Lok Sabha elections: Second phase of polling begins in 88 constituencies
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar are among the prominent candidates in the fray.
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The second phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha election began on Friday, with 88 constituencies across 12 states and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir going to the polls.
Voting is underway in all 20 seats of Kerala, 14 in Karnataka, 13 in Rajasthan, eight each in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, six in Madhya Pradesh, five each in Assam and Bihar, three each in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal and one each in Manipur, Tripura and Jammu and Kashmir.
The approximate voter turnout till 9am in Assam was 9.71%, while it was 9.65% in Bihar and 15.42% in Chhattisgarh. Jammu and Kashmir recorded a voter turnout of 10.39% till 9am according to data released by the Election Commission.
Voter turnout till 9 am in the rest of the states is: Karnataka 9.21%, Kerala 11.90%, Madhya Pradesh 13.82%, Maharashtra 7.45%, Manipur 15.49%, Rajasthan 11.77%, Tripura 16.55%,Uttar Pradesh 11.67% and West Bengal 15.68%.
Madhya Pradesh's Betul constituency was also supposed to go to polls in the second phase, but the voting was postponed to May 7 after the death of Bahujan Samaj Party candidate on April 9, according to PTI.
Among the prominent candidates in the fray during the second phase are the Congress’ Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor and Bhupesh Baghel, the Bharatiya Janata...
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