The 2024 Lok Sabha election has reached its decisive turn. After a 46-day long process, today (June 4) it will be decided who the people of India have put in the seat of power for the next five years. While the results of all 543 seats are being declared, there are 51 key constituencies on which the whole country is keeping an eye. These 51 hot seats include Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Varanasi seat, Kangana Ranaut’s Mandi seat, Hema Malini’s Mathura seat, Arun Govil’s Meerut seat and Shatrughan Sinha’s Asansol seat. These constituencies are crucial, where the whole country is eagerly waiting for every update of the counting of votes. Let’s take a look at some of these important seats:
High-profile constituencies of the country
1. Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
BJP: Prime Minister Narendra Modi vs Congress: Ajay Rai
2. Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh
BJP: Former CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan Vs Congress: Pratapu Sharma
3. Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh
Congress: Former CM Digvijaya Singh vs BJP: Rodmal Nagar
4. Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh
Congress: Former CM Bhupesh Baghel vs BJP: Santosh Pandey
5. Karnal, Haryana
BJP: Former CM Manohar Lal Khattar vs Congress: Divyanshu Buddhiraja
6. Jalandhar, Punjab
Congress: Former CM Charanjit Singh Channi vs BJP: Sushil Rinku
7. Belgaum, Karnataka
BJP: Former CM Jagadish Shettar vs Congress: Lakshmi Hebbalkar
Key seats of Union Ministers
8. Gandhinagar, Gujarat
BJP: Home Minister Amit Shah vs Congress: Sonal Patel
9. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
BJP: Defense Minister Rajnath Singh vs Samajwadi Party: Ravidas Mehrotra
10. Amethi, Uttar Pradesh
BJP: Union Minister Smriti Irani vs Congress: KL Sharma
11. Nagpur, Maharashtra
BJP: Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari vs Congress: Vikas Thackeray
12. Mumbai North, Maharashtra
BJP: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal vs Congress: Bhushan Patil
13. Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh
BJP: Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur vs Congress: Satpal Singh Raizada
14. West Arunachal Pradesh
BJP: Union Minister Kiren Rijiju vs Congress: Nabam Tuki
15. Begusarai, Bihar
BJP: Union Minister Giriraj Singh vs BSP: Chandan Kumar Das
16. Porbandar, Gujarat
BJP: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Vs Congress: Lalit Bhai Vasoya
17. Sambalpur, Odisha
BJP: Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Vs Congress: Nagendra Pradhan
18. Dharwad, Karnataka
BJP: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi vs Congress: Vinod Asuti
Celebrity Election Seats
19. Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
BJP: Actress Kangana Ranaut Vs Congress: Vikramaditya Singh
20. Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
BJP: Actress Hema Malini Vs Congress: Mukesh Dhangar