Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 2: Tripura leads with 16.65 % voter turnout follwed by WB with 15.68 % till 9 am

Tripura reports a significant voter turnout with 16.65 percent recorded by 9:00 AM, as per Election Commission of India data. Similarly, states like West Bengal (15.68), Manipur (15.49), and Chhattisgarh (15.42) are also witnessing considerable participation. In contrast, Maharashtra recorded the lowest turnout at 7.45 percent by 9 AM.

Voting percentages for other states participating in the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls at 9 AM are as follows: Assam–9.71 percent, Bihar–9.84 percent, Jammu and Kashmir–10.39 percent, Karnataka–9.21 percent, Kerala–11.98 percent, Madhya Pradesh–13.82 percent, Rajasthan–11.77 percent, and Uttar Pradesh–11.67 percent. The overall voter turnout in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections was over 67 percent.

Voting for the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 commenced at 7:00 AM on Friday across 88 Parliamentary Constituencies spread over 12 States and Union Territories. Due to severe heat, polling time has been extended till 6 PM in many polling stations in Banka, Madhepura, Khagaria, and Munger constituencies in Bihar to facilitate voters.

Polling for 29-Betul PC in Madhya Pradesh was rescheduled to the third phase due to the death of a candidate from the Bahujan Samaj Party. The polling for 102 seats in phase one was completed on April 19.

A total of 34.8 lakh first-time voters are registered to cast their votes, with 3.28 crore young voters in the age group 20-29 years. There are 1202 candidates (males: 1098; females: 102; third gender: 02) contesting.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks his third consecutive term, while the opposition bloc-INDIA, a coalition of opposing parties formed to take on the BJP in the general elections, aims to oust him from power.