Elections 2024 Highlights: The first phase of the Lok Sabha elections saw a 65% turnout
Voting for 88 constituencies in the second phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections across 13 states and union territories has begun. Over 1,200 candidates, including 4 candidates from Outer Manipur, are contesting the polls.
All 20 seats in Kerala, 14 of the 28 seats in Karnataka, 13 seats in Rajasthan, 8 seats each in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, 7 seats in Madhya Pradesh, 5 seats each in Assam and Bihar, 3 seats each in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, and 1 seat each in Manipur, Tripura and Jammu and Kashmir will go to polls tomorrow.
The prominent contestants in the fray for the second phase are Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, BJP's Tejasvi Surya, Hema Malini and Arun Govil, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Shashi Tharoor, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's brother DK Suresh and former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy.
In 2019, the NDA had won 56 of the 89 seats and the UPA 24. Six of these seats have been redrawn as part of the delimitation exercise.
Out of the seven stages, the first phase of the elections were held last Friday for 102 seats across 21 states and Union territories. The polls saw a voter turnout of around 65.5%.
Here are the Highlights on Phase 2:
Lok Sabha polls: 73.05% turnout in Chhattisgarh's three seats
A voter turnout of 73.05 per cent was recorded in three Lok Sabha constituencies, all having Maoist presence, in Chhattisgarh in the second phase of polling on Friday, officials said.
However, the figure may go up as final data from several booths was yet to be received, they said.
While polling took place amid tight security, a policeman deployed on election duty allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with a service weapon in Gariaband district, they said.
63% Voter Turnout Recorded In Phase 2 Of Lok Sabha Polls
63% Voter Turnout Recorded In Phase 2 Of Lok Sabha Polls
Lok Sabha polls: Over 61% Voter Turnout Recorded In In Phase 2 Of Lok Sabha PollsOver 60 per cent turnout was recorded in polling for 13 Lok Sabha seats on Thursday in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan, according to the latest figures from the Election Commission.
Polling had taken place in the first phase on April 19 for the other 12 parliamentary constituencies in the state, which sends 25 representatives to Parliament.
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Lok Sabha Polls: Another BJD MLA Joins BJP Ahead Of Polls In Odisha
Soro MLA Parshuram Dhada on Friday returned to the BJP, weeks after resigning from the ruling BJD, ahead of the Lok Sabha and assembly polls in Odisha. Mr Dhada joined the BJP at an event organised at the BJP's headquarters here in the presence of its state president Manmohan Samal, former president Samir Mohanty and other leaders.
Lok Sabha phase 2 voting: 60.7% Voting Turnout At 5 PM
At 5 pm, 60.7% voter turnout was recorded across 13 states and union territories. Manipur, Chhattisgarh, Bengal, Assam and Tripura recorded over 70% voter turnout while Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra recorded the lowest turnout at 52.6%, 53% and 53.5% respectively.
Lok Sabha Polls: Voting Stopped After Clash At Polling Station In Karnataka Village
Voting has been stopped in a village in Karnataka after a clash broke out between two groups at a polling station. It happened in Indiganatta village in Chamrajnagar Lok Sabha constituency.
Soliga and Bedagampana community had decided to boycott voting due to lack of basic amenities in the village. Later, district officials persuaded the Soliga community and they came to the polling station to vote,which angered the people of other community, which led to the clash between the two groups. They attacked the polling station as well , police had to do a mild lathi-charge to control the situation. Few people have suffered mild injuries.
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Lok Sabha Polls: Case filed against BJP's Tejasvi Surya
A case has been filed against BJP MP and Bengaluru South candidate Tejasvi Suryafor posting a video on Twitter and "soliciting votes on the ground of religion, said Election Commission.
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Lok Sabha phase 2 voting: BJP candidate complains of violence in Bengal's Chopra
BJP candidate from Darjeeling Raju Bista has accused the Trinamool Congress workers of unleashing violence in Chopra, one of the seven Assembly constituencies under this Lok Sabha seat. Mr Bista told reporters, "At Chopra, the ruling party workers are openly moving around with firearms. The voters are being intimidated. I have already informed the Election Commission about the matter. There is an urgent need for repolling at several polling booths here."
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: BJP got its 'acche din' but where are the 'acche din' it promised, asks Mayawati
BSP chief Mayawati today said the country's unemployed people, farmers, women and other deprived sections must consider that they have brought "acche din" (good times) to the BJP but "what happened to their much publicised promise to bring acche din to you.
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Voter Turnout Till 3 pmPhase 2 Turnout |
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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 |
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Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Voter Turnout In Madhya Pradesh, Tripura, UP, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, BiharNearly 38.96 per cent of voters cast their ballots till 1 am in six Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh in the second phase of general elections.
Tripura is leading the voter turnout charts after 54.47 per cent voting percentage was recorded in the state till 1 pm
A voter turnout of 35.73 per cent was recorded till 1 pm in the eight parliamentary constituencies of Uttar Pradesh
A voter turnout of 31.77 per cent was recorded till 1 pm on Friday in eight constituencies of Maharashtra
40.39 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 1 pm across the 13 parliamentary constituencies in Rajasthan
A voter turnout of 33.80 per cent was recorded till 1 pm in the five Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar
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Lok Sabha phase 2 voting: Why BJP, Congress Candidates Won't Be Able to Cast Their Votes Raju Bista and Dr Munish Tamang, the BJP and Congress candidates respectively from Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency, one of the three in West Bengal going to polls in the second phase on Friday, will not be able to cast their votes for themselves. This is because neither Bista nor Tamang is a voter from Darjeeling. Both are voters from Delhi since the national capital had been their "workplaces" for years.
Elections Phase 2 Voting LIVE: "BJP Will Cross 400": BJP Meerut Candidate Arun GovilBharatiya Janata Party candidate from Meerut and popular 'Ramayana' actor Arun Govil said on Friday that he has full hope that the BJP will cross 400 seats in Lok Sabha polls 2024. The Bharatiya Janata Party has replaced three-term MP Rajendra Agarwal and pitted Ramayana actor Arun Govil against Samajwadi Party's Sunita Verma and BSP's Devratt Kumar. "I want to tell people to cast their vote. We must exercise our vote. We have full hope that this time the BJP will cross 400," he said as the voting is underway in the constituency.
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Lok Sabha Elections LIVE: "Congress Absolutely Frustrated": BJP's Tejasvi SuryaBJP candidate from Bengaluru South constituency, Tejasvi Surya, cast his vote in Bengaluru on Friday and stated that the Congress party may not win more than 30 seats in the Lok Sabha polls.
"Congress party has become absolutely frustrated. Survey after survey shows that it may not win more than 30 seats... The more personal attacks and baseless allegations they make against the PM, history has shown that the Prime Minister has only gotten stronger and the BJP has only gotten more popular," he said.
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: BJP Karnataka Candidate Charged For Bribery, 4.8 Crore Cash SeizedA case was registered against BJP candidate K Sudhakar for alleged bribery and undue influence on electorate and cash worth Rs 4.8 crores was also seized, the Election Commission said on Friday.
Action was taken by the Flying Squads Team (FST) of Chikkaballapura, they said.
Taking to 'X', Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer on Friday said the FST of Chikkaballapura seized cash worth 4.8 crores.
Lok Sabha polls LIVE: "PM Is Panicking After Phase 1": Congress Leader KC Venugopal
"I am confident that the people of Alleppey will stand with me. After phase one of the Lok Sabha elections, the PM is panicking. I thank the PM for bringing the Congress manifesto into the public domain in a big way. Our manifesto is for the people whereas BJP's is for Adani and Ambani. In Kerala, UDF will sweep all 20 seats. The way BJP and CPM attacked Rahul Gandhi, the people of Wayanad will show that they are with him," Congress candidate KC Venugopal said.
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Jammu Records Over 10% Voter Turnout Till 9 am
More than 10 per cent of the over 17.8 lakh eligible electors cast their vote in the first two hours of polling in the second phase of Lok Sabha election in the Jammu constituency.
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Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Nearly 10% Of Bihar 93 Lakh Voters Turned Out At Polling Booths Till 9 amAround 9.84 per cent of over 93 lakh voters in five Lok Sabha constituencies of Bihar cast their votes till 9 am. Polling started at 7 am in Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur and Banka and will continue till 6 pm. As many as 45.15 lakh women and 306 belonging to the third gender, will vote for 50 candidates.
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Elderly Among First Voters In Gautam Buddha Nagar's NoidaSenior citizens dominated the early hours of voting in Noida in the Gautam Buddh Nagar constituency as polling began here Friday morning in the second phase of the Lok Sabha election.
The queues were short and many booths reported brisk voting in the first hour, according to some of the electors.
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Voter Turnout In Kerala, Madhya Pradesh And Tripura Till 9 AMKerala recorded a voter turnout of 11.98 per cent till 9 am on all 20 Lok Sabha seats.
13.82 per cent of voters cast their ballots till 9 am in six Lok Sabha constituencies in Madhya Pradesh.
Around 17 per cent of voters cast their votes till 9 a.m. in Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency.
WATCH: Congress Leader Shashi Tharoor Queues Up To Cast His Vote In ThiruvananthapuramCongress MP and candidate from Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor queued up outside a polling booth in the constituency as he awaited his turn to cast his vote. Mr Tharoor, who has held the seat since 2009, is facing a challenge as the BJP has named Union Minister of State Rajeev Chandrashekhar.
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Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Voter Turnout Till 9 am
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: "Pehle Matdaan, Fir Jalpaan": Uttarakhand CM's Message To Voters "Phele matdaan, fir jalpaan.(First vote, then refreshment)," underscores the idea that voting is a priority above all else. I humbly request the God-like public to take part in the second phase of voting for the Lok Sabha Election 2024 and exercise their right to vote in this grand festival of democracy," Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said.
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Early Voter Turnout In Rajasthan, Assam, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh Nearly 12 percent voter turnout was recorded in the first two hours of polling across 13 Lok Sabha seats and one assembly constituency in Rajasthan.
An estimated 9.15 per cent electors voted till 9 am in five parliamentary constituencies of Assam.
Nearly 15.7 per cent of 51.17 lakh voters in three Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal exercised their franchise till 9 am.
Madhya Pradesh recorded 13.82 per cent voting in the initial voter turnout trend till 9 am
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: "This Election Decides Future Of Our Country": Union Minister V MuraleedharanUnion minister and BJP candidate from Attingal Lok Sabha Constituency V Muraleedharan, cast his vote along with his family members in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. "This is an election which decides the future of our country and the people of this country have a full understanding of that fact. We are seeking a continuation of the corruption-free good governance of PM Narendra Modi for the last 10 years. People have decided to give a continuation to the corruption-free good governance of PM Narendra Modi," he said.
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Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Chhattisgarh Records Over 14% Voter Turnout Till 9 AMPolling percentage till 9 am in three Lok Sabha seats of Chhattisgarh
17.52% in Kanker Lok Sabha
14.33% in Mahasamund Lok Sabha
14.59 % in Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha
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Lok Sabha Polls 2024: "No Nitish, No Lalu, Only Pappu": Purnia Candidate Pappu Yadav"No matter how much people tried to put me down, tried to harass and murder me politically, including conspiracies to even harm and kill me, my car being seized, and harassment by the police prosecution. I considered Purnea as my mother and decided to contest alone. Why do you think Purnea is a hot seat today. It is the blessings of the people from here. No Narendra Modi, no Nitish Kumar, No Lalu Yadav from here, Just Pappu," Purnia Lok Sabha Independent candidate Pappu Yadav said.
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Kerala Registers 5.62% Voter Turnout In First HourKerala has registered an early voter turnout of 5.62% with all 20 Lok Sabha seats polling since 7am. People queued up outside the 25,000 polling booths in the state to avoid the hot weather as the day progresses.
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"I appeal to all the voters to use your valuable vote to strengthen democracy and participate enthusiastically in this great festival of democracy," Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said.
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Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Finance Minister, Narayan Murthy, Rahul Dravid Among Early Voters
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, software industry icon N R Narayana Murthy, his wife and Rajya Sabha member Sudha Murty, former cricketer Rahul Dravid and actor Prakash Raj were among the early voters as polling began in 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka.
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Lok Sabha Polls 2024: "PM Modi Will Create History": BJP's Vasundhara Raje
BJP leader Vasundhara Raje cast her vote at a polling booth in Jhalawar. "The country wants development, this is why BJP will form the government again and PM Narendra Modi will win a third term. Jhalawar MP Dushyant Singh has been receiving good support... I believe he will create history this time as well... We can never take anything for granted. Everything is in the hands of God and the voters," she said.
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Hema Malini (BJP) vs Mukesh Dhangar (Congress) vs Suresh Singh (BSP)
WAYANAD
Rahul Gandhi (Congress) vs Annie Raja (CPI)
MEERUT
Arun Govil (BJP) vs Sunita Verma (SP) vs Devvrat Kumar Tyagi (BSP)
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: "This Is Not An Ordinary Election": Congress Chief's Message To Voters"We, the people of India' - this soul of the Constitution of India, should reverberate in your hearts and minds, before you push the voting button. Do not forget that this is not an ordinary election. It is an election to protect Democracy from the clutches of Dictatorship. To all my dear citizens, from 89 Constituencies in 13 States and UTs, do not get swayed by any diversionary tactics and lies. Always make your vote count. For it may change the lives of 140 Crore Indians by bringing the paradigm of YUVA NYAY, NAARI NYAY, KISAAN NYAY, SHRAMIK NYAY, HISSEDARI NYAY," Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said in a post on X.
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: A Look At Key Numbers In West BengalThree constituencies in northern West Bengal -- Darjeeling, Balurghat and Raiganj constituencies -- go to polls today. A total of 47 candidates, including state BJP president Sukanta Majumdar, are in the fray for the three seats, with 51.17 lakh people eligible to vote.
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Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Polling Begins In 14 Constituencies Of KarnatakaVoting is underway for 14 constituencies in Karnataka. A total of 247 candidates -- 226 men and 21 women -- are in the fray.
This election is witnessing a straight fight between the ruling Congress and the BJP-JD(S) combine.
Hassan, Mandya, Kolar, Udupi-Chikmagalur, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South and Chikkballapur are the 14 constituencies going to polls today.
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Polling Begins For 5 Seats In Bihar For Phase 2 Of ElectionsVoting for the five Lok Sabha seats in Bihar to decide the fate of 50 candidates has begun. Polling began in Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur and Banka and will continue till 6 pm
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Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Polling Underway For 8 Seats In Uttar PradeshThe seats where polling is underway include Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Mathura and Amroha.
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Poll Time Extended Till 6 PM In Polling Stations In Bihar ConstituenciesEven though IMD has forecast normal weather for phase two Lok Sabha polls, the polling time has been extended till 6 PM in many polling stations in Banka, Madhepura, Khagaria and Munger constituencies in Bihar to facilitate voters in hot weather conditions.
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Lok Sabha Polls 2024: Top 10 Candidates In Phase 2Here are the top 10 candidates in Phase 2:
Hema Malini (BJP), Mathura
Rajeev Chandrashekhar (BJP), Thiruvananthapuram
Shashi Tharoor (Congress), Thiruvananthapuram
Rahul Gandhi (Congress), Wayanad
Vaibhav Gehlot (Congress), Jalore
Tejasvi Surya (BJP), Bangalore South
Bhupesh Baghel (Congress), Rajnandgaon
KC Venugopal (Congress), Alappuzha
Ravindra Singh Bhati (Independent), Barmer
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BREAKING: Polling Begins Across 88 Constituencies
Polling has begun across 88 constituencies in 13 states and union territories.
Lok Sabha Polls 2024: "Come To Vote Without Any Worry": Poll Panel Chief's Appeal To Voters"We have made complete preparations for today's elections. Polling booths have been decorated. There is no possibility of any kind of violence at any booth nor has any such report been received. Voters should come to vote without any worry. The festival of democracy is the pride of the country and voters have to participate in it," Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said.
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Phase 2: 2.8 Crore Voters To Decide Fate Of 152 Candidates In 13 Rajasthan Seats Around 2.8 crore voters will decide the fate of 152 candidates in the fray for the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections which will be held on 13 seats in Rajasthan on Friday, said Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta on Thursday.
He said that all preparations have been done for the second phase of the elections.
Around 28,758 polling booths have been made in the state. Over 1.72 lakh employees are on duty for the smooth conduct of the elections, he said adding that over 82,000 employees from Rajasthan police, home guard, RAC and CAPF have been deputed at different locations to conduct elections in a free, fair and transparent manner.