India Election Info overview
Sr No State/UT Men Women Total
1. Andhra Pradesh 28009935 28642117 56652052
2. Andaman & Nicobar Islands 140295 123876 264171
3. Arunachal Pradesh 366777 362700 729477
4. Assam 9025516 8443442 17468958
5. Bihar 29094083 25210125 54304208
6. Chandigarh 268455 215527 483982
7. Chhattisgarh 7855358 7633215 15488573
8. Dadra & Nagar Haveli 83085 71087 154172
9. Daman & Diu 47916 46564 94480
10. Goa 510962 507106 1018068
11. Gujarat 18829327 17545383 36374710
12. Haryana 6520234 5453791 11974025
13. Himachal Pradesh 2301113 2239959 4541072
14. Jammu & Kashmir 3358992 3113856 6472848
15. Jharkhand 9432070 8452406 17884476
16. Karnataka 20869160 20082939 40952099
17. Kerala 10362219 11197224 21559443
18. Lakshadweep 22559 21818 44377
19. Madhya Pradesh 20160641 17878303 38038944
20. Maharashthra 38086171 34777093 72863264
21. Manipur 829717 897523 1727240
22. Meghalaya 628925 648087 1277012
23. Mizoram 308547 317700 626247
24. Nagaland 673083 644642 1317725
25. NCT Of Delhi 6168350 4896156 11064506
26. Orissa 14029641 13087850 27117491
27. Pondicherry 363898 391605 755503
28. Punjab 8738479 8076765 16815244
29. Rajasthan 19442595 17485846 36928441
30. Sikkim 155649 141931 297580
31. Tamil Nadu 20721440 20598546 41319986
32. Tripura 1063983 1015827 2079810
33. Uttarakhand 2933387 2797890 5731277
34. Uttar Pradesh 63433023 52756360 116189383
35. West Bengal 27488528 24874147 52362675
Total 372324113 340649406 712973519
Source: www.pib.nic.in
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First phase: Winners and losers
The first phase of polling will cover 124 seats spread over 17 States and Union Territories.
State: Andhra Pradesh
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Adilabad Dr S Venugopal Chary (TDP) Madhusudana Reddy T (TRS)
Peddapalle Dr C Suguna Kumari (TDP) G Venkata Swamy (INC)
Karimnagar C Vidyasagar Rao (BJP) K. Chandra Shakher Rao (TRS)
Nizamabad Ganga Reddy Gaddam (TDP) Yaskhi Madhu Goud (INC)
Zahirabad New seat New seat
Medak A. Narendra (BJP) A Narendra (TRS)
Malkajgiri New seat New seat
Secunderabad Bandaru Dattatraya (BJP) M Anjan Kumar Yadav (INC)
Hyderabad Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi (AIMIM) Asaduddin Owaisi (AIMIM)
Chevella New seat New seat
Mahbubnagar A P Jitender Reddy (BJP) D Vittal Rao (INC)
Nagarkurnool Dr Manda Jagannath (TDP) Dr Manda Jagannath (TDP)
Nalgonda Gutha Sukender Reddy (TDP) Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy (CPI)
Bhongir New seat New seat
Warangal Bodakunti Venkateshwarlu (TDP) Dharavath Ravinder Naik (TRS)
Mahabubabad New seat New seat
Khammam Renuka Chowdhury (INC) Renuka Choudhury (INC)
Araku New seat New seat
Srikakulam Yerrannaidu Kinjarapu (TDP) Yerrannaidu Kinjarapu (TDP)
Vizianagaram Gadde Rama Mohan (TDP) Rajagopal Lagadapati (INC)
Visakhapatnam M.V.V.S.Murthy (TDP) Janardhana Reddy N (INC)
Anakapalle Ganta Srinivasa Rao (TDP) Chalapathirao Pappala (TDP)
State: ASSAM
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Karimganj Nepal Chandra Das (INC) Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya (INC)
Silchar Sontosh Mohan Dev (INC) Sontosh Mohan Dev (INC)
Autonomous District Dr Jayanta Rongpi CPI(ML) Biren Singh Engti (INC)
State: MANIPUR
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Outer Manipur Holkhomang (NCP) Mani Charenamei IND
State: ORISSA
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Bargarh New seat New seat
Sundargarh Jual Oram (BJP) Jual Oram (BJP)
Sambalpur Prasanna Acharya (BJD) Prasanna Acharya (BJD)
Bolangir Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo (BJP) Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo (BJP)
Kalahandi Bikram Keshari Deo (BJP) Bikram Keshari Deo (BJP)
Nabarangpur Parsuram Majhi (BJP) Parsuram Majhi (BJP)
Kandhamal New seat New seat
Aska Naveen Patnaik (BJD) Hari Har Swain (BJD)
Berhampur Anadicharan Sahu (BJP) Chandra Sekhar Sahu (INC)
Koraput Hema Gamang (INC) Giridhar Gamang (INC)
State: JHARKHAND
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Chatra Chatra Nagmani (RJD) Dhirendra Agarwal (RJD)
Kodarma Tilakdhari Pd Singh (INC) Babulal Marandi (BJP)
Khunti Kariya Munda (BJP) Sushila Kerketta (INC)
Lohardaga Dukha Bhagat (BJP) Rameshwar Oraon (INC)
Palamau Braj Mohan Ram (BJP) Manoj Kumar (RJD)
Hazaribagh Yashwant sinha (BJP) Bhubneshwar Prasad Mehta (CPI)
State: MAHARASHTRA
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Buldhana Adsul Anandrao Vithobha (SHS) Adsul Anandrao Vithobha (SHS)
Akola Ambedkar Prakash Y (BBM) Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao (BJP)
Amravati Gudhe Anant (SHS) Anant Gudhe (SHS)
Wardha Prabha Rao (INC) Wagmare Suresh Ganpat (BJP)
Ramtek Mohite Subodh Baburao (SHS) Mohite Subodh Baburao (SHS)
Nagpur Vilas Muttemwar (INC) Vilas Muttemwar (INC)
Bhandara � Gondiya Chunnilalbhau Thakur (BJP) Patle Shishupal Natthu (BJP)
Gadchiroli-Chimur Diwathe Namdeo Harbaji (BJP) Shivankar M Sukhaji (BJP)
Chandrapur Puglia N Chunnalal (INC) Ahir Hansraj Gangaram (BJP)
Yavatmal-Washim Uttamrao Deorao Patil (INC) Rathod Harising Nasru (BJP)
Hingoli Mane Shivaji Gyanbarao (SHS) Suryakant Patil (NCP)
Nanded Khatgaonkar B Bapurao (INC) D B Patil (BJP)
Parbhani Jadhav Suresh Ramrao (SHS) Tukaram Ganpatrao Renge P (SHS)
State: BIHAR
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Gopalganj Raghunath Jha JD(U) Sadhu Yadav (RJD)
Siwan M Sahabuddin (RJD) MOHAMMAD SHAHABUDDIN RJD
Maharajganj Prabhunath Singh JD(U) Prabhunath Singh JD(U)
Saran Rajiv Pratap Rudi (BJP) Lalu Prasad (RJD)
Arrah Ram Prasad Singh (RJD) Kanti Singh (RJD)
Buxar Lal Muni Choubey BJP Lalmuni Chaubey (BJP)
Sasaram Muni Lall (BJP) Mira Kumar (INC)
Karakat New seat New seat
Jahanabad Arun Kumar JD(U) Ganesh Prasad Singh (RJD)
Aurangabad Shyama Singh (INC) Nikhil Kumar (INC)
Gaya Ramji Manjhi (BJP) Rajesh Kumar Manjhi (RJD)
Nawada Jamui Sanjay Paswan (BJP) Virchandra Paswan (RJD)
State: JAMMU & KASHMIR
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Jammu Vishno Datt Sharma (BJP) Madan Lal Sharma (INC)
State: UTTAR PRADESH
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Maharajganj Akhilesh Singh (SP) Pankaj (BJP)
Gorakhpur Aditya Nath (BJP) Aditya Nath (BJP)
Kushi Nagar New seat New seat
Deoria Shri Prakash Mani (BJP) Mohan Singh (SP)
Bansgaon Raj Narayan Pasi (BJP) Mahaveer Prasad (INC)
Lalganj Dr Bali Ram (BSP) Daroga Prasad Saroj (SP)
Azamgarh Rama Kant Yadav (SP) Ramakant Yadav (BSP)
Ghosi Bal Krishna (BSP) Chandradeo Prasad Rajbhar (SP)
Salempur Babban Rajbhar (BSP) Harikeval Prasad (SP)
Ballia Chandra Shekhar SJP(R) Chandra Shekhar (SJP(R))
Machhlishahr Chandra Nath Singh (SP) Umakant Yadav (BSP)
Ghazipur Manoj (BJP) Afajal Ansari (SP)
Chandauli Jawahar Lal Jaiswal (SP) Kailash Nath Singh Yadav (BSP)
Varanasi Shankar Prasad Jaiswal (BJP) Dr Rajesh Kumar Mishra (INC)
Mirzapur Phoolan Devi (SP) Narendra Kumar Kushwaha (BSP)
Robertsganj Ram Shakal (BJP) Lal Chandra (BSP)
Sate: Chhattisgarh
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Surguja Khel Sai Singh (INC) Nand Kumar Sai (BJP)
Raigarh Vishnudeo Sai (BJP) Vishnudev Sai (BJP)
Janjgir-Champa Dr Charandas Mahant (INC) Karuna Shukla (BJP)
Korba, Bilaspur Punnulal Mohale (BJP) Punnu Lal Mohle (BJP)
Rajnandgaon Dr Raman (BJP) Pradeep Ganghi (BJP)
Durg Tara Chand Sahu (BJP) Tarachand Sahu (BJP)
Raipur Ramesh Bais (BJP) Ramesh Bais (BJP)
Mahasamund Shyama Charan Shukla (INC) Ajit Jogi (Cong)
Bastar Baliram Kashyap (BJP) Baliram Kashyap (BJP)
Kanker Sohan Potai (BJP) Sohan Potai (BJP)
State: Kerala
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Kasaragod T Govindan (CPM) P Karunakaran (CPM)
Kannur A.P. Abdullakkutty (CPM) A.P. Abdullakkutty (CPM)
Vadakara A.K. Premajam (CPM) P. Satheedevi CPM
Wayanad New seat New seat New Seat
Kozhikode K. Muraleedharan (INC) M P Veerendra Kumar (JD(S))
Malappuram New seat New seat
Ponnani GM Banatwalla (MUL) K Ahammed (MUL)
Palakkad N.N.Krishnadas (CPM) N N Krishnadas (CPM)
Alathur New seat New seat New Seat
Thrissur A.C. Jose (INC) C K Chandrappan (CPI)
Chalakudy New seat New seat
Ernakulam Adv. George Eden (INC) Dr Sabestian Paul (IND)
Idukki K Francis george (KEC) K Francis George (KEC)
Kottayam K Suresh Kurup (CPM) K Suresh Kurup (CPM)
Alapuzha V.M. Sudheeran (INC) Dr K S Manoj (CPM)
Mavelikkara Ramesh Chennithala (INC) Adv C S Sujatha (CPM)
Pathanamthitta New seat New seat
Kollam P Rajendran (CPM) P Rajendran (CPM)
Attingal New seat New seat
Thiruvananthapuram V S Sivakumar (INC) P K Vasudevan Nair (CPI)
Meghalaya
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Shillong Paty Ripple Kyndiah (INC) Paty Ripple Kyndiah (INC)
Tura Purno Agitok Sangma (NCP) Purno Agitok Sangma (AITC)
Mizoram
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Mizoram Vanlalzawma (Ind) Vanlalzawma (MNF)
Nagaland
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Nagaland K Asungba Sangtam (INC) Shri W Wangyuh (NPF)
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States with highest Lok Sabha seats
UP 80
Maharashtra 48
Andhra Pradesh 42
West Bengal 42
Bihar 40
Tamil Nadu 39
Madhya Pradesh 29
Karnataka 28
Gujarat 26
Rajasthan 25
Kerala 20
Assam 14
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States with lowest Lok Sabha seats
Andaman & Nicobar Islands 01
Chandigarh State 01
Dadra and Nagar Haveli 01
Daman and Diu 01
Lakshadweep 01
Mizoram State 01
Nagaland State 01
Pondicherry State 01
Sikkim State 01
Arunachal Pradesh State 02
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RTI plea exposes MPs' largesse during 26/11 attacks
Four MPs who ducked under dinner tables to escape the fury of terrorists in Mumbai [Images] would be wishing they had also put under wraps their sojourn in a five-star hotel, courtesy public money.
In a reply to a Right to Information query, the Lok Sabha Secretariat clearly said that MPs travelling on official assignments should not seek five-star hotel comforts. But that is precisely what lawmakers N N Krishnadas (CPI-M), Jaisingrao Gaikwad Patil (NCP), Lal Mani Prasad (BSP) and Bhupendrasinh Solanki (BJP) were enjoying on November 26, when terrorists struck the Taj Mahal [Images] Palace hotel.
The lawmakers were in Mumbai as part of a 15-member Lok Sabha Committee on Subordinate Legislation to hold meetings with the top brass of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd [Get Quote] and other Public Sector Undertakings.
'Committee members or accompanying officers shall not ask for any particular hotel or five star hotel comforts, etc,' the Secretariat said in its reply dated February 25 while answering the RTI application of one Bimal Khemani of Aligarh.
'Four members of our team were staying in the Taj Hotel [Images] which was booked by HPCL, which was our host. Some more members were expected to come but they could not come,' panel chairman Krishnadas told PTI over phone.
Krishnadas had last year recounted the 'nightmarish' experience of the terror attacks and how he and others had ducked under tables to escape bullets.
The cost of boarding, lodging and transport of the committee during the tour will be borne by the Lok Sabha Secretariat as per the guidelines and not by the Public undertakings or organisations concerned, the RTI reply said.
'But till the time reply was dispatched these members had not submitted any bills of the visit, which hints that it was actually HPCL that may have paid the bills,' Khemani said.
Despite repeated requests, HPCL authorities did not comment on the issue.
The guidelines clearly mention that during the visits of such committee members, the ministries and state governments concerned shall be requested 'to make arrangements regarding accommodation for the committee and the officers in a government guest house, including guest house of public undertaking, MLA hostel, circuit house etc.,' the reply says.
'Where government guest house is not available, arrangements may be made for the stay in a government-owned hotel,' it adds.
It also says that arrangements for the committee shall be dignified but not ostentatious and should not leave room for adverse criticism from the media or the public.
1. Andhra Pradesh 28009935 28642117 56652052
2. Andaman & Nicobar Islands 140295 123876 264171
3. Arunachal Pradesh 366777 362700 729477
4. Assam 9025516 8443442 17468958
5. Bihar 29094083 25210125 54304208
6. Chandigarh 268455 215527 483982
7. Chhattisgarh 7855358 7633215 15488573
8. Dadra & Nagar Haveli 83085 71087 154172
9. Daman & Diu 47916 46564 94480
10. Goa 510962 507106 1018068
11. Gujarat 18829327 17545383 36374710
12. Haryana 6520234 5453791 11974025
13. Himachal Pradesh 2301113 2239959 4541072
14. Jammu & Kashmir 3358992 3113856 6472848
15. Jharkhand 9432070 8452406 17884476
16. Karnataka 20869160 20082939 40952099
17. Kerala 10362219 11197224 21559443
18. Lakshadweep 22559 21818 44377
19. Madhya Pradesh 20160641 17878303 38038944
20. Maharashthra 38086171 34777093 72863264
21. Manipur 829717 897523 1727240
22. Meghalaya 628925 648087 1277012
23. Mizoram 308547 317700 626247
24. Nagaland 673083 644642 1317725
25. NCT Of Delhi 6168350 4896156 11064506
26. Orissa 14029641 13087850 27117491
27. Pondicherry 363898 391605 755503
28. Punjab 8738479 8076765 16815244
29. Rajasthan 19442595 17485846 36928441
30. Sikkim 155649 141931 297580
31. Tamil Nadu 20721440 20598546 41319986
32. Tripura 1063983 1015827 2079810
33. Uttarakhand 2933387 2797890 5731277
34. Uttar Pradesh 63433023 52756360 116189383
35. West Bengal 27488528 24874147 52362675
Total 372324113 340649406 712973519
Source: www.pib.nic.in
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First phase: Winners and losers
The first phase of polling will cover 124 seats spread over 17 States and Union Territories.
State: Andhra Pradesh
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Adilabad Dr S Venugopal Chary (TDP) Madhusudana Reddy T (TRS)
Peddapalle Dr C Suguna Kumari (TDP) G Venkata Swamy (INC)
Karimnagar C Vidyasagar Rao (BJP) K. Chandra Shakher Rao (TRS)
Nizamabad Ganga Reddy Gaddam (TDP) Yaskhi Madhu Goud (INC)
Zahirabad New seat New seat
Medak A. Narendra (BJP) A Narendra (TRS)
Malkajgiri New seat New seat
Secunderabad Bandaru Dattatraya (BJP) M Anjan Kumar Yadav (INC)
Hyderabad Sultan Salahuddin Owaisi (AIMIM) Asaduddin Owaisi (AIMIM)
Chevella New seat New seat
Mahbubnagar A P Jitender Reddy (BJP) D Vittal Rao (INC)
Nagarkurnool Dr Manda Jagannath (TDP) Dr Manda Jagannath (TDP)
Nalgonda Gutha Sukender Reddy (TDP) Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy (CPI)
Bhongir New seat New seat
Warangal Bodakunti Venkateshwarlu (TDP) Dharavath Ravinder Naik (TRS)
Mahabubabad New seat New seat
Khammam Renuka Chowdhury (INC) Renuka Choudhury (INC)
Araku New seat New seat
Srikakulam Yerrannaidu Kinjarapu (TDP) Yerrannaidu Kinjarapu (TDP)
Vizianagaram Gadde Rama Mohan (TDP) Rajagopal Lagadapati (INC)
Visakhapatnam M.V.V.S.Murthy (TDP) Janardhana Reddy N (INC)
Anakapalle Ganta Srinivasa Rao (TDP) Chalapathirao Pappala (TDP)
State: ASSAM
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Karimganj Nepal Chandra Das (INC) Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya (INC)
Silchar Sontosh Mohan Dev (INC) Sontosh Mohan Dev (INC)
Autonomous District Dr Jayanta Rongpi CPI(ML) Biren Singh Engti (INC)
State: MANIPUR
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Outer Manipur Holkhomang (NCP) Mani Charenamei IND
State: ORISSA
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Bargarh New seat New seat
Sundargarh Jual Oram (BJP) Jual Oram (BJP)
Sambalpur Prasanna Acharya (BJD) Prasanna Acharya (BJD)
Bolangir Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo (BJP) Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo (BJP)
Kalahandi Bikram Keshari Deo (BJP) Bikram Keshari Deo (BJP)
Nabarangpur Parsuram Majhi (BJP) Parsuram Majhi (BJP)
Kandhamal New seat New seat
Aska Naveen Patnaik (BJD) Hari Har Swain (BJD)
Berhampur Anadicharan Sahu (BJP) Chandra Sekhar Sahu (INC)
Koraput Hema Gamang (INC) Giridhar Gamang (INC)
State: JHARKHAND
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Chatra Chatra Nagmani (RJD) Dhirendra Agarwal (RJD)
Kodarma Tilakdhari Pd Singh (INC) Babulal Marandi (BJP)
Khunti Kariya Munda (BJP) Sushila Kerketta (INC)
Lohardaga Dukha Bhagat (BJP) Rameshwar Oraon (INC)
Palamau Braj Mohan Ram (BJP) Manoj Kumar (RJD)
Hazaribagh Yashwant sinha (BJP) Bhubneshwar Prasad Mehta (CPI)
State: MAHARASHTRA
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Buldhana Adsul Anandrao Vithobha (SHS) Adsul Anandrao Vithobha (SHS)
Akola Ambedkar Prakash Y (BBM) Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao (BJP)
Amravati Gudhe Anant (SHS) Anant Gudhe (SHS)
Wardha Prabha Rao (INC) Wagmare Suresh Ganpat (BJP)
Ramtek Mohite Subodh Baburao (SHS) Mohite Subodh Baburao (SHS)
Nagpur Vilas Muttemwar (INC) Vilas Muttemwar (INC)
Bhandara � Gondiya Chunnilalbhau Thakur (BJP) Patle Shishupal Natthu (BJP)
Gadchiroli-Chimur Diwathe Namdeo Harbaji (BJP) Shivankar M Sukhaji (BJP)
Chandrapur Puglia N Chunnalal (INC) Ahir Hansraj Gangaram (BJP)
Yavatmal-Washim Uttamrao Deorao Patil (INC) Rathod Harising Nasru (BJP)
Hingoli Mane Shivaji Gyanbarao (SHS) Suryakant Patil (NCP)
Nanded Khatgaonkar B Bapurao (INC) D B Patil (BJP)
Parbhani Jadhav Suresh Ramrao (SHS) Tukaram Ganpatrao Renge P (SHS)
State: BIHAR
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Gopalganj Raghunath Jha JD(U) Sadhu Yadav (RJD)
Siwan M Sahabuddin (RJD) MOHAMMAD SHAHABUDDIN RJD
Maharajganj Prabhunath Singh JD(U) Prabhunath Singh JD(U)
Saran Rajiv Pratap Rudi (BJP) Lalu Prasad (RJD)
Arrah Ram Prasad Singh (RJD) Kanti Singh (RJD)
Buxar Lal Muni Choubey BJP Lalmuni Chaubey (BJP)
Sasaram Muni Lall (BJP) Mira Kumar (INC)
Karakat New seat New seat
Jahanabad Arun Kumar JD(U) Ganesh Prasad Singh (RJD)
Aurangabad Shyama Singh (INC) Nikhil Kumar (INC)
Gaya Ramji Manjhi (BJP) Rajesh Kumar Manjhi (RJD)
Nawada Jamui Sanjay Paswan (BJP) Virchandra Paswan (RJD)
State: JAMMU & KASHMIR
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Jammu Vishno Datt Sharma (BJP) Madan Lal Sharma (INC)
State: UTTAR PRADESH
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Maharajganj Akhilesh Singh (SP) Pankaj (BJP)
Gorakhpur Aditya Nath (BJP) Aditya Nath (BJP)
Kushi Nagar New seat New seat
Deoria Shri Prakash Mani (BJP) Mohan Singh (SP)
Bansgaon Raj Narayan Pasi (BJP) Mahaveer Prasad (INC)
Lalganj Dr Bali Ram (BSP) Daroga Prasad Saroj (SP)
Azamgarh Rama Kant Yadav (SP) Ramakant Yadav (BSP)
Ghosi Bal Krishna (BSP) Chandradeo Prasad Rajbhar (SP)
Salempur Babban Rajbhar (BSP) Harikeval Prasad (SP)
Ballia Chandra Shekhar SJP(R) Chandra Shekhar (SJP(R))
Machhlishahr Chandra Nath Singh (SP) Umakant Yadav (BSP)
Ghazipur Manoj (BJP) Afajal Ansari (SP)
Chandauli Jawahar Lal Jaiswal (SP) Kailash Nath Singh Yadav (BSP)
Varanasi Shankar Prasad Jaiswal (BJP) Dr Rajesh Kumar Mishra (INC)
Mirzapur Phoolan Devi (SP) Narendra Kumar Kushwaha (BSP)
Robertsganj Ram Shakal (BJP) Lal Chandra (BSP)
Sate: Chhattisgarh
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Surguja Khel Sai Singh (INC) Nand Kumar Sai (BJP)
Raigarh Vishnudeo Sai (BJP) Vishnudev Sai (BJP)
Janjgir-Champa Dr Charandas Mahant (INC) Karuna Shukla (BJP)
Korba, Bilaspur Punnulal Mohale (BJP) Punnu Lal Mohle (BJP)
Rajnandgaon Dr Raman (BJP) Pradeep Ganghi (BJP)
Durg Tara Chand Sahu (BJP) Tarachand Sahu (BJP)
Raipur Ramesh Bais (BJP) Ramesh Bais (BJP)
Mahasamund Shyama Charan Shukla (INC) Ajit Jogi (Cong)
Bastar Baliram Kashyap (BJP) Baliram Kashyap (BJP)
Kanker Sohan Potai (BJP) Sohan Potai (BJP)
State: Kerala
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Kasaragod T Govindan (CPM) P Karunakaran (CPM)
Kannur A.P. Abdullakkutty (CPM) A.P. Abdullakkutty (CPM)
Vadakara A.K. Premajam (CPM) P. Satheedevi CPM
Wayanad New seat New seat New Seat
Kozhikode K. Muraleedharan (INC) M P Veerendra Kumar (JD(S))
Malappuram New seat New seat
Ponnani GM Banatwalla (MUL) K Ahammed (MUL)
Palakkad N.N.Krishnadas (CPM) N N Krishnadas (CPM)
Alathur New seat New seat New Seat
Thrissur A.C. Jose (INC) C K Chandrappan (CPI)
Chalakudy New seat New seat
Ernakulam Adv. George Eden (INC) Dr Sabestian Paul (IND)
Idukki K Francis george (KEC) K Francis George (KEC)
Kottayam K Suresh Kurup (CPM) K Suresh Kurup (CPM)
Alapuzha V.M. Sudheeran (INC) Dr K S Manoj (CPM)
Mavelikkara Ramesh Chennithala (INC) Adv C S Sujatha (CPM)
Pathanamthitta New seat New seat
Kollam P Rajendran (CPM) P Rajendran (CPM)
Attingal New seat New seat
Thiruvananthapuram V S Sivakumar (INC) P K Vasudevan Nair (CPI)
Meghalaya
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Shillong Paty Ripple Kyndiah (INC) Paty Ripple Kyndiah (INC)
Tura Purno Agitok Sangma (NCP) Purno Agitok Sangma (AITC)
Mizoram
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Mizoram Vanlalzawma (Ind) Vanlalzawma (MNF)
Nagaland
Constituency Winners in 1999 Winners in 2004
Nagaland K Asungba Sangtam (INC) Shri W Wangyuh (NPF)
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States with highest Lok Sabha seats
UP 80
Maharashtra 48
Andhra Pradesh 42
West Bengal 42
Bihar 40
Tamil Nadu 39
Madhya Pradesh 29
Karnataka 28
Gujarat 26
Rajasthan 25
Kerala 20
Assam 14
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States with lowest Lok Sabha seats
Andaman & Nicobar Islands 01
Chandigarh State 01
Dadra and Nagar Haveli 01
Daman and Diu 01
Lakshadweep 01
Mizoram State 01
Nagaland State 01
Pondicherry State 01
Sikkim State 01
Arunachal Pradesh State 02
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RTI plea exposes MPs' largesse during 26/11 attacks
Four MPs who ducked under dinner tables to escape the fury of terrorists in Mumbai [Images] would be wishing they had also put under wraps their sojourn in a five-star hotel, courtesy public money.
In a reply to a Right to Information query, the Lok Sabha Secretariat clearly said that MPs travelling on official assignments should not seek five-star hotel comforts. But that is precisely what lawmakers N N Krishnadas (CPI-M), Jaisingrao Gaikwad Patil (NCP), Lal Mani Prasad (BSP) and Bhupendrasinh Solanki (BJP) were enjoying on November 26, when terrorists struck the Taj Mahal [Images] Palace hotel.
The lawmakers were in Mumbai as part of a 15-member Lok Sabha Committee on Subordinate Legislation to hold meetings with the top brass of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd [Get Quote] and other Public Sector Undertakings.
'Committee members or accompanying officers shall not ask for any particular hotel or five star hotel comforts, etc,' the Secretariat said in its reply dated February 25 while answering the RTI application of one Bimal Khemani of Aligarh.
'Four members of our team were staying in the Taj Hotel [Images] which was booked by HPCL, which was our host. Some more members were expected to come but they could not come,' panel chairman Krishnadas told PTI over phone.
Krishnadas had last year recounted the 'nightmarish' experience of the terror attacks and how he and others had ducked under tables to escape bullets.
The cost of boarding, lodging and transport of the committee during the tour will be borne by the Lok Sabha Secretariat as per the guidelines and not by the Public undertakings or organisations concerned, the RTI reply said.
'But till the time reply was dispatched these members had not submitted any bills of the visit, which hints that it was actually HPCL that may have paid the bills,' Khemani said.
Despite repeated requests, HPCL authorities did not comment on the issue.
The guidelines clearly mention that during the visits of such committee members, the ministries and state governments concerned shall be requested 'to make arrangements regarding accommodation for the committee and the officers in a government guest house, including guest house of public undertaking, MLA hostel, circuit house etc.,' the reply says.
'Where government guest house is not available, arrangements may be made for the stay in a government-owned hotel,' it adds.
It also says that arrangements for the committee shall be dignified but not ostentatious and should not leave room for adverse criticism from the media or the public.
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