Altogether 329 candidates are in the fray from 18 lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh in the sixth and final phase where polling will be held on May 12. A record 43 candidates are in the fray from Varanasi lok Sabha seat from where BJP PM candidate Narendra Modi is seeking entry along with Aam Adami Party’s chief, Arvind Kejriwal and others. Three ElectronicVoting Machines(EVMs) balloting units would be used in Varanasifor such large number of candidates.
A total of 460 candidates had filed their nominations while papers of 116 were rejected during the scrutiny and 15 candidates withdrew their nominations on the last day of withdrawals on Monday and hence now 329 candidates are in the fray. While the highest 43 are in the fray from Varanasi seat, 23 each in Mirzapur and Maharajganj and 21 each in Jaunpur and Chandauli seats. Basgaon( Reserved) seat will have the lowest 12 candidates in the fray.