Chennai: A total of 845 candidates are in the fray for the 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu, said the Election Commission yesterday. In a statement issued here after the time for withdrawing nominations ended, the poll panel said the candidates comprise 789 men, 55 women and one transgender. According to the Commission, out of 906 valid nominations received, 61 candidates withdrew, leaving behind 845 to fight it out. Chennai North constituency has the highest number of contestants — 45 — while Napattinam seat has the lowest number of candidates at nine. Interestingly the Nilgiri constituency saw the rejection of BJP candidate SGurumurthy’s nomination as he had not filed his papers on time. Elections will be held on April 24.
Lakshadweep votes today
Thiruvananthapuram: Polling for the Lok Sabha in India’s smallest union territory Lakshadweep, a group of 36 islands and total electorate less than 50,000, will be held today. There are a total of 49,821 electors, evenly divided between male and female voters. Three islands — Androth (9,012), Minicoy (8,139) and Kavaratti (8,080) — have the highest number of voters. Forty-three polling booths have been set up.
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