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7 - Number of Candidates Per Constituency

This document provides statistics on the number of candidates per constituency in the 15th Lok Sabha general elections in India in 2009. It shows that: - A total of 543 constituencies had between 1 and 8070 candidates overall, with an average of 14.86 candidates per constituency - 388 constituencies had 16 or fewer candidates, 146 had between 16 and 32 candidates, and 9 had between 32 and 48 candidates - The minimum number of candidates in a constituency was 3, the maximum was 41, and most states had an average of between 7-21 candidates per constituency.

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7 - Number of Candidates Per Constituency

This document provides statistics on the number of candidates per constituency in the 15th Lok Sabha general elections in India in 2009. It shows that: - A total of 543 constituencies had between 1 and 8070 candidates overall, with an average of 14.86 candidates per constituency - 388 constituencies had 16 or fewer candidates, 146 had between 16 and 32 candidates, and 9 had between 32 and 48 candidates - The minimum number of candidates in a constituency was 3, the maximum was 41, and most states had an average of between 7-21 candidates per constituency.

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Election Commission of India, General Elections, 2009 (15th LOK SABHA)

7 - NUMBER OF CANDIDATES PER CONSTITUENCY


Constituencies with candidates numbering

Candidates in a Constituency

State/UT

No. of
Seats

<=16

Andhra Pradesh

42

35

Arunachal Pradesh

>16 <=32

>32 <=48

>48 <=64

>64

Total
Candidates

Min

569

Max

Avg

32

13

Assam

14

14

158

16

11

Bihar

40

26

14

672

11

25

16

Goa

18

11

Gujarat

26

20

359

27

13

Haryana

10

210

38

21

31

10

Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir

81

21

13

Karnataka

28

19

427

37

15

Kerala

20

19

217

20

10

Madhya Pradesh

29

19

10

429

28

14

Maharashtra

48

23

24

819

36

17

Manipur

16

Meghalaya

11

Mizoram

Nagaland

Orissa

21

21

157

13

Punjab

13

10

218

11

30

16

Rajasthan

25

21

346

25

13

39

13

23

823

43

21

Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Tripura

19

10

Uttar Pradesh

80

53

26

1,368

41

17

West Bengal

42

42

368

15

Chattisgarh

11

178

32

16

Jharkhand

14

249

32

17

Uttarakhand

76

10

21

15

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

11

11

11

11

Chandigarh

14

14

14

14

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

GENERAL ELECTIONS - INDIA, 2009

NUMBER OF CANDIDATES PER CONSTITUENCY

Constituencies with candidates numbering


State/UT

Candidates in a Constituency

No. of
Seats

<=16

Daman & Diu

NCT OF Delhi

Lakshadweep

Puducherry

Grand Total

543

388

>16 <=32

146

>32 <=48

Total
Candidates

Min

160

15

41

22

28

28

28

28

43

14.86

>48 <=64

>64

8070

Max

Avg

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