ETV Bharat War Room: Western India gears up for 3rd phase of polls

Right from the voting history to the details of the second phase of 2019 General Elections, ETV Bharat puts forth all the facts concerned with the elections of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Gao Daman and Diu and Dadra Nagar Haveli.

Hyderabad: After a successful coverage of the second phase of 2019 General Elections, ETV Bharat brings you a comprehensive analysis of the upcoming third phase of the polls, scheduled to be held across the country on April 23. Right from the voting history to the detailed breakdown of the electorate, ETV Bharat puts forth all the facts concerned with the elections of the world's largest democracy.

WEST INDIA
In the western part of the country, three States and two Union Territories are going to polls in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2019.

Maharashtra:
In the state of Maharashtra 14 seats are going for polls out of a total of 48 seats in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections on April 23. With 249 candidates in the fray tomorrow, nearly 2.57 crore electors will decide the fate of these candidates on Tuesday.

The 14 seats going to polls are -

1. Jalgaon
2. Raver (both in north Maharashtra)
3. Jalna
4. Aurangabad (Marathwada)
5. Raigad
6. Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg (Konkan)
7. Pune
8. Baramati
9. Madha
10. Sangli
11. Satara
12. Kolhapur
13. Hathkanangale (western Maharashtra)
14. Ahmednagar (south Maharashtra)

Gujarat:
Gujarat, with a total of 26 seats is going all-in at once in single phase tomorrow. 371 candidates are in the fray for 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat. More than 4 crores 41 lakh voters are eligible to cast their vote in the state. More than 51,000 polling stations have been set up in the state. in previous Lok Sabha elections, i.e. in 2014, BJP won in Gujarat with a clear majority over all 26 seats.

The 26 seats going to polls are -

1. Kachchh
2. Banaskantha
3. Patan
4. Mahesana
5. Sabarkantha
6. Gandhinagar
7. Ahmedabad East
8. Ahmedabad West
9. Surendranagar
10. Rajkot
11. Porbandar
12. Jamnagar
13. Junagadh
14. Amreli
15. Bhavnagar
16. Anand
17. Kheda
18. Panchmahal
19. Dahod
20. Vadodara
21. Chhota Udaipur
22. Bharuch
23. Bardoli
24. Surat
25. Navsari
26. Valsad

Goa:
With only two seats, Goa is going to polls in the third phase of the Lok Sabha polls. BJP had won from both the constituencies in the state of Goa in 2014 Lok Sabha elections. This year the expert's forecasts are favourable to BJP and Congress, so both the parties are expected to one seat each in the state.

The 2 seats going to polls are -

1. North Goa
2. South Goa

Daman and Diu and Dadra Nagar Haveli:
The two Union Territories are going to polls in 3rd phase of Lok Sabha elections 2019, with one seat each. BJP currently holds power in both the constituencies.