Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 2 Polling Live | Around 61% Voter Turnout Recorded; Highest In Tripura

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 2 Voting Live Coverage Updates: Voting for Lok Sabha Chunav 2024 was held for 88 seats across 13 states and union territories oday.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 2 Voting LIVE: Voting was held today for 88 constituencies across 13 states and union territories in the second phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. Over 1,200 candidates, including 4 candidates from Outer Manipur, were in the fray. Their fates have been sealed in the EVMs today. Over 76% voter turnout was recorded till 5 PM across all 88 constituencies. Tripura has recorded the highest voter turnout at 77.53%, while Kerala witnessed a low turnout at 63.97%.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and Congress leaders, including Malikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi urged voters to vote in record numbers. The voting, which began at 7 AM, continued until 6 pm. The Election Commission provides an extra hour buffer period for voters who are already present in the voting queue.  

Nearly 15.88 crore voters - 8.08 crore men, 7.8 crore women and 5,929 third-gender electors -  were eligible to vote in this phase. This also includes 3.28 crore young voters in the age group 20-29 years. In this phase of polls, 34.8 lakh first-time voters casted their votes. In Phase 1, voting was held for 109 seats on April 19. The first phase recorded a voter turnout of around 62 per cent. The counting of votes for all seven phases of Lok Sabha Elections will be held on June 4.

Stay tuned to www.zeenews.india.com for LIVE updates on Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 2 polling

26 April 2024

20:25 IST

Lok Sabha Polls Live: Congress Says BJP To Lose Its Bastion This Time

Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge said, "All our workers are very enthusiastic. The polling has been extremely favourable to us... The old bastions of the BJP will be broken completely in the second phase of the election and even in the third phase where the rest of Karnataka falls. So overall, in June you'll be quite surprised with the numbers that have been delivered by the Congress for the India Alliance..."

19:09 IST

Lok Sabha Elections Phase 2 Voting Live: Highest Turnout In Tripura, Lowest In Uttar Pradesh

Voter Turnout Till 5pm: Assam 70.66%, Bihar 53.03%, Chhattisgarh 72.13%, Jammu And Kashmir 67.22%, Karnataka 63.90%, Kerala 63.97%, Madhya Pradesh 54.83%, Maharashtra 53.51%, Manipur 76.06%, Rajasthan 59.19%, Tripura 77.53%, Uttar Pradesh 52.74%, and West Bengal 71.84%.