Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Voting Live: 9.3 % voter turnout till 9 am

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Voting Live: After voting during the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar applauded his party’s manifesto and said that the state is giving very big results.

“Karnataka is going to poll; the state is giving very big results and people are very happy as whatever we said in the last elections we have delivered…Women are cutting across the party line, all of them are favouring us and I thank all of them…For the first-time voters- the youth of this country, I have to say that Congress has put up a beautiful manifesto…You have to make a change as it is needed, you have given 10 years and now let’s go for a change,” he told ANI.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Voting Live: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tejasvi Surya cast his vote in Bengaluru on Friday. After voting, Surya said 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 told ANI.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Voting Live : Congress candidate from Bhagalpur, Bihar Ajit Sharma cast his vote on Friday. Sharma was accompanied by his daughter and Bollywood actress Neha Sharma.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Voting Live : Kerala recorded 8.52 % voter turnout in Kerala till 9 am during the phase 2 polling underway at all 20 seats. Karnataka recorded 9.21 % turnout, MP saw 13.82 % turnout, according to  Election Commission. 

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Voting Live : VIDEO |  Union Minister and BJP leader Nirmala Sitharaman cast her vote in Bengaluru, Karnataka. on Friday. “Everyone should come out of their homes to cast their vote. Yes, it can be a hot day in Bengaluru but it is worth coming out. Choose your time, please come, do vote. India needs every vote,” Sitharaman said after casting her vote. 

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Voting Live: Watch – Former Chief Minister of Rajasthan  Ashok Gehlot casts his vote at a polling booth in Jodhpur. His son Vaibhav Gehlot is a candidate from Jalore Lok Sabha seat.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Voting Live: Congress leaders Venkataramane Gowda, DK Suresh and BJP leader Hema Malini are the three richest candidates in the fray in the second phase of Lok Sabha Elections, the polling of which is underway today. Gowda, the candidate from Mandya in Karnataka has declared assets worth ₹623 crore. Suresh, the candidate from Bangalore Rural has assets worth ₹593 crore while Hema Malini, who is contesting from Mathura, has declared assets worth ₹279 crore.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Voting Live:  Congress president Malikarjun Kharge said the ongoing election is not an ordinary election but an election to protect democracy from the clutches of dictatorship. “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,” Kharge said in his message to voters on X. 

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Voting Live: Polling is in progress at eight Lok Sabha constituencies of Western Uttar Pradesh in the second phase on April 26. The seats going to polls include Meerut, Baghpat, Bulandshahar, Amroha, Ghaziabad, Gautambudh Nagar (Noida), Aligarh and Mathura . Ninety one candidates are in the fray from these seats. 

“Our assessment is that we will get all 20 seats. There is a silent trend against the current state and Central government. I hope Congress-led INDIA front will come back….,” says Kerala LoP VD Satheesan in Ernakulam.

Kerala is voting on all 20 parliamentary seats in the second phase of elections.

A total of 8.08 crore voters across 13 States/UTs are voting today. 1201 candidates are in the fray.

PM Narendra Modi in a post on X urged the people to excercise their ‘adult franchise’. He said, “Urging everyone in constituencies voting today, in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections, to participate in record numbers. A high voter turnout strengthens our democracy. I especially urge our young voters and women voters to turn out in great numbers. Your vote is your voice!”

Author and philanthropist Sudha Murty casts her votes in Lok Sabha elections in Bengaluru.

“I want to tell everyone- don’t sit at home, come out and vote, choose your leader. I always feel that urban people vote less as compared to those in rural areas. I request youngsters to come out and vote.”

NDA candidate from Thrissur Suresh Gopi casts his vote at a polling station in Thrissur as Kerala votes on all 20 parliamentary constituencies in Lok Sabha polls today

Long queue of voters at a polling station in Jammu as voting starts at 7am in UT of Jammu & Kashmir The UT has 5 parliamentary constituencies of which one votes today in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls

Polling begins in 88 Constituencies across 13 States/UTs in the second phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections.

A 94-year-old woman arrives to cast vote in Ukhrul Outer Manipur. Voting for 13 Assembly segments under Outer Manipur seat will be held in the second phase today.

Voting for the second phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 is scheduled for April 26, 2024, in 88 constituencies across 13 States and Union Territories. The general voting hours are from 7 am to 6 pm, though timings may vary depending on the constituency.

In several constituencies in Bihar, including Banka, Madhepura, Khagaria, and Munger, the polling hours were extended until 6 pm to accommodate voters due to hot weather conditions. These 88 constituencies include 73 general, 6 scheduled tribe, and 9 scheduled caste seats.

The voting will take place in 88 constituencies across 13 states/UTs. These states include Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Voting Live: Union Minister and BJP candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said Thiruvananthapuram has seen little progress in last two decades. “Since the last 15-20 years, there has been very little progress in Thiruvananthapuram and in the lives of many people who are suffering from many problems that have not been solved…I request all of you to come out and vote today. This is an important day, not just for democracy, but for the future of Thiruvananthapuram and the future of your own families and children. It is something that we all must take seriously. Voting is a fundamental duty of every citizen and I hope everybody comes out and votes for change,” Chandrasekhar told news agency ANI. The Union Minister is contesting the elections from Thiruvananthapuram against sitting MP Shashi Tharoor. All 20 seats of Kerala vote today in the second phase.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Voting Live: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has said that all arrangements have been made for voters. “We have been preparing for the last 2 years. The arrangements are in place at all the booths…All arrangements have been made for the voters including drinking water, fans…The voters need to come out and vote…Security has been kept in mind…There is absolutely no information of violence from anywhere. Still, forces will be present on all booths,” Kumar told news agency ANI.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Voting Live: The polling will begin begin at 7 am at 1.67 lakh polling stations and continue until 5 pm. The Election Commission provides an extra hour a buffer period for voters who are already present in the voting queue.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Voting Live:  Eighty eight parliamentary constituencies spread across 13 states and Union Territories (UTs) are polling in the second phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 today, April 26. The voting will begin begin at 7 am and continue until 5 pm.