Lok Sabha election 2024 phase 2: The second phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections will be held on April 26.
The second phase of Lok Sabha elections, which will be held across India in seven phases, will be held on April 26. In the first phase, elections were held in 102 Lok Sabha constituencies in 21 states including Tamil Nadu on April 19.
While the first phase of elections was held in 21 states including Tamil Nadu last week, Lok Sabha elections will be held in 89 constituencies in 13 states and union territories this week (26th).
In this, polling is going on in all the 20 constituencies in the state of Kerala in one phase. Similarly, out of total 28 constituencies in the state of Karnataka, elections have been held in 14 constituencies in the first phase, and elections are going to be held in the remaining 14 constituencies.
Here is the list of states where the second phase of elections will be held:
1. Assam – 5 Lok Sabha constituencies
2. Bihar – 5 Lok Sabha constituencies
3. Chhattisgarh – 3 Lok Sabha constituencies
4. Jammu and Kashmir – 1 Lok Sabha Constituency (Jammu)
5. Karnataka – 14 Lok Sabha constituencies
6. Kerala – 20 Lok Sabha constituencies
7. Madhya Pradesh – 7 Lok Sabha constituencies
8. Maharashtra – 8 Lok Sabha constituencies
9. Manipur – 1 Lok Sabha Constituency (Outer Manipur)
10. Rajasthan – 13 Lok Sabha constituencies
11. Tripura – 1 Lok Sabha Constituency (East Tripura)
12. Uttar Pradesh – 8 Lok Sabha constituencies
13. West Bengal – 3 Lok Sabha constituencies
Major Candidates:
- Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Kerala State (Wayanadu Constituency)
- Hema Malini, a two-time MP and a third-time BJP candidate for Bollywood actress – Uttar Pradesh (Madura Constituency)
- Arunkoil – Uttar Pradesh State (Meerut Constituency) famous for acting in Ramayana TV serial
- Former Communist Party of India President Panniyan Ravindran and BJP Kerala President K Surendran, senior Congress leader Sasi Tharoor and Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar are directly contesting the Thiruvananthapuram seat in Kerala.
