Polling in West Bengal witnessed several incidents of violence, including an attack on CPM candidate Mohammad Salim's car. Stones were hurled at Mr Salim's vehicle when he was on way to cast his vote in Patagora of Raigunj constituency.
Despite the violence, West Bengal, along with Tamil Nadu, witnessed a turnout of over 30 per cent till 1 pm in the second phase.
Polling is also being held in 14 seats in Karnataka, 10 in Maharashtra, eight in UP, five each in Assam, Bihar and Odisha, three each in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, two in Jammu and Kashmir and one seat each in Manipur and Puducherry. However, voter turnout has been low in Bihar, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir.
Several high profile candidates are in fray among the 1,600-odd contestants in this phase. Union ministers Jitendra Singh, Jual Oram, Sadananda Gowda and Pon Radhakrishnan, former prime minister H D Deve Gowda and DMK's Dayanidhi Maran, A Raja and Kanimozhi, BJP's Tesjaswi Surya and Hema Malini, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah to name a few.
Meanwhile, simultaneous polls are also held for a few Assembly seats in Odisha, including the two constituencies from where chief minister Naveen Patnaik is contesting.
Here are the Highlights from Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase 2 Voting:
Voting was held in Kanker, Rajnandgaon and Mahasamund Lok Sabha seats, all having Naxal presence, the official said.
Voting ended in four Assembly segments - Antagarh, Keshkal, Bhanupratappur and Kanker - in the Kanker Lok Sabha constituency and Manpur-Mohla Assembly segment of Rajnandgaon parliamentary seat at 3 pm as per the schedule, he said.
The early morning birth of his second child and immediate medical concerns of his family did not deter Sandeep Mishra, a Bangalore-based techie, from casting his vote for the Lok Sabha polls in the state today.
SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav files nomination from Azamgarh parliamentary constituency. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/RBsiBnjUX4
- ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) April 18, 2019
Constituencies voting in Phase 2 Lok Sabha Polls 2019
State | Voting | Constituencies |
---|---|---|
Tamil Nadu | 38/39 | Arakkonam, Arani, Chennai Central, Chennai North, Chennai South, Chidambaram, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Kallakurichi, Kancheepuram, Kanniyakumari, Karur, Krishnagiri, Madurai, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Namakkal, Nilgiris, Perambalur, Pollachi, Ramanathapuram, Salem, Sivaganga , Sriperumbudur, Tenkasi, Thanjavur, Theni, Thoothukkudi, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Tiruppur, Tiruvannamalai, Viluppuram, Virudhunagar, Tiruvallur |
Karnataka | 14/28 | Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Mandya, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South, Chikkballapur, Kolar, Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Bangalore Rural |
Maharashtra | 10/48 | Akola, Amravat, Nanded, Parbhani, Beed, Buldhana, Hingoli, Osmanabad, Latur, Solapur |
Uttar Pradesh | 8/80 | Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Hathras, Fatehpur Sikri, Nagina, Amroha, Mathura, Agra |
Bihar | 5/40 | Banka, Kishanganj, Katihar, Bhagalpur, Purnia |
Odisha | 5/21 | Aska, Bargarh, Bolangir, Sundargarh, Kandhamal |
Assam | 5/14 | Mangaldoi, Karimganj, Silchar, Nawgong, Autonomous District |
Chhattisgarh | 3/11 | Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund, Kanker |
West Bengal | 3/42 | Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Raiganj |
J&K | 2/6 | Srinagar, Udhampur |
Manipur | 1/2 | Inner Manipur |
Puducherry | 1/1 | Puducherry |
#ElectionsWithNDTV | Karnataka Minister DK Shivakumar casts his vote at a polling booth in Kanakapura
- NDTV (@ndtv) April 18, 2019
14 of 28 seats in the state are voting today in phase 2 of #LokSabhaElections2019
(📸credit: ANI) pic.twitter.com/xpfpDSdwc3
Faulty EVMs reported in many states, big stakes in Tamil Nadu
- NDTV (@ndtv) April 18, 2019
Follow live coverage on https://t.co/Fbzw6mR9Q5 and NDTV 24x7#ElectionsWithNDTV #TNElection2019 pic.twitter.com/QWw82D5Xm3
WATCH | "Only difference this time is that people are far more aware of the situation in our nation": Farooq Abdullah #LokSabhaElections2019
- NDTV (@ndtv) April 18, 2019
"Hope Centre with Election Commission gives J&K an elected government which is their right": Omar Abdullah on assembly elections in J&K pic.twitter.com/Rcc5sE3GZJ
Maharashtra: Maharashtra Congress chief and sitting MP from Nanded Ashok Chavan casts his vote at a polling station in Nanded parliamentary constituency. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/0bLxI6FGU1
- ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2019
#Maharashtra: 105-year-old Kavaibai Kamble along with her family cast her vote at a polling station in Harangul Budruk in Latur constituency; Polling is underway at 10 parliamentary constituencies in the state pic.twitter.com/fP3poGXxXW
- ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2019
Jammu & Kashmir: An 80-year-old patient, Jogindero Devi, comes from Kathua district hospital at polling booth number 2, in Kathua, to cast her vote for #LokSabhaElections2019. She will return to the hospital after casting her vote. pic.twitter.com/FaN2yMTIvi
- ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2019
Karnataka: A senior citizen couple, 91-year-old Shrinivas and 84-year-old Manjula, cast their votes at a polling booth in Jayanagar of Bangalore South Parliamentary constituency. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/9HBHxdgnQv
- ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2019
#ElectionsWithNDTV | TTK Dhinakaran, Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) chief votes at Besant Nagar in Chennai. AMMK has fielded candidates in all 39 seats of Tamil Nadu #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/yFKzCmfEAU
- NDTV (@ndtv) April 18, 2019
When you vote today, remember that you vote for Nyay.
- Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 18, 2019
Nyay for our unemployed youth; for our struggling farmers; for the small traders whose businesses were destroyed by Demonetisation; for those who were persecuted because of their caste or religion. #VoteNyayVoteCongress pic.twitter.com/VvEZPPX5b8
Jammu & Kashmir: People queue up outside Waliwar C polling booth number 105 in Ganderbal district of Srinagar Parliamentary constituency, to cast their votes. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/cfmKWQD6kM
- ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2019
Jammu & Kashmir: A newly married couple arrive at a polling station in Udhampur to cast their votes for #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/RWTHAmAEwE
- ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2019
Tamil Nadu: DMK General Secretary K Anbazhagan casts his vote at a polling station in Mylapore, in Chennai South Parliamentary constituency. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/ih4dgUkJZh
- ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2019
Mathura: People queue up outside booth number number 46 in Gantholi village of Govardhan block. The voting is yet to begin here due to EVM malfunction. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/FxM95M7VLi
- ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) April 18, 2019
#ElectionsWithNDTV | Voter turnout till 8 am in Bihar in #LokSabhaElections2019
- NDTV (@ndtv) April 18, 2019
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West Bengal: People queue outside a polling station in Darjeeling, to vote in #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/04dntABPMg
- ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2019
Maharashtra: A pregnant woman and her husband, after casting their vote at polling booth number 164 in Nehru Nagar of Solapur. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/NXx0zOLcDY
- ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2019
Tamil Nadu: CM Edappadi K Palanisamy cast his vote at a polling station in Edappadi, Selam. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/mnh6hBLwwx
- ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2019
Tamil Nadu: Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan and his daughter Shruti Haasan queue up outside polling station 27 at Alwarpet Corporation School in Chennai to cast their votes. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/ufeYNJ3pdM
- ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2019
Dear Citizens of India,
- Chowkidar Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 18, 2019
Phase 2 of the Lok Sabha polls start today. I am sure all those whose seats are polling today will strengthen our democracy by exercising their franchise.
I hope more youngsters head to the polling booths and vote!
Tamil Nadu: Actor turned politician Rajinikanth casts his vote at the polling station in Stella Maris College, in Chennai Central parliamentary constituency. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/NfD3llN4J1
- ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2019
Bihar: Latest visuals from polling station number 38 & 39 in Bhagalpur parliamentary constituency. 5 parliamentary constituencies of the state will undergo polling today, in the second phase of #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/eKBVyZavkF
- ANI (@ANI) April 18, 2019