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%.