Amit Shah To Adhir Chowdhury: Big Guns Contesting Lok Sabha Polls Phase 3

A total of 92 seats across 11 states and Union Territories will be going to polls in the third phase of Lok Sabha election today.

A total of 92 seats across 11 states and Union Territories will be going to polls in the third phase of Lok Sabha election today. Out of 1352 candidates, there are several heavyweights whose poll fortunes will make national headlines.

Earlier, 94 seats were to vote in this phase. But while results for the Surat seat have been declared because the BJP candidate has no opposition, polling for Anantnag has been deferred due to bad weather. 

Here are some of the high-profile candidates:

Amit Shah: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is contesting Lok Sabha polls from the Gandhinagar constituency in Gujarat. The Congress has fielded Sonal Patel from the BJP stronghold. The Gandhinagar seat, which was represented by BJP veteran Lal Krishna Advani six times, has been with the BJP for about 35 years now. In the 2019 election, Mr Shah had recorded a thumping victory over the Congress's Chatursinh Javanji Chavda, defeating him by a margin of over 5 lakh votes.