Not BJP, this party fielded the maximum number of candidates in the Lok Sabha elections, know how many candidates tried their luck

BSP fielded the most number of candidates

Voting for the 18th Lok Sabha was held in seven phases, beginning on April 19 and concluding on June 1. Counting of votes will take place on June 4. According to reports, among the six nationally recognised parties, Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has fielded the maximum number of 488 candidates. Among the national parties, BJP has fielded 441 candidates, Congress 328, Communist Party of India (Marxist) 52, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) 22 and National People's Party (NPP) three candidates.

BJP is second in terms of fielding candidates

Among the state level parties, Samajwadi Party has fielded the maximum number of 71 candidates, while Trinamool Congress has fielded its candidates on 48 seats. AIADMK has fielded 36 candidates, CPI 30, YSR Congress Party 25, RJD 25, DMK 22. According to the PRS report, among the unrecognized parties, Socialist Unity Center of India (Communist) has fielded the maximum number of 150 candidates. After this comes People's Party of India (Democratic), which has fielded 79 candidates.

According to the report, an average of 15 candidates are trying their luck on each seat. However, the number of candidates seat-wise is different in every state. Telangana has the highest number of candidates on an average per seat. Here an average of 31 candidates are trying their luck on each seat, while in Ladakh and Nagaland three candidates are in the fray seat-wise. The highest number of 54 candidates are in the fray on Karur seat of Tamil Nadu, out of which 46 (85 percent) candidates are independent.

The average age of the candidates contesting this election is 48 years. 13 percent of the candidates of national parties are below 40 years of age, while 20 percent of BSP candidates are below 40 years of age. 27 percent of the candidates of major parties have been MPs in the past. Of these, 25 percent are Lok Sabha members, 4 percent Rajya Sabha members and 2 percent have been represented in both the houses of Parliament.

327 members of the current Lok Sabha are trying their luck again, one of them is contesting from two seats. At the same time, 34 members of the 17th Lok Sabha are trying their luck again, but from different seats. The fate of 53 ministers is also at stake in this election, out of which three are members of the Rajya Sabha, while the term of five in the Rajya Sabha has been completed in April 2024.