Lok Sabha Polls 2024 Phase 2: Voting in 12 States, 1 UT Today. Know Key Constituencies, Candidates

New Delhi: India today enters second phase of Lok Sabha elections, with 88 seats across 12 states and 1 UT holding voting. States going to polls in phase 2 are Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Karnataka, Mhya Presh, Maharashtra, Uttar Presh, Tripura, Rajasthan, Manipur and West Bengal.

Voting for second phase will start at 7 am and will end at 5 pm on April 26.

In first phase, 102 constituencies went to polls.  

In phase 1 voter turnout was approximately 65.5 per cent and Election Commission labelling it as a 'high' turnout. Bihar was placed last on list of states with high turnout.

According to Election Commission of India's (ECI) schedule, phase three is set for May 7, fourth for May 13, fifth phase for May 20, sixth and final phase for May 25 and June 1 respectively. Final vote counting will take place on June 4.

Here's all you need to know for Lok Sabha elections' phase 2:

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Constituencies

1. Assam 
Karimganj, Silchar, Mangaldoi, Nawgong, Kaliabor

2. Bihar 
Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur, Banka

3. Chhattisgarh 
Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund, Kanker

4. Jammu and Kashmir 
Jammu

5. Karnataka 
Udupi, Chikamagalur, Hassan, Dakshina, Kanna, Chitrurga. Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Bangalore, Rural Bangalore, North Bangalore, Central Bangalore, South Chikballapur Kolar

6. Kerala
Kasaragod, Kannur, Vakara, Wayan, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Ponnani, Palakk, Alathur, Thrissur, Chalakudy, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Mavelikkara, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Attingal, Thiruvananthapuram

7. Mhya Presh 
Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa, Hoshangab

8. Maharashtra
Buldhana, Akola, Amravati, Wardha, Yavatmal-Washim, Hingoli, Nanded, Parbhani

9. Manipur 
Outer Manipur

10. Rajasthan 
Tonk-Sawai Mhopur, Ajmer, Pali, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, Udaipur, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Kota, Jhalawar-Baran,

11. Tripura 
Tripura East

12. Uttar Presh 
Amroha, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziab, Gautam Budh Nagar, Aligarh, Mathura, Bulandshahr

13. West Bengal 
Darjeeling Raiganj Balurghat

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Polls Phase 2: List of key constituencies and key candidates

Wayan - Kerala: Rahul Gandhi (Congress)

Thiruvananthapuram - Kerala: Rajeev Chandrasekhar (BJP) vs Shashi Tharoor (INC)

Alappuzha - Kerala: K.C Venugopal (INC)

Balurghat - West Bengal: Sukanta Majumdar (BJP)

Udaipur - Rajasthan: Tarachand Meena (Congress)

Bhilwara - Rajasthan: C.P. Joshi (Congress)

Jalore - Rajasthan: Vaibhav Gehlot (Congress)

Kota - Rajasthan: Om Birla (BJP) vs Prahl Gunjal (INC)

Jodhpur - Rajasthan: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (BJP)

Purnia - Bihar: Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yav (IND)