Campaigning in 117 constituencies for 6th phase to end today

April 22, 2014 09:47

Campaigning for the crucial sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections in 117 constituencies will end on Tuesday. The 117 constituencies across 12 states will go for voting on April 24.

Milind Deora, Meera Sanyal, Shahnawaz Hussain, Tariq Anwar, Mohammad Taslimuddin are amongst the big names in the fray.

The Constituencies going to the polls will see big rallies throughout the day. BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will be holding three rallies in Mumbai and Andhra Pradesh while Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will be holding rallies in Chhattisgarh and Mathura.

Mumbai, all of Tamil Nadu and parts of Uttar Pradesh will go to polls on Thursday. Other states to go to polls include parts of Bihar (7), West Bengal(6), Chhattisgarh(7), Madhya Pradesh(10), Rajasthan(5), West Bengal(6), Puducherry(1) and Jharkhand (4).

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