Lok Sabha Polls 2024 Phase 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Voter turnout 61% recorded across 13 States and UT by 5 pm
Assam 70.66%
Bihar 53.03%
Chhattisgarh 72.13%
Jammu And Kashmir 67.22%
Karnataka 63.90%
Kerala 63.97%
Madhya Pradesh 54.83%
Maharashtra 53.51%
Manipur 76.06%
Rajasthan 59.19%
Tripura 76.23%
Uttar Pradesh 52.64%
West Bengal 71.84%
The BJP MP and Bengaluru South candidate, Tejasvi Surya, has been booked for allegedly posting a video on 'X' platform and seeking votes on religious grounds, as stated by the Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer.
In the ongoing Lok Sabha Election 2024, Prem Chand Bairwa, Rajasthan's Deputy Chief Minister and member of the BJP, exercised his voting right at a polling station located in Dudu, Rajasthan.
This marks the first time that the newly settled Bru voters participated in the General Elections to Lok Sabha 2024 on Friday. Previously, they had exercised their voting rights in the assembly elections held in March of the preceding year.
Significantly, the Bru migrants, formerly residing in six relief camps in North Tripura district until 2020, have now been granted permanent settlement in 12 locations across the state.
#WATCH | Indian Cricketer Mohammad Shami arrives at a polling booth in Amroha to cast his vote for the second phase of #LokSabhaElections pic.twitter.com/1WkNpyh8Ys
— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2024
Amidst the ongoing second phase of Lok Sabha elections, former Uttar Pradesh Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav addressed a public rally in UP's Kannauj and said that the 2024 elections are to save the Constitution.
Speaking at the rally, Akhilesh Yadav said, "The BJP is helping big businessmen while the INDIA alliance and SP will help the poor... This election is also to save the Constitution. You must have seen, the BJP wants to finish the Constitution. Remember, if the Constitution finishes, our right to vote will also end. There will be no right to vote."
States | No of Seats | 2019 Phase 2 TO | 2024 Phase 2 (3 PM) |
All India | 88 | 70.1 | 50.3 |
Assam | 5/14 | 81.3 | 60.3 |
Bihar | 5/40 | 62.9 | 44.2 |
Chhattisgarh | 3/11 | 75.1 | 63.9 |
Jammu & Kashmir | 1/5 | 72.5 | 57.8 |
Karnataka | 14/28 | 69.0 | 50.9 |
Kerala | 20/20 | 77.8 | 51.6 |
Madhya Pradesh | 6/29 | 67.7 | 46.5 |
Maharashtra | 8/48 | 62.8 | 43.0 |
Manipur | 1/2 | 84.1 | 68.5 |
Rajasthan | 13/25 | 68.4 | 50.3 |
Tripura | 1/1 | 82.9 | 68.9 |
Uttar Pradesh | 8/80 | 62.2 | 44.1 |
West Bengal | 3/42 | 80.7 | 60.6 |
#WATCH | Actor Mammootty casts his vote at a polling booth in Ernakulam, Kerala#LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/SijnvN08iC
— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2024
For the first time, the newly settled Bru voters of Tripura exercised their franchise for the General Elections to Lok Sabha 2024 on Friday
#WATCH | Maharashtra: A resident of Wardha, Vinod Kshirsagar arrives at a polling booth with his pet Langur 'Bajrang', to cast his vote for #LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/KH0utNvwpX
— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2024
#WATCH | BJP national president JP Nadda held a roadshow in Yadgiri, Karnataka today.#LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/e3Vr2WBRWY
— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2024
Assam 46.31%
Bihar 33.80%
Chhattisgarh 53.09%
Jammu And Kashmir 42.88%
Karnataka 38.23%
Kerala 39.26%
Madhya Pradesh 38.96%
Maharashtra 31.77%
Manipur 54.26%
Rajasthan 40.39%
Tripura 54.47%
Uttar Pradesh 35.73%
West Bengal 47.29%
#WATCH | Karnataka: Actor-filmmaker Rakshit Shetty arrives at a polling booth in Udupi to cast his vote for #LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/caplqAIO3A
— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2024
#WATCH | Karnataka: Actor Yash cast his vote at a polling booth in Hoskerehalli, Bengaluru.#LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/nc6qH6z7Na
— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2024
#WATCH | Noida: After casting his vote, former Indian Cricketer Madan Lal says, "This is a big day for the democracy. People must go out and vote because if you don't, you have no right to criticise any party... The scope of sports in the country is growing, and not just cricket,… pic.twitter.com/KZXyjAmhC0
— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2024
Assam 27.43%
Bihar 21.68%
Chhattisgarh 35.47%
Jammu And Kashmir 26.61%
Karnataka 22.34%
Kerala 25.61%
Madhya Pradesh 28.15%
Maharashtra 18.83%
Manipur 33.22%
Rajasthan 26.84%
Tripura 36.42%
Uttar Pradesh 24.31%
West Bengal 31.25%
#WATCH | ISRO chief S Somanath queues up along with other votes at a polling station in Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala #LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/AbHmBnKXVd
— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2024
Maharashtra records the lowest with 18.83%
Tripura records the highest with 36.42%
Congress candidate from Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon, Bhupesh Baghel visits different polling booths in the parliamentary constituency and also interacts with voters.
As voting for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections commenced on Friday, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi called on people to participate in voting in large numbers and emphasised that every vote counts.
In a post on X, Priyanka Gandhi said, "This election is to save the country's democracy and constitution. This election is to provide relief to the people struggling with unemployment, inflation, corruption and economic hardship."
#WATCH | #LokSabhaElections2024 | BJP National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla casts his vote in UP's Gautam Budh Nagar pic.twitter.com/yRb9s7EpzS
— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2024
#WATCH | Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah shows his inked finger after casting his vote at a polling booth in Siddaramana Hundi village of Chamarajanagar.#LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/3gvb3fstXn
— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2024
Bengaluru | Former cricketer Anil Kumble casts his vote in #LokSabhaElections2024 in Karnataka. pic.twitter.com/nLRr133HAc
— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2024
#WATCH | Kerala: Congress MP and candidate from Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor cast his vote at a polling booth in the constituency.
— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2024
He is up against BJP candidate and Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekar here. #LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/Wf5gayDv7u
#WATCH | Rahul Dravid casts his vote in Karnataka's Bengaluru.#LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/gZ6Ybairc1
— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2024
Kerala, where polling is underway for all 20 Lok Sabha seats in the second phase of the general elections on Friday, recorded a voter turnout of 11.98 per cent till 9 am, according to data shared by the Election Commission (EC)
Maharashtra records the lowest with 7.45%
Tripura records the highest with 16.65%
#LokSabhaElections2024 | Voter turnout till 9 am for phase 2 of polling:
— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2024
Maharashtra records the lowest with 7.45%
Tripura records the highest with 16.65% pic.twitter.com/RfSN8an2Vq
Senior Congress leader and candidate from Bhagalpur, Ajeet Sharma, his wife, and his daughter-Bollywood actor Neha Sharma show their inked fingers after casting their votes at a polling booth
#WATCH | Bihar: Senior Congress leader and candidate from Bhagalpur, Ajeet Sharma, his wife, and his daughter-Bollywood actor Neha Sharma show their inked fingers after casting their votes at a polling booth here. #LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/Fu84lM9YuB
— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2024
#WATCH | Former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and his family show their inked fingers after casting their votes at a polling booth in Jodhpur.
— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2024
His son Vaibhav Gehlot is a candidate from Jalore Lok Sabha seat.#LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/vTHKBbbtjn
#WATCH | Union Minister & BJP candidate from Rajasthan's Jodhpur, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat casts his vote at polling booth number 81-83 in Jodhpur
— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2024
Voting is underway in 13 seats in Rajasthan in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections pic.twitter.com/DqJqefJvnV
Karnataka: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman casts her vote at BES polling booth in Bengaluru. Karnataka is voting on 14 seats today in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections.
#WATCH | Karnataka: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman casts her vote at BES polling booth in Bengaluru.
— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2024
Karnataka is voting on 14 seats today in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections.#LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/70BZFe9x6s
BJP MP Tejveer Singh has cast his vote in Mathura in Uttar Pradesh today.
— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2024
The state is voting in 8 parliamentary seats in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls today. pic.twitter.com/9gpavPjD9h
All arrangements in place for Phase-2 polling tomorrow!
— Election Commission of India (@ECISVEEP) April 25, 2024
88 constituencies going to polls in 13 States/UTs
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Infosys founder Narayana Murthy on Friday cast his vote at the BES polling station in Bengaluru.
His wife, Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murty, also cast her vote in Bengaluru today.
Union Minister & BJP candidate from Attingal, V Muraleedharan casts his vote in Thiruvananthapuram, in Lok Sabha elections
From Thiruvananthapuram PC, NDA candidate is Rajeev Chandrasekar and Congress candidate is Shashi Tharoor
#WATCH | Karnataka: Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman along with her maternal uncle, arrives at BES polling booth in Bengaluru to cast her vote in the Lok Sabha elections.
— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2024
Karnataka is voting on 14 seats today in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections.#LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/NKzQg9JgXE
— ANI (@ANI) April 26, 2024
#WATCH | Karnataka: Actor Prakash Raj casts his vote at a polling station in Bengaluru.
Karnataka is voting on 14 seats today in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections.#LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/AzghrtGPPS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called on people to participate in voting in large numbers and emphasised that every vote counts.The PM especially encouraged young and female voters to participate in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
"Urging everyone in constituencies voting today, in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections, to participate in record numbers. A high voter turnout strengthens our democracy. I especially urge our young voters and women voters to turn out in great numbers. Your vote is your voice!" the PM said in a post on X.
Urging everyone in constituencies voting today, in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections, to participate in record numbers. A high voter turnout strengthens our democracy. I especially urge our young voters and women voters to turn out in great numbers. Your vote is your…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 26, 2024
Polling commenced Friday in 89 constituencies spread across 13 states and Union Territories in the second phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections
Lok Sabha Polls 2024 Phase 2 LIVE UPDATES: The largest-ever election in history, voting for Lok Sabha Polls 2024 Phase 2 begins today in 88 constituencies spread across 13 states and Union Territories (UTs) amid tight security.
Polling is taking place in various states across India. This includes all 20 seats in Kerala, 14 out of 28 seats in Karnataka, 13 seats in Rajasthan, eight seats each in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, six seats in Madhya Pradesh, five seats each in Assam and Bihar, three seats each in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, and one seat each in Manipur, Tripura, and Jammu and Kashmir.
Also Read: Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Who votes in Phase 2? List of key states, constituencies and parties
Prominent candidates contesting in Lok Sabha Phase 2 includes - Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar from Thiruvananthapuram, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor also contesting from Thiruvananthapuram, BJP's Tejasvi Surya from Bengaluru South, Hema Malini from Mathura, Arun Govil from Meerut, Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad representing Congress, DK Suresh, the brother of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, from Bangalore Rural, former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy from Mandya, Independent candidate Pappu Yadav from Purnia, and CPI's Annie Raja from Wayanad.
Also Read: Lok Sabha Polls 2024 Phase 2: What all will be open and closed on April 26? Check Here
Notably, as per the schedule announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the third phase is scheduled to be held on May 7, fourth phase on May 13, fifth phase on May 20, sixth phase on May 25 and the last phase on June 1. The counting of votes will be held on June 4.
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- With inputs from agencies
