9 Union Ministers Ready To Face The Electorate In Phase 1 Of LS Polls

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The world's largest election is underway in 102 areas across 21 states and Union Territories in India. This marks the beginning of voting for the first phase.

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During this phase, nine Union Ministers are facing the voters who will seal the formers' fate in the polls. Let's take a closer look at each of them:

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Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road and Transport, aims for a third consecutive win from Nagpur's Lok Sabha seat.

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Kiren Rijiju, holding positions in Earth Sciences and Food Processing Industries, is running for the Arunachal West seat.

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Sarbanada Sonowal, Minister for Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, is seeking re-election from Assam's Dibrugarh seat.

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Sanjiv Baliyan, serving as the Minister of State for Animal Husbandry, is contesting from Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh.

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Jitendra Singh, a two-time MP from Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur, is aiming for a third term.

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Bhupendra Yadav, a Rajya Sabha MP and Modi cabinet minister, is contesting from the Matsya region in Rajasthan's Alwar district.

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Arjun Ram Meghwal, India's Minister of Law and Justice, is seeking votes from the Bikaner constituency in Rajasthan.

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Nisith Pramanik, also a Union Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, is running for the Cooch Behar seat in West Bengal.

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L. Murugan, a Minister of State in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, is contesting from the Nilgiris LS constituency in Tamil Nadu.