Lok Sabha Polls Phase 2 Voter Turnout: Bengal Records Decent Numbers Amid Violence, Northeast Surges Ahead

Lok Sabha Polls Phase 2 Voter Turnout: The second phase of polling in the Lok Sabha elections ended in 12 states and 1 Union Territory with a relatively poor turnout in UP, Bihar and Maharashtra.

Lok Sabha Polls Phase 2 Voter Turnout: People of all ages and social strata across India turned out to vote on Friday.

Source : PTI

Lok Sabha Polls Phase 2 Voter Turnout: The second phase of polling ended AT 6 PM on Friday with isolated incidents of tension and violence being reported from Bengal, which went to polls in three constituencies. Overall, the northeastern states of Tripura and the ethnic violence-hit Manipur recorded a healthy voter turnout of over 78.63 percent and 77.18 percent, respectively, till the voting was closed at 6 PM. Outside the Northeast, Chhattisgarh was ranked high on the turnout list.

However, the Lok Sabha polls phase 2 voter turnout in Maharashtra, which has the second-largest population in India, was the lowest. West Bengal, which saw scuffles and assaults between groups of BJP and TMC workers, recorded a relatively higher turnout of 71.84 percent in the three constituencies — Raiganj, Balurghat, and Darjeeling.

The northeastern state of Assam, which is going to polls for the first time after the 2023 delimitation, also saw a voter turnout on the higher side at 70.68 percent. A minor disturbance at a polling booth due to an EVM malfunction was reported from the Laharighat in the Nawgong constituency.  

Uttar Pradesh, the largest state in India in terms of population, saw a relatively low voter turnout of 53.39 percent. Voting was largely peaceful in all the 8 constituencies that went to polls. The overall voter turnout in the second phase of polling till the close of polling booths on Friday was 60.96 percentage.

Initially, the polls were to be held in 88 constituencies. However, the Betul election had to be postponed after the death of the BSP candidate from that seat. The BSP enjoys a 'National Party' status.

Here's a breakdown of the voter turnout in each of the 88 constituencies in the 12 states and 1 Union Territory that went to polls on Friday, April 26:  

State/ UT	Constituency	Seat Turnout	State Turnout
Assam	Darrang-Udalguri	72.99%	70.68%
	Karimganj	71.12%
	Diphu	72.20%
	Nagaon	71.88%
	Silchar	65.57%
Bihar	Banka	50%	54.9%
	Bhagalpur	48.63%
	Katihar	57.8%
	Kishanganj	57%
	Purnia	61.3%
Chhattisgarh	Kanker	74.60%	72.88%
	Mahasamund	71.10%
	Rajnandgaon	73.90%
Karnataka	Bangalore Central	51.70%	66.9%
	Bangalore North	51.50%
	Bangalore Rural	65.70%
	Bangalore South	51.80%
	Chamarajanagar	71.40%
	Chikballapur	75.59%
	Chitradurga	72.74%
	Dakshina Kannada	75.6%
	Hassan	76.9%
	Kolar	76.5%
	Mandya	79.1%
	Mysore	70.1%
	Tumkur	76.7%
	Udupi-Chikmagalur	75.9%
Kerala	Alappuzha	68.9%	65.28%
	Alathur	68.7%
	Attingal	66.5%
	Chalakudy	67.5%
	Ernakulam	63.9%
	Idukki	65.2%
	Kannur	68.8%
	Kasaragod	65.8%
	Kollam	62.2%
	Kottayam	64.2%
	Kozhikode	64%
	Malappuram	65.5%
	Mavelikkara	63.4%
	Palakkad	67.5%
	Pathanamthitta	60.8%
	Ponnani	59.2%
	Thiruvananthapuram	63.8%
	Thrissur	66.2%
	Vadakara	64.8%
	Wayanad	69.5%
Jammu and Kashmir	Jammu	71.9%	71.9%
Madhya Pradesh	Damoh	56%	56.6%
	Hoshangabad	64.7%
	Khajuraho	56%
	Rewa	48.9%
	Satna	61.3%
	Tikamgarh	58.5%
Maharashtra	Akola	52.4%	54.34%
	Amravati	55.9%
	Wardha	56.6%
	Buldhana	54.5%
	Hingoli	52.0%
	Nanded	55.3%
	Parbhani	53.7%
	Yavatmal-Washim	56%
Manipur	Outer Manipur (13 assembly segments)	77.18%	77.18%
Rajasthan:	Ajmer	59.2%	63.74%
	Banswara	72.2%
	Barmer	73.6%
	Bhilwara	60.1%
	Chittorgarh	67.8%
	Jalore	62.2%
	Jhalawar-Baran	68.7%
	Jodhpur	63.3%
	Kota	70%
	Pali	56.8%
	Rajsamand	58%
	Tonk-Sawai Madhopur	55.4%
	Udaipur	64%
Tripura	Tripura East	78.8%	78.8%
Uttar Pradesh	Aligarh	56.6%
	Amroha	64%	54.74%           71.84%
	Baghpat	55.9%
	Bulandshahr	55.7%
	Gautam Buddha Nagar	53%
	Ghaziabad	49.6%
	Mathura	49.2%
	Meerut	58.7%
West Bengal	Darjeeling	71.4%
	Raiganj	71.8%
	Balurghat	72.3%