By Aryan Saini

Elections 2024 Phase 3 Facts

Elections 2024 phase 3 has kicked off in the country today with this phase seeing voting in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state of Gujarat, along with the BJP-dominated regions of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Chhattisgarh. The elections will span across 93 constituencies in 11 states and union territories, with polls opening at 7 AM and closing at 6 PM.

An impressive cadre of approximately 18.5 lakh polling officials are facilitating the voting process for over 17.24 crore electorate distributed across 1.85 lakh polling stations. The demographic breakdown reveals a near even split with 8.85 crore male and 8.39 crore female voters.

In this phase, more than 14.04 lakh elderly voters aged 85 and above, 39,599 centenarians, and 15.66 lakh voters with disabilities have been offered the option to vote from home.

The third phase of polling has high-profile candidates involved whose political destinies are on the line. Notably, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is seeking re-election from Gandhinagar in Gujarat. Similarly, Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh, Jyotiraditya Scindia in Guna, Madhya Pradesh, and Dimple Yadav in Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh, are all contenders whose fates will be sealed today.

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