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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: In the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, voting was completed on 88 seats in 13 states and union territories of the country on Friday. According to the Election Commission, 60.96 percent voting was reported till 7 pm. Although voting was to be held on 89 seats in the second phase, due to the death of a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate, voting on Betul seat will now be held in the third phase.
PM Modi expressed gratitude
After the completion of the second phase of voting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted on social media platform The unprecedented support the opposition is getting is even more disappointing. The youth and women voters are giving strong support to the NDA.
79.25 percent voting in Tripura
According to the information received from the Election Commission, maximum 79.25 percent voters have exercised their franchise in Tripura and 55.08 percent voters in Bihar. 77.32 percent voters voted in Manipur, 73.55 percent in Chhattisgarh, 71.84 percent in West Bengal, 71.11 percent in Assam and 71.91 percent in Jammu and Kashmir. At the same time, 68.31 percent voters voted in Karnataka, 65.78 percent in Kerala, 64.07 percent in Rajasthan, 57.81 percent in Madhya Pradesh, 56.66 percent in Maharashtra, and 54.85 percent in Uttar Pradesh.
A look at the comparison of voting percentage from 2019 Lok Sabha elections
| State | Voting Percentage in 2019 | Voting Percentage in 2024 ((PROVISIONAL) |
| Uttar Pradesh | 62.18% | 54.85% |
| Bihar | 62.93% | 55.99% |
| Madhya Pradesh | 67.67% | 58.13% |
| Rajasthan | 68.42% | 64.07% |
| Chhattisgarh | 75.12% | 73.94% |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 72.50% | 72.32% |
| Karnataka | 68.96% | 68.38% |
| Kerala | 77.84% | 66.54% |
| Maharashtra | 62.81% | 59.49% |
| Manipur | 84.14% | 77.95% |
| Assam | 81.28% | 76.06% |
| Tripura | 82.90% | 79.58% |
| West Bengal | 80.66% | 71.84% |
The fate of 1,202 candidates is sealed in EVMs.
Along with this, current Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union Ministers Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Rajiv Chandrashekhar, former Congress National President Rahul Gandhi, former Union Ministers Shashi Tharoor, Mahesh Sharma, film actress Hema Malini, Arun, who played the role of Lord Ram in the Ramayana serial. Govil, former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, BJYM national president Tejasvi Surya, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s brother D.K. Suresh, former Karnataka CM H.D. The fate of 1,202 candidates, including Kumaraswamy and Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, was sealed in the EVMs.
Along with all the 20 Lok Sabha seats of Kerala, 14 of Karnataka, 13 of Rajasthan, eight each of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, six of Madhya Pradesh, five each of Assam and Bihar, three each of Chhattisgarh and West Bengal were declared on Friday. And voting was completed on one seat each in Tripura, Manipur and Jammu and Kashmir. The seats for which voting took place on Friday are very important for the BJP from political point of view. Out of these 88 Lok Sabha seats, BJP has maximum 52 seats. If two independent MPs who joined the party before the Lok Sabha elections are included, this figure reaches 54.
In the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, voting was held on Saturday, April 26 on 88 seats in 12 states and one Union Territory, in which 63.50 percent voting took place. Voting percentage was low in big states while voters in small states voted enthusiastically. The Election Commission said the second phase of voting was mostly peaceful. The probable voting figure till 8 pm was 63.50 percent, which was reported after receiving reports from all polling stations. Additionally, voters who reached polling stations till the end of polling time were allowed to cast their votes.
Voting boycotted in some states
In some villages of Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, Banswara in Rajasthan and Parbhani in Maharashtra, voters initially boycotted voting, but officials later convinced them to participate. Voting for the second phase began at 7 am and ended at 6 pm, during which many states faced scorching heat. The first phase of voting was held on April 19 on 102 seats in 21 states and union territories and the voting percentage in the first phase was low. In Uttar Pradesh, voting was 7 percent less than the 62 percent voting in these seats in 2019.
Voting took place on all 20 seats in Kerala, 14 out of 28 seats in Karnataka, 13 seats in Rajasthan, 8 seats each in Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh, 6 seats in Madhya Pradesh, 5 seats each in Assam and Bihar, 3 seats each. Happened. Voting took place yesterday in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, and 1 seat each in Manipur, Tripura and Jammu and Kashmir.
Less voting in big states, heavy voting in small states
Voting in the second phase on Friday was around 63 per cent, which is lower than the 65 per cent recorded in the first phase last week and the 68 per cent recorded during the second phase in 2019. According to Election Commission data, Tripura recorded the highest voter turnout at 79.46 percent, followed by Manipur at 77.32 percent. There was 54.85 percent voting in Uttar Pradesh and 55.08 percent voting in Bihar. Voting in Tripura East (ST) constituency was conducted peacefully with more than 100 per cent voting reported at two polling stations.
According to a statement by the Chief Electoral Officer of Tripura on Friday, the reason was the use of Election Duty Certificate (EDC). Manipur, where heavy presence of security personnel was seen during polling, saw a remarkable 77.32 per cent turnout.
where and how much voting took place
The voting percentage in Kerala was 70.21 percent. In Kerala, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency recorded 72.70 percent voting. 57.88 percent voting took place in Madhya Pradesh. About 71.11 per cent of the 77,26,668 voters cast their votes in the five parliamentary constituencies of Assam during this phase. 57.83 percent voting took place on eight seats in Maharashtra, while in Rajasthan it reached 64.07 percent. There was 55.08 percent voting in Bihar and 71.91 percent voting in Jammu and Kashmir. 71.84 percent voting took place in West Bengal. The Election Commission received around 300 complaints in West Bengal, mainly regarding EVM malfunctions.
Voting decreased in UP-Bengaluru
Official figures show that 53.30 percent voting took place in Gautam Buddha Nagar seat of UP. By comparison, Election Commission data shows that voter turnout was 60.47 per cent in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, 60.38 per cent in 2014 and 48 per cent in 2009. Almost half of the voters in Bengaluru did not vote in this phase. Voter participation was quite low in the city’s three urban constituencies – Bengaluru Central, Bengaluru North and Bengaluru South. The estimated turnout in these constituencies was 52.81 percent for Bengaluru Central, 54.42 percent for Bengaluru North and 53.15 percent for Bengaluru South.
