Campaigning for 8th phase of LS elections ends

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Campaigning end Monday evening for 64 Parliamentary constituencies, spread across 7 states, which will go to polls on Wednesday in the eighth phase of Lok Sabha elections.

The constituencies going to polls are, remaining 25 in Andhra Pradesh, seven in Bihar, all four in Himachal Pradesh, remaining two in Jammu and Kashmir, 15 in Uttar Pradesh, all five in Uttarakhand and 6 in West Bengal.  175 Assembly constituencies located in the Seemandhra region of Andhra Pradesh will also go to polls on Wednesday.  Campaigning has reached a feverish pitch, with leaders of national and regional parties holding a series of rallies across the Seemandhra region.  In Uttar Pradesh, campaigning has reached its peak, leaders of various political parties are scheduled to address rallies and hold road-shows today.  Campaigning is also in full swing in Himachal Pradesh.  Meanwhile, BJP’s PM nominee Narendra Modi will be campaigning in the Congress-held-territory of Amethi on Monday in support of party candidate Smriti Irani, who is contesting against Congress’ Rahul Gandhi and AAP’s Kumar Vishwas for the seat.  Monday is the last day of campaigning in Amethi, which goes to polls on 7th May.  Rahul is seeking re-election for the third time from Amethi, where the Congress party has won 10 out of 12 elections.  The Congress Vice president is campaigning hard across the constituency since 3rd May, on Sunday he along with sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, held a roadshow in Amethi.