Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 2: Voting on April 26, details here
People wait in line at a polling station to cast their votes for the Karnataka Assembly elections in Bengaluru on May 10
The Election Commission of India announced the complete election schedule for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections at a press conference on Saturday. According to the Electoral Commission, general election polls will be held in seven phases between April 19 and June 1. Phase 2 will witness voting in 89 constituencies across 13 states and Union Territories (UT). The counting of votes for all polls will take place on June 4.
Of the total 543 seats in the Lok Sabha, 412 are for general candidates, while 84 are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates and 47 for Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates.
According to data released by the Election Commission, 22 states/UTs will go to polls in one phase, four will have two voting dates, two will have three voting dates, three will have voting dates, two will have five voting dates and three states will have seven election dates.
Here’s everything you need to know about phase 2 of the 2024 general election.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 2: Important dates
Date of issue of government gazette: 28th of March
Last date for candidates to submit their nomination: March 28 (Thursday)
Deadline for withdrawal of application: April 8 (Monday)
Date of the polls: April 26 (Friday)
Voice recording: June 4 (Tuesday)
Photo: Election Commission of India
Lok Sabha elections 2024 Phase 2: States going to the polls
Assam: Fourteen seats in Assam will go to polls in three phases. On April 26, five seats will go to the polls in the second phase.
Bihar: In all seven phases, 40 seats of Bihar will go to polls. In the second phase, five seats will go to the polls on April 26.
Karnataka: Voting in Karnataka will take place in two phases. 14 of the 28 seats will go to the polls on April 26 in phase 2. The remaining seats will go to the polls in phase 3.
Kerela: All twenty Lok Sabha seats in Kerela will go to polls in one phase on April 26.
Madhya Pradesh: Of the 29 seats in Madhya Pradesh, seven will go to polls in phase 2 on April 19. The remaining seats will be divided between phase 1, phase 3 and phase 4.
Manipur: Both seats in Manipur will go to polls in phase 1 on April 19. One of the constituencies will go to polls in two phases: phase 1 and phase 2 (April 26).
Rajasthan: Voting will be held in two phases in Rajasthan. Of the 25 seats, 13 will go to the polls in Phase 2 on April 26, concluding voting in the state.
Tripura: The elections for the Tripura Lok Sabha seat will be held in two phases. Of the two seats, one will go to the polls in phase 1 on April 19 and the second in phase 2 on April 26.
Uttar Pradesh: In all seven phases, 80 seats of Uttar Pradesh will go to polls. In the second phase, eight seats will go to the polls on April 26.
West Bengal: In all seven phases, 42 seats will go to the polls. In the second phase, three seats will go to the polls on April 26.
Jammu and Kashmir: Five seats in J&K will be spread over five consecutive phases (phases 1 to 5). One seat will be voted on on April 26.
First print: March 16, 2024 | 5:33 PM IST