Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 2 Schedule: After the conclusion of voting for the first phase on April 19, attention turns to the second phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections, set for April 26. This phase encompasses 89 Lok Sabha constituencies across 12 states and one Union Territory. Major states like Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal will participate in phase 2. Vote counting is slated for June 4.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 2: Polling Date and Timings
As per Election Commission of India, the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 will take place on Friday, April 26. Voting will begin at 7 am and end at 5 pm, with an additional hour given as a buffer period for voters already in line.
Lok Sabha Election Phase 2 constituencies
In this phase, a total of 89 constituencies across 13 states and UT will go to the polls. The states in phase 2 include Bihar (5), Chhattisgarh (3), Karnataka (14), Madhya Pradesh (7), Uttar Pradesh (8), West Bengal (3), Maharashtra (8), Rajasthan (13), Manipur (1), Kerala (20), Tripura (1), Jammu and Kashmir (1), and Assam (5).
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 2: Key Candidates and Constituencies
A total of 1206 candidates from 13 States/UTs, along with 4 candidates from Outer Manipur PC, will compete in the second phase of lok sabha elections 2024.Initially, 2633 nominations were filed for the 88 PCs across 12 States/UTs going to the polls in this phase. The deadline for filing nominations for all 12 States/UTs was April 4, 2024. After scrutiny, 1428 nominations were found to be valid.
Full list of states and constituencies in the Phase 2 Lok Sabha election:
Assam: Karimganj, Silchar, Mangaldoi, Nawgong, Kaliabor
Bihar : Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur, Banka
Chhattisgarh : Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund, Kanker
Jammu and Kashmir: Jammu
Karnataka: Udupi Chikmagalur, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South, Chikballapur, Kolar
Kerala: Kasaragod, Kannur, Vatakara, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Ponnani, Palakkad, Alathur, Thrissur, Chalakudy, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Mavelikkara, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Attingal, Thiruvananthapuram
Madhya Pradesh: Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa, Hoshangabad, Betul
Maharashtra: Buldhana, Akola, Amravati (SC), Wardha, Yavatmal-Washim, Hingoli, Nanded, Parbhani
Manipur : Outer Manipur
Rajasthan: Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Ajmer, Pali, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, Udaipur, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Kota, Jhalawar-Baran
Tripura : Tripura East
Uttar Pradesh: Amroha, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, Aligarh, Mathura, Bulandshahr
West Bengal: Darjeeling, Raiganj, Balurghat
Here’s a look at the Key candidates and Constituencies in Phase 2
Rahul Gandhi (Congress) : Wayanad
Sukanta Majumdar (BJP) : Balurghat
Tarachand Meena (Congress): Udaipur
Papu Yadav (IND) : Purnia
C.P. Joshi (Congress) : Bhilwara
Vaibhav Gehlot (Congress) : Jalore
Gajendra Singh Shekawat (BJP) : Jodhpur
Hema Malini (BJP) : Mathura
V. Somanna (BJP): Tumkur
Bhupesh Bhagel (INC) : Rajnandgaon
H.D. Kumaraswamy (JDS): Mandya
Mansoor ali Khan (INC) : Bangalore
Tejasvi Surya (BJP) : Bangalore south
K.C Venugopal (INC): Alappuzha
Shashi Tharoor (INC) : Thiruvananthapuram
Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 1 – A Recap
Polling was conducted in 102 constituencies across 21 states and Union territories during the first phase of the seven-phase election on Friday (April 19). This phase saw the highest number of constituencies going to polls. Over 62 per cent had exercised their franchise in the first phase with West Bengal recording the highest voter turnout at 81.91 per cent, followed by Tripura at 81.48 per cent. In ethnic clashes hit Manipur, the voter turnout was recorded at 75.17 per cent.
Over 16.63 crore people, including 8.4 crore men, 8.23 crore women, and 11,371 third-gender voters, were eligible to vote in this phase. There were 35.67 lakh first-time voters and 3.51 crore voters aged between 20 and 29 years.