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

New Delhi: India today enters the second phase of the 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, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, Rajasthan, Manipur and West Bengal.Voting for the second phase will start at 7 am and will end at 5 pm on April 26.In the first phase, 102 constituencies went to the polls. In phase 1 the voter turnout was approximately 65.5 per cent and the Election Commission labelling it as a 'high' turnout. Bihar was placed last on the list of states with high turnout.According to the Election Commission of India's (ECI) schedule, phase three is set for May 7, the fourth for May 13, the fifth phase for May 20, the the 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: Constituencies1. Assam Karimganj, Silchar, Mangaldoi, Nawgong, Kaliabor2. Bihar Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur, Banka3. Chhattisgarh Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund, Kanker4. Jammu and Kashmir Jammu5. Karnataka Udupi, Chikamagalur, Hassan, Dakshina, Kannada, Chitradurga. Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Bangalore, Rural Bangalore, North Bangalore, Central Bangalore, South Chikballapur Kolar6. KeralaKasaragod, Kannur, Vadakara, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Ponnani, Palakkad, Alathur, Thrissur, Chalakudy, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Mavelikkara, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Attingal, Thiruvananthapuram7. Madhya Pradesh Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa, Hoshangabad8. MaharashtraBuldhana, Akola, Amravati, Wardha, Yavatmal-Washim, Hingoli, Nanded, Parbhani9. Manipur Outer Manipur10. Rajasthan Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Ajmer, Pali, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, Udaipur, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Kota, Jhalawar-Baran,11. Tripura Tripura East12. Uttar Pradesh Amroha, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, Aligarh, Mathura, Bulandshahr13. West Bengal Darjeeling Raiganj BalurghatLok Sabha Elections 2024 Polls Phase 2: List of key constituencies and key candidatesWayanad - 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 Prahlad Gunjal (INC)Jodhpur - Rajasthan: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (BJP)Purnia - Bihar: Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav (IND)

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

Voting for the second phase will start at 7 am and will end at 5 pm on April 26. Here's all you need to know:

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