The second phase of India’s Lok Sabha elections unfolds, featuring high-profile contenders like Hema Malini AND Rahul Gandhi across 88 constituencies.
Second phase of Lok Sabha elections
– Scheduled for Friday.
– Covers 88 constituencies across 12 states and a Union territory (Jammu and Kashmir).
Key candidates in this phase
– Rahul Gandhi and Shashi Tharoor from the Congress party, contesting in Kerala’s Wayanad and Thiruvananthapuram respectively.
– Hema Malini from BJP aiming for a third consecutive win in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura.
Total number of candidates
– 1202 candidates contesting across the 88 constituencies.
Voter demographics
– 158.8 million eligible voters, including 32.8 million young voters and 3.4 million first-time voters.
States and UTs in this phase
– Kerala (20/20), Karnataka (14/28), Rajasthan (13/25), Uttar Pradesh (8/80), Maharashtra (8/48), Madhya Pradesh (6/29), Assam (5/14), Bihar (5/40), Chhattisgarh (3/11), West Bengal (3/42), Manipur (1/2), Tripura (1/2), and Jammu (1/5).
Overall election schedule
– Seven phases in total.
– First leg (Phase 1) on April 19.
– Second leg (Phase 2) on April 26.
– Subsequent phases on May 7, 13, 20, 25, and June 1.
– Counting for all 543 seats on June 4.
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