By IANS,
New Delhi: Here are the key facts about the Oct 13 assembly elections in Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh:
Maharashtra
Number of constituencies: 288
Electors: Male 3,97,34,776, Female 3,60,76,469, Total 7,58,11,245
Number of candidates: 3,559, including 211 women
Party-wise candidates: Congress 169, BJP 119, BSP 281, NCP 114, CPI 21, CPI-M 19, Shiv Sena 160, RJD 1, Independents + others 2,675
Polling stations: 84,136
Constituency with maximum number of candidates: Aurangabad East (28 candidates)
Constituency with minimum number of candidates: Dahanu (ST) and Islampur (four candidates each)
Biggest constituency electorate-wise: Chinchwad (391,644 electors)
Smallest constituency electorate-wise: Kudal (186,185 electors)
Haryana
Number of constituencies: 90
Electors: Male 7,14,7100, Female 5,96,5911, Total 13,11,3011
Number of candidates: 1,222, including 68 women
Party-wise candidates: Congress 90, BJP 90, BSP 86, INLD 88, HJC(BL) 87, NCP 38, CPI 8, CPI-M 11, RJD 3, Independent + others – 721
Polling stations: 13,524
Constituency with maximum number of candidates: Punahana (25 candidates)
Constituency with minimum number of candidates: Kharkhauda (SC), Kalanwali (SC) (seven candidates each)
Largest constituency electorate-wise: Gurgaon (231,350 voters)
Smallest constituency electorate-wise: Narnaul (110,153 voters)
Arunachal Pradesh
Total constituencies: 60 – only one constituency is in general, open category; all other 59 are reserved for scheduled tribes.
Number of constituencies going to polls: 57 (candidates from three constituencies already elected unopposed)
Electors: Male 3,77,730, Female 3,72,430, Total 7,50,160
Total number of Candidates: 154, including eight women
Party-wise candidates: Congress 57, BJP 18, NCP 36, AITC 26, PPA 11, JD-U 3, IND 3
Constituency with maximum number of candidates: Itanagar (ST), Daporijo (ST), Lekang (ST) (five candidates each)
Polling stations: 2,063
Number of EVMs to be used: 4,126
Largest constituency electorate-wise : Itanagar (ST) (57,971 voters)
Smallest constituency electorate-wise: Anini (ST) (3,738 voters)