7 PCs to go to poll on Apr. 23 in 3rd phase of Lok Sabha Elections in Chhattisgarh

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New Delhi : In the State of Chhattisgarh, 7  parliamentary constituencies (PCs) : Raipur, Bilsapur, Durg, Janjgir-Champa, Raigarh, Korba, and Sarguja will go to polls on April 23, 2019, during the third phase of the seven-phased Lok Sabha elections. The Constituencies of Raipur, Bilsapur, Durg, and Korba are for general category while Raigarh and Sarguja are reserved for the Schedule Tribe. Janjgir-Champa is reserved for Schedule Caste.

The Tttal number of electorate in all the seven PCs are 1,27,13,816 of which 64,16,252 are male, 62,96,992 are female and 572 others. The total number of polling booths that have been set up for phase 3 elections in the State are 15,408. A total of 123 candidates are contesting in this phase. Polling will be held from 7 am till 5pm in all the Assembly Constituencies (ACs), according to a PIB release.