Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Voting Highlights: 70.21 pc voting in Kerala; Wayanad records 72.70 pc turnout

PM Narendra Modi in a post on X urged the people to excercise their ?adult franchise?. He said, ?Urging everyone in constituencies voting today, in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections, to participate in record numbers. A high voter turnout strengthens our democracy. I especially urge our young voters and women voters to turn out in great numbers. Your vote is your voice!?

Author and philanthropist Sudha Murty casts her votes in Lok Sabha elections in Bengaluru.

"I want to tell everyone- don't sit at home, come out and vote, choose your leader. I always feel that urban people vote less as compared to those in rural areas. I request youngsters to come out and vote."

NDA candidate from Thrissur Suresh Gopi casts his vote at a polling station in Thrissur as Kerala votes on all 20 parliamentary constituencies in Lok Sabha polls today

Long queue of voters at a polling station in Jammu as voting starts at 7am in UT of Jammu & Kashmir The UT has 5 parliamentary constituencies of which one votes today in the second phase of Lok Sabha polls

Polling begins in 88 Constituencies across 13 States/UTs in the second phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections.

A 94-year-old woman arrives to cast vote in Ukhrul Outer Manipur. Voting for 13 Assembly segments under Outer Manipur seat will be held in the second phase today.

Voting for the second phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 is scheduled for April 26, 2024, in 88 constituencies across 13 States and Union Territories. The general voting hours are from 7 am to 6 pm, though timings may vary depending on the constituency.

In several constituencies in Bihar, including Banka, Madhepura, Khagaria, and Munger, the polling hours were extended until 6 pm to accommodate voters due to hot weather conditions. These 88 constituencies include 73 general, 6 scheduled tribe, and 9 scheduled caste seats.

The voting will take place in 88 constituencies across 13 states/UTs. These states include Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Voting Live: Union Minister and BJP candidate Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said Thiruvananthapuram has seen little progress in last two decades. ?Since the last 15-20 years, there has been very little progress in Thiruvananthapuram and in the lives of many people who are suffering from many problems that have not been solved...I request all of you to come out and vote today. This is an important day, not just for democracy, but for the future of Thiruvananthapuram and the future of your own families and children. It is something that we all must take seriously. Voting is a fundamental duty of every citizen and I hope everybody comes out and votes for change,? Chandrasekhar told news agency ANI. The Union Minister is contesting the elections from Thiruvananthapuram against sitting MP Shashi Tharoor. All 20 seats of Kerala vote today in the second phase.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Voting Live: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has said that all arrangements have been made for voters. ?We have been preparing for the last 2 years. The arrangements are in place at all the booths...All arrangements have been made for the voters including drinking water, fans...The voters need to come out and vote...Security has been kept in mind...There is absolutely no information of violence from anywhere. Still, forces will be present on all booths,? Kumar told news agency ANI.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Voting Live: The polling will begin begin at 7 am at 1.67 lakh polling stations and continue until 5 pm. The Election Commission provides an extra hour a buffer period for voters who are already present in the voting queue.

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 2 Voting Live:  Eighty eight parliamentary constituencies spread across 13 states and Union Territories (UTs) are polling in the second phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 today, April 26. The voting will begin begin at 7 am and continue until 5 pm.