Campaigning ends this evening for the 8th phase of Lok Sabha and second phase of Andhra Pradesh assembly elections. 64 parliament constituencies, spread over 7 states, will go to polls on Wednesday.
These Constituencies are, 25 in Andhra Pradesh, seven in Bihar, all four in Himachal pradesh, two in Jammu and Kashmir, 15 in Uttar Pradesh, all five in Uttarakhand and six in West Bengal. 175 assembly segments in the Seemandhra region of Andhra Pradesh will also go to the polls in the penultimate phase of Lok Sabha elections on Wednesday. Polling will begin at 7 am and continue till 6 p.m. except in some Maoist affected areas in Bihar where polling will end at 4 p.m.
Electioneering is at its peak in these constituencies as leaders of various political parties and candidates are making last ditch efforts to woo the voters in their favour. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi are already campaining in Amethi Parliamentary constituency from where Rahul Gandhi is seeking re-election . BJP leader Narendra Modi is expected to hold a rally in Amethi Lok Sabha seat today. Sonia Gandhi will hold a public rally at Muzaffarpur in Bihar this afternoon.
In Andhra Pradesh, 25 Lok Sabha and 175 Assembly constituencies are going to polls in the second and last phase in the state on Wednesday. For the Lok Sabha, 333 candidates are seeking mandate while 2,243 candidates are contesting for the state Assembly in 13 districts of Seemandhra region.
Braving hot summer, top leaders of all parties and the candidates are making their last ditch efforts to reach out to the voters.
In the wake of the state bifurcation to create a separate Telangana state, almost all parties are focusing on the development of the Seemandhra region which is in search of its capital.
For the last and 9th phase of Lok Sabha elections on the 12th of May for the remaining 41 seats, electioneering has also reached a feverish pitch. The fate of candidates in 438 constituencies is already sealed in Electronic Voting machines where elections have already been completed.
