Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Tripura records highest voter turnout, UP lowest till 5 pm

Lok Sabha elections 2024 are underway and on April 26, as many as 89 constituencies spread across 13 states and Union Territories (UTs) will vote in the Phase 2 of the general elections.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 phase 2 89 seats across 13 states voting poll percentage key candidates live updates gcw

Team Asianet Newsable

First Published Apr 26, 2024, 7:00 AM IST

The second phase of the 18th Lok Sabha Elections is underway. At 1 PM, Tripura, Manipur, and Chhattisgarh emerged as frontrunners in voter turnout, surpassing the 50% mark in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Meanwhile, Maharashtra lags behind with a turnout of 31.77% in several constituencies.

In the second phase, 13 states and Union territories (UT), polling in 89 seats will be conducted during the second round of voting. Following the first round of voting on April 19, which witnessed a turnout of roughly 64%.

The voting commenced at 7 am and will conclude at 5 pm with an extra hour being provided as a buffer period for voters who are already present in the voting line. The vote count and results will be announced on June 4.

It's interesting to note that while eight constituencies in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh are slated to vote in the second phase of the upcoming general elections on April 26, all 20 Lok Sabha seats in Kerala will go to polls on Friday.

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Take a look at key states and seats going to polls:

Assam: Karimganj, Silchar, Mangaldoi, Nawgong, Kaliabor
Bihar: Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur
Chhattisgarh: Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund, Kanker
Jammu and Kashmir: Jammu
Karnataka: Udupi Chikamagalur, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South, Chikballapur, Kolar
Kerala: Kasaragod, Kannur, Vatakara, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Ponnani, Palakkad, Alathur, Thrissur, Chalakudy, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Mavelikkara, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Attingal, Thiruvananthapuram
Manipur: Outer Manipur
Madhya Pradesh: Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa, Hoshangabad, Betul
Maharashtra: Buldhana, Akola, Amravati, Wardha, Yavatmal Washim, Hingoli, Nanded, Parbhani
Rajasthan: Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Ajmer, Pali, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, Udaipur, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Kota, Jhalawar-Baran
Tripura: Tripura East
Uttar Pradesh: Amroha, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Mathura
West Bengal: Darjeeling, Raiganj, Balurghat