Lok Sabha Election 2024: Nearly 61% voter turnout in phase 2 polls; UP, Maharashtra see nearly 54%

KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)

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Nearly 61% polling was reported in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections covering 88 seats across 13 states amid a few complaints of EVM glitches and bogus voting in some states. Polling for the second stage of the seven-phase elections started at 7 am and ended at 6 pm.

The first phase of polling was held on April 19 in 102 seats across 21 states and Union territories. The Election Commission (EC) said polling remained largely peaceful. The tentative figure at 7 pm of voter turnout of 60.96% is likely to go upwards when reports from all polling stations are obtained, the EC said, adding voters reaching polling stations till the end of polling hour are allowed to cast their vote.

EC data showed the highest voting percentage was recorded in Tripura which registered 78.53% polling, followed by Manipur at 77.18% while the turnout was relatively lower in Uttar Pradesh at 53.71% and Maharashtra 53.84%.

Polling was held in all 20 seats of Kerala, 14 of the 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 in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, and 1 seat each in Manipur, Tripura and Jammu and Kashmir.

Here’s the latest voter turnout from all states that went to polls in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections:

Of the 1,202 candidates in the fray, 1,098 are men, 102 are women and two are from the third gender category. Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar and actor-turned-politician Arun Govil, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar’s brother DK Suresh (Cong), and former Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy (JDS) are among the key candidates while BJP’s Hema Malini, Om Birla and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat seeking a hat-trick of wins from their respective constituencies.

All 20 seats of Kerala, 14 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 in Chhattisgarh and West Bengal, and 1 seat each in Manipur, Tripura and Jammu and Kashmir are polling today.

The Election Commission (EC) said more than 16 lakh polling officials have been deployed across 1.67 lakh polling stations for over 15.88 crore voters. Voters include 8.08 crore male, 7.8 crore female and 5,929 third gender electors. As many as 34.8 lakh first-time voters are registered to cast their votes. Additionally, there are 3.28 crore young voters in the age group of 20–29 years.

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KV Prasad Journo follow politics, process in Parliament and US Congress. Former Congressional APSA-Fulbright Fellow