The Lok Sabha Election Phase 2 Voting Highlights: The second phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections has begun, with voting for 88 constituencies in 13 states and union territories.
The second phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections has begun, with voting for 88 constituencies in 13 states and union territories. The elections feature almost 1,200 candidates, including four from Outer Manipur.
Phase Two has been too good!
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 26, 2024
Gratitude to the people across India who have voted today. The unparalleled support for NDA is going to disappoint the Opposition even more. Voters want NDA’s good governance. Youth and women voters are powering the strong NDA support.
Tomorrow’s elections will include all 20 seats in Kerala, 14 of Karnataka’s 28 seats, 13 seats in Rajasthan, 8 seats in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, 7 seats in Madhya Pradesh, 5 seats in Assam and Bihar, 3 seats in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, and 1 seat each in Manipur, Tripura, and Jammu and Kashmir.
In 2019, the NDA won 56 of the 89 seats, with the UPA taking 24. Six of these seats were redrawn as part of the delimitation process.
The first of seven stages of the elections was held last Friday for 102 seats in 21 states and Union territories. The polls witnessed a voter turnout of approximately 65.5%.
The Lok Sabha Election: 73.05% turnout in Chhattisgarh’s three seats.
In the second phase of voting on Friday, 73.05 percent of voters turned out in three Lok Sabha constituencies in Chhattisgarh, all of which had Maoist presence, according to officials.
However, the amount may rise because final data from numerous booths has still to be obtained, they warned.
While polling took place under tight security, a police officer on election duty allegedly committed himself by shooting himself with a service weapon in Gariaband district, according to reports.
Over 61% of voters participated in The Lok Sabha Election Phase 2
According to the most recent Election Commission estimates, more than 60% of voters turned out on Thursday to vote for 13 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan’s second phase of elections.
On April 19, polling was held in the first phase for the state’s other 12 parliamentary constituencies, which send 25 representatives to Parliament.
Lok Sabha Polls: Another BJD MLA Joins BJP Ahead Of Odisha Polls
Soro MLA Parshuram Dhada returned to the BJP on Friday, weeks after resigning from the ruling BJD, ahead of Odisha’s Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. Mr. Dhada joined the BJP at an event held at the party’s headquarters here in the presence of state president Manmohan Samal, former president Samir Mohanty, and other dignitaries.
🗳️ #ElectionsWithNDTV | Watch: Indian pacer Mohammad Shami arrives at a polling booth to cast his vote in Uttar Pradesh's Amroha.#LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/WOLl6Ug480
— NDTV (@ndtv) April 26, 2024
The Lok Sabha Election: Voting Stopped After Clash At Polling Station In Karnataka Village.
Voting has been halted in a Karnataka village after a fight broke out between two groups at a polling station. It happened in Indiganatta village, Chamrajnagar Lok Sabha seat.
The Soliga and Bedagampana communities voted to boycott voting due to a lack of basic amenities in the area. Later, district officials persuaded the Soliga community to vote at the polling station, which enraged the residents of the other village, resulting in a confrontation between the two groups.
They also attacked the voting station, prompting police to use a minor lathi charge to bring the situation under control. A few persons have sustained minor injuries.
The Lok Sabha Election phase 2 voting: BJP candidate complains about violence in Bengal’s Chopra
Raju Bista, a BJP candidate from Darjeeling, has accused Trinamool Congress workers of inciting violence in Chopra, one of seven Assembly constituencies under this Lok Sabha seat. Mr Bista told reporters, “At Chopra, the ruling party workers are openly carrying weapons.
Voters are being intimidated. I’ve already contacted the Election Commission about the situation. There is an urgent need for repolling at multiple voting booths in this area.”