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Last Updated: April 26, 2024, 06:00 IST
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 2 LIVE Updates: In the second phase of voting for the 18th Lok Sabha elections, 89 seats across 13 states and Union Territories will go to polls today, April 26. The second round of voting for the general elections will witness polling in all 20 seats of Kerala, 14 of the 28 seats in Karnataka, 13 seats in Rajasthan, eight seats each in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, seven seats in Madhya Pradesh, five seats each in Assam and Bihar, three seats each in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, and one seat each in Manipur, Tripura and Jammu and Kashmir.
Among the prominent candidates are Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi (Wayanad, Kerala), BJP’s Tejasvi Surya (Bangalore South, Karnataka), Hema Malini and Arun Govil (Both from Uttar Pradesh), Om Birla (Kota, Rajasthan), Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar’s brother DK Suresh (Bangalore Rural, Karnataka), former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy (Mandya, Karnataka). In addition to the above candidates entering the poll fray, a close contest is likely to be witnessed in Thiruvananthapuram between Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor.
The first phase of the Lok Sabha polls had covered 102 seats spread across 21 states, with the Election Commission recording a voter turnout of around 64%.
Stay updated with Schedule of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections Phase 2 on News18. Explore voter turnout trends and Lok Sabha Election 2024 Related Real-Time Updates At News18 Website.
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