue information system has been launched to help voters check the length of queues at their polling stations.

This marks the end of a seven-phase electoral process that began on April 19. The final phase, taking place today, is closely watched, especially as attention shifts to the exit polls that will follow.

The seven-phase election commenced on April 19, with subsequent phases on April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, and May 25.