Lok Sabha elections 2024: Phase 2 voting set to take place on April 26; Key constituencies going to polls

The world’s largest democracy is currently holding one of its most significant elections. The 2024 Lok Sabha election in India will now enter its second phase, which is scheduled to begin on Friday, April 26 with voting for 88 seats spread across 13 states and Union Territories (UTs). The voting will begin at 7 am and continue until 5 pm. The first round of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections began on April 19 with polling places. A total of 109 seats had participated in the Phase 1. As of Wednesday, April 24, the Phase 2 campaign was over. The elections will take place in seven stages.

Here is a list of constituencies where polling will be held in Phase 2:

Assam: Karimganj, Silchar, Mangaldoi, Nawgong, Kaliabor

Bihar: Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpu

Chhattisgarh: Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund, Kanker

Jammu and Kashmir: Jammu

Karnataka: Udupi Chikamagalur, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South, Chikballapur, Kolar

Kerala: Kasaragod, Kannur, Vatakara, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Ponnani, Palakkad, Alathur, Thrissur, Chalakudy, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Mavelikkara, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Attingal, Thiruvananthapuram

Manipur: Outer Manipur

Madhya Pradesh: Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa, Hoshangabad, Betul

Maharashtra: Buldhana, Akola, Amravati, Wardha, Yavatmal Washim, Hingoli, Nanded, Parbhani

Rajasthan: Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Ajmer, Pali, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, Udaipur, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Kota, Jhalawar-Baran

Tripura: Tripura East

Uttar Pradesh: Amroha, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Mathura

West Bengal: Darjeeling, Raiganj, Balurghat

Key candidates vying in Phase 2 of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 include Bhupesh Baghel from Rajnandgaon, DK Suresh from Bangalore Rural, Shobha Karandlaje from Bangalore North, Tejasvi Surya from Bangalore South, HD Kumaraswamy from Mandya, Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad, Anil Antony from Pathanamthitta, Shashi Tharoor, and Rajeev Chandrasekhar from Thiruvananthapuram.

During the initial phase of the Lok Sabha Elections, 102 constituencies recorded a voter turnout of 64%, with instances of violence primarily in Manipur. Tripura witnessed the highest turnout at over 80%, while Bihar had the lowest at less than 49%.