Eleven states and one union territory are conducting the 2nd phase of the Lok Sabha elections on the 18th of April across India.
The states and union territory will contest a total of 95 seats in the Lok Sabha elections. The elections began at 7:00 A.M. and will continue till 6:00 P.M.
Approximately 1,600 candidates are in the fray to contest the 95 Lok Sabha seats in the 11 states and 1 union territory.
In all the Parliamentary constituencies, a total of 15.79 crore voters are eligible to vote in the Lok Sabha elections.
The State contesting the Lok Sabha elections in the 2nd phase are :
Vellore in Tamil Nadu and Tripura East in Tripura are the constituencies where the Election Commission of India (ECI) cancelled and postponed the elections respectively.
In Vellore, due to bribery to voters, the ECI announced the cancellation of the Lok Sabha elections in the constituency, following which, Tamil Nadu will contest for 38 Lok Sabha seats, instead of all 39 seats.
In Tripura, the ECI postponed the Lok Sabha elections to the 23rd of April, which is the scheduled date for the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter and appealed to the voters to exercise their franchise and vote.
When you vote today, remember that you vote for Nyay.
Nyay for our unemployed youth; for our struggling farmers; for the small traders whose businesses were destroyed by Demonetisation; for those who were persecuted because of their caste or religion. #VoteNyayVoteCongress pic.twitter.com/VvEZPPX5b8
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 18, 2019
Dear Citizens of India,
Phase 2 of the Lok Sabha polls start today. I am sure all those whose seats are polling today will strengthen our democracy by exercising their franchise.
I hope more youngsters head to the polling booths and vote!
— Chowkidar Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 18, 2019
Updates about the Lok Sabha elections:
Bihar Elections LIVE | Five seats in Bihar are going to polls in the second phase. The state is a set to be the stage of an all-out battle between the NDA and UPA.
Follow this space for LIVE updates.#VotingRound2 #LokSabhaElections2019 https://t.co/DnLUMMD43S
— The Wire (@thewire_in) April 18, 2019
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— aditi tyagi (@aditi_tyagi) April 18, 2019
Completed my duty as a citizen of India. #VotingRound2 #EveryVoteForModi pic.twitter.com/3gwNX8H1wU
— Bhanu Pratap Singh (@bhanu1004) April 18, 2019
The Lok Sabha elections are divided into 7 phases, scheduled on the 11th of April, 18th of April, 23rd of April, 29th of April, 6th of May, 12th of May and the 19th of May.
On the 11th of April, a total of 20 states contested the 1st phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
The major parties contesting the Lok Sabha elections are the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress (INC.)
The results of the Lok Sabha elections will be announced on the 23rd of May 2019.
Stay tuned for further updates about the Lok Sabha elections.
