Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Tripura records highest voter turnout at 78%, UP lowest at 53% till 6 pm: 5 points

Meanwhile, Manipur (76.46 percent), and West Bengal (71.84 percent), Chhattisgarh (72.13 percent) and Assam (70.67 percent) besides registered steadfast turnouts till 6 pm, according to the information released by the Election Commission of India connected Friday.

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The states with comparatively debased turnout successful the 2nd signifier were Maharashtra astatine 53.71 percent turnout, Bihar astatine 53.6 percent, Madhya Pradesh astatine 55.16 percent and Rajasthan 59.35 astatine percent.

The elector turnout of different states were till 6 p.m. – Kerala (64.8 percent), Karnataka (64.4 percent), Jammu and Kashmir (67.22 percent).

As galore arsenic 88 Lok Sabha seats crossed 13 states and national territories went to polls successful the 2nd signifier of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 connected Friday, April 26.

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Here's each that happened successful the Phase 2 voting:

1. Union ministers specified arsenic Rajeev Chandrasekhar, V Muraleedharan and Virendra Kumar; and heavyweights specified arsenic erstwhile Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, histrion Hema Malini, Arun Govil, Tejasvi Surya, Shashi Tharror and Rahul Gandhi were among the cardinal candidates successful fray successful the 2nd phase. Check cardinal candidates successful fray successful Phase 2 polls here

2. The Election Commission of India (ECI) booked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) person and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya for usurpation of the predetermination codification of behaviour and seeking votes successful the sanction of the religion.

"Case is booked against Tejasvi Surya MP and Candidate of Bengaluru South PC connected 25.04.24 astatine Jayanagar PS u/s 123(3) for posting a video successful X grip and soliciting votes connected the crushed of religion," Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka posted connected X.

3. In a landmark displacement from past practices, Bru refugees settled successful Tripura formed their votes for the Lok Sabha elections, marking the 2nd clip they participated successful the electoral process without having to instrumentality to Mizoram. This improvement underscores a progression successful the lives of these refugees, who antecedently had to question to the Tripura-Mizoram bound to vote, ANI reported.

4. More than 72 percent of voters exercised their franchise till 5 p.m. successful 3 Lok Sabha constituencies successful Chhattisgarh. All 3 Lok Sabha seats -- Kanker, Rajnandgaon and Mahasamund -- person a Naxalite presence.

While polling took spot amid choky security, a policeman deployed connected predetermination work allegedly committed termination by shooting himself with a work limb successful Gariaband territory during the day, quality bureau PTI reported.

5. Due to the terrible heat, the polling clip was extended till 6 p.m. successful galore polling stations successful Banka, Madhepura, Khagaria and Munger constituencies successful Bihar to facilitate voters coming to the voting booths.

The voting for 102 seats crossed 21 states and UTs successful signifier 1 was held connected April 19. As galore arsenic 34.8 lakh first-time voters person registered to formed their votes. The Lok Sabha elections are being held successful 7 phases with the results owed connected June 4.

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Published: 26 Apr 2024, 07:09 PM IST