Lok Sabha Election: Voting for the second phase of the 2024 general elections will take place on April 26. In this phase, polling will take place across 89 Lok Sabha constituencies in 13 states. States that are going to polls on April 26 are Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Jammu & Kashmir.
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Lok Sabha Election phase 2 polling date
Voting for the second phase of the 18th general election will take place on April 26.
Lok Sabha Election phase 2 constituencies
In this phase, polling will take place across 89 constituencies in 13 states.
Lok Sabha Election phase 2 seats
State/UT | No. of seats | Constituency |
Assam | 5 | Karimganj, Silchar, Mangaldoi, Nawgong, Kaliabor |
Bihar | 5 | Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur, Banka |
Chhattisgarh | 3 | Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund, Kanker |
J&K | 1 | Jammu |
Karnataka | 14 | Udupi Chikamagalur, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South, Chikballapur, Kolar |
Kerala | 20 | Kasaragod, Kannur, Vatakara, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Ponnani, Palakkad, Alathur, Thrissur, Chalakudy, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Mavelikkara, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Attingal, Thiruvananthapuram |
Madhya Pradesh | 7 | Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa, Hoshangabad, Betul |
Maharashtra | 8 | Buldhana, Akola, Amravati (SC), Wardha, Yavatmal-Washim, Hingoli, Nanded, Parbhani |
Manipur | 1 | Outer Manipur |
Rajasthan | 13 | Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Ajmer, Pali, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, Udaipur, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Kota, Jhalawar-Baran |
Tripura | 1 | Tripura East |
Uttar Pradesh | 8 | Amroha, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, Aligarh, Mathura, Bulandshahr |
West Bengal | 3 | Darjeeling, Raiganj, Balurghat |
Lok Sabha Election phase 2 seats to watch for
Some high-profile seats up for grabs in the second phase of the general elections are Mathura from where Dream Girl Hema Malini is eyeing her third victory and Meerut from where the BJP has fielded Ramayan actor Arun Govil.
Purnia in Bihar is also one of the most talked about Lok Sabha seats in this phase as Pappu Yadav has made his entry into the electoral fray as an independent candidate against the sitting JD(U) MP Santosh Kumar Kushwaha, who has been fielded by the INDIA alliance.
Down South, the hilly Wayanad seat in Kerala which will see a tripartite contest between Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, CPI’s Annie Raja and BJP Kerala president K Surendran.
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Like Wayanad, Thiruvananthapuram is also set to witness a triangular contest. Here, sitting MP Dr Shashi Tharoor will be challenged by Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar and CPI veteran Pannyan Raveendran.