In the second phase of polling in the ongoing 17th Lok Sabha election, 95 constituencies across 11 states and one Union Territory (UT) are undergoing polling on Thursday which will decide the fate of 1629 candidates.
States going to polls are – Tamil Nadu, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Manipur, Odisha, Puducherry, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
Voting for Tamil Nadu’s Vellore has been cancelled over the excessive use of money power, while polling for Tripura (East) Lok Sabha seat has been postponed from April 18 to April 23.
MAIN HIGHLIGHTS
Total voter turnout for 2nd phase of #LokSabhaElections2019 is 61.12%#Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 pic.twitter.com/APOJQn2kYX
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
4:57 pm
Voter turnout till 3 PM for 2nd phase of #LokSabhaElections2019 #Maharashtra – 46.63%, #TamilNadu – 52.02%, #Odisha – 53%, #Manipur – 67.5%, #UttarPradesh – 50.39%, #Chhattisgarh – 59.72%, #Karnataka – 49.26% #Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019#LokSabhaElections2019
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
4:17 pm
#WestBengal Poll % till 3.00 pm: #Jalpaiguri (SC) – 71.32%, #Darjeeling – 63.14%, #Raiganj – 61.84 %. State total – 65.43 %. #Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019#LokSabhaElections2019
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
Voter turnout till 3 PM in #JammuAndKashmir is 38.5%, including 5.7% in Srinagar #LokSabhaElections2019#Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019#LokSabhaElections2019
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
EVENING UPDATE
AFTERNOON UPDATE
MORNING UPDATE
EARLY MORNING UPDATE
LIVE Updates
5:49 pm
#WATCH: Alleging torture by jail officials, Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, BJP Lok Sabha candidate from Bhopal, breaks down while addressing the party workers pic.twitter.com/yf0sN4Nwpk
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
5:12 pm
Surendra Kumar, Chief Electoral Officer, #Odisha has recommended re-polling in booth 213 in Sundergarh, booth 129 in Bonai, and booths 210 & 222 in Daspalla assembly constituency due to technical problems in EVM machines and VVPATs. #Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
4:41 pm
#Karnataka: 107-year-old Padma awardee, Saalumarada Thimmakka casts her vote for the Bangalore Rural parliamentary constituency. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/tERhUUogVh
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
4:11 pm
SP-BSP-RLD candidate from Lucknow parliamentary constituency, Poonam Sinha, files nomination. @ShatruganSinha & Dimple Yadav also present. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/10P22LytFj
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
4:03 pm
PM Narendra Modi in Bagalkot, #Karnataka: The drama unfolding here in the state for the past one year is refusing to end. This drama has everything including emotions and revenge. Situation is such that we get to see overflow of emotions regularly in rallies and press conferences pic.twitter.com/SpAgLG5Qt9
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
3:59 pm
#Odisha: A 95-year-old man collapsed & later died while waiting for his turn to vote, at a polling booth in Ganjam. He was rushed to the hospital where he was declared brought dead. #LokSabhaElections2019
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
3:10 pm
Former #Chhattisgarh Chief Minister @drramansingh and his family cast their vote for the #Rajnandgaon parliamentary constituency. #LokSabhaElections2019 #Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/wpJSQRnKjh
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
2:45 pm
SP Chief @yadavakhilesh files nomination from #Azamgarh parliamentary constituency. #LokSabhaElections2019#Elections2019 pic.twitter.com/buzqimlNDI
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
2:30 pm
@vivekoberoi on his film ‘PM Narendra Modi’: Everybody in the EC saw the film yesterday, we asked them how did you like the film?Can’t tell you their response but we were happy with their answer; Only request is that the film should be allowed to release.#PMNarendraModi pic.twitter.com/8dm73ag4rN
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
2:22 pm
#WestBengal: An EVM was vandalized during a clash between @AITCofficial and @BJP4India workers in Chopra; More details awaited. #LokSabhaElections2019 #Elections2019 pic.twitter.com/EvZcLD3OuA
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
1:55 pm
Criminal complaint filed in Delhi’s Patiala House Court by one Joginder Tuli seeking direction to police for registration of FIR u/s 124A (IPC- Sedition charges) against Congress President @RahulGandhi for making allegedly derogatory statements against PM @narendramodi (file pic) pic.twitter.com/JjVUGlqRxo
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
1:48 pm
Fatehpur Sikri: Villagers of Mangoli Kala boycott #LokSabhaElections2019 over lack of adequate irrigation facilities in the village. Polling official (pic 3) of booth number 41 says, “Nobody has turned up to vote till now.”#Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/7uQ9Qp70f6
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
1:44 pm
#WestBengal: Violence mars polling in Raiganj, Choprahttps://t.co/1T2uRFoq5m
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
1:10 pm
Karnataka Minister DK Shivakumar casts his vote at a polling booth in Dodda Halahalli, Kanakapura Taluka. #LokSabhaElections2019#Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 https://t.co/5HmNIqyZbu pic.twitter.com/yTPn16t5Pt
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
1:05 pm
Lucknow: SP-BSP-RLD candidate from Lucknow parliamentary constituency, Poonam Sinha, holds a road show after filing nomination; @ShatruganSinha &
@dimpleyadav also present #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/klwWPv4GV7— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
1:00 pm
12:45 pm
#WestBengal: CPM candidate from Raiganj Mohammad Salim’s vehicle attacked in Islampur; CPM has alleged that TMC is behind the attack. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/BX7uhS24UV
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
12:43 pm
Farooq Abdullah & @OmarAbdullah cast their votes at a polling station in Munshi Bagh Area in Srinagar LS constituency. O Abdullah says, “Now that LS polls are due to conclude, we can only hope that Centre together with EC gives people of J&K an elected govt which is their right.” pic.twitter.com/3mQPYl7i9Z
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
12:42 pm
#Karnataka: Former CM @siddaramaiah and his son Yathindra Siddaramaiah
cast their votes at a polling booth in Mysuru. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/2GNTTivWWu— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
12:33 pm
Kanwar Singh Tanwar,BJP MP candidate from #Amroha: Fake voting has happened. Women in burkhas are not being checked for their identity. I heard a man wearing burkha was also caught #Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 pic.twitter.com/76hWY9XBCd
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
12:30 pm
#Maharashtra:Polling booth number 193 in #Buldhana is being managed by specially-abled staff.Presiding officer, says, “This booth is being managed by specially-abled staff only.I appeal to all specially-abled persons to cast their votes to strengthen democracy.” #Elections2019 pic.twitter.com/TwRQ0AYE6K
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
12:25 pm
Voter turnout till 11 AM in #JammuAndKashmir‘s Srinagar and Udhampur parliamentary constituency is 17.8%. #LokSabhaElections2019 #Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
12:19 pm
Union Minister @Manekagandhibjp files her nomination from Sultanpur Lok Sabha constituency #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/cmZvSnVatn
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
12:12 pm
#Karnataka: State BJP Vice President Tejaswini Ananth Kumar casts her vote for #LokSabhaElections2019 at the polling station in Sri Vasavi Vidya Niketan in Bengaluru’s Basavanagudi. #Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 pic.twitter.com/BYI7dLrRiM
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
12:07 pm
.@OmarAbdullah on Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur:BJP has given ticket (from Bhopal) to a candidate who is not only an accused in a terror case but is also out on bail on health grounds. If her health condition doesn’t permit her to be in jail,how does it permit her to contest polls? pic.twitter.com/jms1Ejawt0
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
12:04 pm
JUST IN | Voter turnout till 11 AM in Tamil Nadu is 30.62%. #LokSabhaElections2019#Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 https://t.co/5HmNIqyZbu pic.twitter.com/VxwfYTGWzL
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
11:50 am
JUST IN | Voter turnout till 11 AM#Assam – 26.39%#Chhattisgarh – 26.2%. #LokSabhaElections2019#LokSabhaElections2019#Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 https://t.co/5HmNIqyZbu
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
11:49 am
Dantewada SP Abhishek Pallav: They had come to install IEDs with the intention of executing a major operation. So this (encounter) is a major achievement. Weapons have been recovered. pic.twitter.com/pr8uuGGdwi
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
11:49 am
Chhattisgarh: 2 naxals, including an ACM Vargese – involved in the attack where BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi & 5 police personnel were killed in an encounter with District Reserve Guard (DRG) in forest area of Dhanikarka under Kuakonda police station limits earlier today. pic.twitter.com/BEwke5DVdN
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
11:38 am
JUST IN | #LokSabhaElections2019 : Voter turnout till 11 AM in #Bihar is 18.97%#UttarPradesh is 24.31%
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
11:38 am
WB: Security personnel lob tear gas shells and lathi charge locals as they block NH-34 in protest after unknown miscreants allegedly prevented them from casting their votes at #Digirpar polling booth in Chopra, in Islampur subdivision of North Dinajpur. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/hbE65n5Vxj
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
11:21 am
JUST IN | Voter turnout till 11 AM in #Manipur is 32.18% #LokSabhaElections2019#Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 https://t.co/5HmNIqyZbu
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
11:12 am
#WATCH BJP MP Candidate from Mathura, @dreamgirlhema says, “Development in Mathura is all due to my efforts. SP-BSP are only engaged in fighting with each other. There is a huge Modi wave here.” #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 https://t.co/5HmNIqyZbu pic.twitter.com/6AvsQi2MxT
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
11:01 am
.@Mayawati accuses EC of turning a blind eye to @myogiadityanath for violating MCChttps://t.co/4krV1TBEZ9
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
11:00 am
10:53 am
JUST IN | #Maharashtra: Polling has temporarily halted at booth number 217 in Solapur’s Shastri Nagar due to fault in Electronic Voting Machine#LokSabhaElections2019#Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 https://t.co/5HmNIqyZbu
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
10:53 am
#Assam: Sitting MP from #Silchar & party’s candidate from the parliamentary constituency, Sushmita Dev, casts her vote along with her mother and sister at a polling booth in Silchar. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/n2Q6kcjKiR
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
10:51 am
Karnataka: Former Prime Minister and JDS leader HD Deve Gowda and his wife cast their votes at a polling station in Hassan’s Paduvalahippe. #LokSabhaElections2019#Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 https://t.co/5HmNIqyZbu pic.twitter.com/mjCsFMs0G1
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
10:50 am
JUST IN | Election Commission flying squad has seized Rs 11.85 Lakh cash in Sion area of Mumbai City district. More details awaited.#LokSabhaElections2019#Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 https://t.co/5HmNIqyZbu
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
10:44 am
Bihar: Union Minister and BJP candidate from Buxar, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, cast his vote at a polling station in Bhagalpur. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/Y1x66WfTll
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
10:25 am
#Jammu&Kashmir: Visuals from polling station number 27-Reshanhar in Srinagar parliamentary constituency; Polling is underway in Srinagar and Udhampur parliamentary constituencies in the second phase of #LokSabhaElections2019#Elections2019 https://t.co/5HmNIqyZbu pic.twitter.com/qWhqKBgT02
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
10:20 am
JUST IN | #Chhattisgarh: A polling official deputed at polling booth number 186 in Kanker dies of heart attack during election duty. #LokSabhaElections2019 #Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 https://t.co/5HmNIqyZbu
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
10:19 am
JUST IN | Voter turnout till 10 AM in #Bihar is 19.5%. #LokSabhaElections2019 #Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 https://t.co/5HmNIqyZbu
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
10:18 am
Mathura: UP Congress chief @RajBabbarMP and party’s candidate from Fatehpur Sikri casts his vote at the polling booth in Radha Ballabh Inter College, for #LokSabhaElections2019#Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 https://t.co/5HmNIqyZbu pic.twitter.com/7seJh3Omun
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
10:13 am
Jammu & Kashmir: An 80-year-old patient, Jogindero Devi, comes from Kathua district hospital at polling booth number 2, in Kathua, to cast her vote for #LokSabhaElections2019. She will return to the hospital after casting her vote.#LokSabhaElections2019https://t.co/5HmNIqyZbu pic.twitter.com/NuvtJFduR4
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
10:04 am
K’taka CM @hd_kumaraswamy after casting his vote in Ramanagara:Dynasty politics isn’t an important issue now,country’s problems are the main issue.Only because of dynasty politics®ional politics,this country developed in several states.We’re not bothered abt criticism from BJP pic.twitter.com/j16COFXaY7
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
10:01 am
Karnataka: A senior citizen couple, 91-year-old Shrinivas and 84-year-old Manjula, cast their votes at a polling booth in Jayanagar of Bangalore South Parliamentary constituency. #LokSabhaElections2019#Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 https://t.co/5HmNIqyZbu pic.twitter.com/SMUUv7J2o3
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
10:00 am
Srinagar: Voting underway at polling booth number 3 in Bemina, in the second phase of #LokSabhaElections2019 ; Polling is underway in Srinagar and Udhampur parliamentary constituencies, in Jammu and Kashmir#Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 https://t.co/5HmNIqyZbu pic.twitter.com/vp34n1aaHg
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
9:53 am
Tamil Nadu: Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) chief TTV Dinakaran cast his vote at a polling station in Besant Nagar in Chennai South parliamentary constituency. #LokSabhaElections2019#Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 https://t.co/5HmNIqyZbu pic.twitter.com/UeQEjPFLnv
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
9:46 am
#Bihar: 90-year-old Urmila and Usha cast their votes at polling booth number 39 in Bhagalpur. #LokSabhaElections2019 #Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 https://t.co/5HmNIqhojW pic.twitter.com/vDYdm5RVTP
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
9:45 am
#JammuAndKashmir : People queue up outside Waliwar C polling booth number 105 in Ganderbal district of Srinagar Parliamentary constituency, to cast their votes. #LokSabhaElections2019 #Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 https://t.co/5HmNIqyZbu pic.twitter.com/Eb20zAdnQ2
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
9:43 am
#JammuAndKashmir : A newly married couple arrive at a polling station in Udhampur to cast their votes for #LokSabhaElections2019#Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 https://t.co/5HmNIqyZbu pic.twitter.com/8q2QAgJNdC
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
9:40 am
#LokSabhaElections2019 :Polling percentage recorded till 9 am –
Assam (5 seats)-9.51%
J&K (2)-0.99%
Karnataka (14):1.14% Maha(10)-0.85%
Manipur(1)-1.78%
Odisha(5)-2.15%
TN(38)-0.81%
UP(8)-3.99%
WB(3)-0.55% Chhattisgarh(3)-7.75% Puducherry-1.62% https://t.co/5HmNIqyZbu— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
9:40 am
#Chennai: DMK President @mkstalin casts his vote at polling booth at SIET College in Teynampet. #LokSabhaElections2019#Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 https://t.co/5HmNIqyZbu pic.twitter.com/zECh9RfiN1
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
9:34 am
#Karnataka: CM @hd_kumaraswamy , his wife Anitha Kumaraswamy and their son & JD(S) candidate from Mandya, Nikhil, cast their votes at a polling station in Ramanagara. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/0iRqQZvsqr
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
9:30 am
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
9:00 am
#TamilNadu : DMK General Secretary K Anbazhagan casts his vote at a polling station in Mylapore, in Chennai South Parliamentary constituency. #LokSabhaElections2019 #Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 https://t.co/5HmNIqyZbu pic.twitter.com/s30KOGjDNw
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
#LokSabhaElections2019 : #Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh casts his vote at a polling booth in Imphal. #Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 https://t.co/5HmNIqyZbu pic.twitter.com/gwJeTZR0pK
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
#TamilNadu : @BJP4India candidate for Sivaganga constituency H Raja casts his vote at a at a polling station in Karaikudi, Sivaganga. #LokSabhaElections2019 #Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 https://t.co/5HmNIqyZbu pic.twitter.com/LJYmrfgbeQ
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
#Bengaluru: RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale casts his vote at polling station number 45 in Seshadripuram #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/tXGD9NcNab
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
#Karnataka: Deputy CM @DrParameshwara and his wife Kannika Parameshwari cast their vote at a polling booth in Koratagere, Tumkur. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/6XehrG9G5s
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
UPDATE #LokSabhaElections2019 : Voter turnout in #Bihar (5 constituencies) is 12.27%, till 8 am https://t.co/okFYhGx6MQ
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
#TamilNadu : DMK Lok Sabha candidate from Thoothukudi, Kanimozhi casts her vote at a polling station in Chennai’s Alwarpet, says, “People in the opposition have been harassed, raids targeted at opposition candidates. BJP have completely taken over AIADMK.” #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/QhLf3CxQEt
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
#Odisha: Voting procedure was halted at booths 261 and 263 in Bolangir Lok Sabha constituency due to EVM malfunction. The voting has now resumed. #LokSabhaElections2019 #Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 https://t.co/5HmNIqyZbu pic.twitter.com/mQRJEFU0pI
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
#Mathura: People queue up outside booth number number 46 in Gantholi village of Govardhan block. The voting is yet to begin here due to EVM malfunction. #LokSabhaElections2019 #Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 pic.twitter.com/B1lyRjOMBp
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
#Karnataka: PWD minister HD Revanna offers prayers at a temple in Paduvalahippe village in Hassan before casting his vote for #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/gqsmu3kIRX
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
#Bihar: @INCIndia symbol seen outside polling booth at Triveni Nayak School in Katihar; Five parliamentary constituencies in the state are voting in #LokSabhaElections2019 today. #Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 pic.twitter.com/YxkJDVpipT
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
#LokSabhaElections2019: Puducherry Lieutenant Governor @thekiranbedi casts her her vote #Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 pic.twitter.com/IoOJITj5kr
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
#TamilNadu : Makkal Needhi Maiam chief @ikamalhaasan and his daughter @shrutihaasan cast their votes at polling station 27 at Alwarpet Corporation School in Chennai. #LokSabhaElections2019 #Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 pic.twitter.com/44XZBJkWu1
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
#Bengaluru : Independent candidate from Bengaluru Central, Prakash Raj queues up at a polling booth, to cast his vote in #LokSabhaElections2019 #Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 pic.twitter.com/AruJDQRpmI
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
#WestBengal : People queue outside a polling station in Darjeeling, to vote in #LokSabhaElections2019 #Elections2019 #IndiaElections2019 #IndiaDecides2019 pic.twitter.com/aedAxs7Ujq
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
Beed DM Astik Kr Pandey: Five places have reported EVM and VVPAT malfunction since morning in Beed constituency. Those are Georai, Mazalgaon, Kej, Ashti, Parali. However all those machines have been replaced immediately and polling is going smoothly at all locations. #Maharashtra
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
#LokSabhaElections2019 : Puducherry Chief Minister @VNarayanasami casts his vote at a polling station pic.twitter.com/M0z6UTytZe
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
JUST IN | #LokSabhaElections2019 : Voter turnout in #Bihar (5 constituencies) is 5.73%, till 8am
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
#Manipur : Governor Najma Heptulla casts her vote at a polling station in Imphal. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/VmDVMHYI6Y
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
#Puducherry: Lieutenant Governor @thekiranbedi stands in queue to cast her vote in #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/3HSsYrt0Gn
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
#TamilNadu : CM Edappadi K Palanisamy cast his vote at a polling station in Edappadi, Selam. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/AWmS8mfbKF
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
#Assam: Visuals from polling station number 200 in Silchar where VVPAT was not working properly earlier today. Sahadat Ali, Sector Officer says “The VVPAT is fine now, people can now cast their votes.” #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/j6CUWmY56y
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
#Karnataka : Defence Minister @nsitharaman arrives at polling booth 54 in Jayanagar of #Bangalore South Parliamentary constituency to cast her vote. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/gtb31ULClv
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) April 18, 2019
#Assam: Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machine not working properly at a polling station in Silchar. Polling officers trying to fix it. #LokSabhaElections2019 pic.twitter.com/j2883VBJY1
— NewsMobile (@NewsMobileIndia) 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) 18 April 2019
Here’s everything you need to know about the Phase 2:
Key constiteuncies: Mathura, Fatehpur Sikri, Silchar, Srinagar, Katihar, Bangalore South, Bangalore North, Sundargarh, Sivaganga, Chennai South, Chennai Central, Thoothukudi, Silchar
Key candidates: Hema Malini (Mathura), Raj Babbar (Fatehpur Sikri), Karti P Chidambaram (Sivaganga), Farooq Abdullah (Srinagar), H.D. Devegowda (Tumkur) Sushmita Dev (Silchar), Prakash Raj (Bangalore Central), Kanimozhi Karunanidhi (Thoothukudi), Ashok Shankarrao Chavan (Nanded), D.V. Sadananda Gowda (Bangalore North), Tejasvi Surya (Bangalore South), Jitendra Singh (Udhampur), Dayanidhi Maran (Chennai Central)
| States/Union Territories | Constituencies |
| Assam (5) | Karimganj, Silchar, Autonomous district, Mangaldoi, Nawgong |
| Bihar (5) | Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur, Banka |
| Chhattisgarh (3) | Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund, Kanker |
| Jammu and Kashmir (2) | Srinagar, Udhampur |
| Karnataka (14) | Udupi Chikmagalur, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Chamrajanagar, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South, Chikkaballapur, Kolar |
| Maharashtra (10) | Buldhana, Akola, Amravati, Hingoli, Nanded, Parbhani, Beed, Osmanabad, Latur, Solapur |
| Manipur (1) | Inner Manipur |
| Odisha (5) | Bargarh, Sundargarh, Bolangir, Kandhamal, Aska |
| Puducherry (1) | Puducherry |
| Tamil Nadu (38) | Tirvallur, Chennai North, Chennai South, Chennai Central, Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram, Arakkonam, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, Tiruvannamalai, Arani, Viluppuram, Kallakurichi, Salem, Namakkal, Erode, Tiruppur, Nilgiris, Coimbatore, Pollachi, Dindigul, Karur, Tiruchirapalli, Perambalur, Cuddalore, Chidambaram, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Sivaganga, Madurai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukoodi, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli, Kanniyakumari |
| Uttar Pradesh (8) | Nagina, Amroha, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Hathras, Mathura, Agra, Fatehpur Sikri |
| West Bengal (3) | Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling, Raiganj |
ALSO READ: 2019 Lok Sabha polls: Here’s all you need to know about first phase polls
No. of seats major political parties won in 2014
- BJP – 282
- Congress – 44
- BSP – 0
- SP – 5
- AAP – 4
- CPI (M) – 9
- NCP – 6
- AIADMK – 37
- TMC – 34
- BJD – 20
- TDP – 16
- TRS – 11
- Shiv Sena – 18
Results for all the 543 Lok Sabha seats will be declared on May 23.