UP records lowest turnout as Lok Sabha Phase 2 polls end; PM Modi says Opposition will be disappointed

The voting for the second phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 began at 7 am on Friday, April 26. Till 6 pm, the maximum voter turnout was recorded in Tripura at 77.93 percent, while the minimum was recorded in Uttar Pradesh at 52.91 percent.

Meanwhile, Manipur (76.46 percent), and West Bengal (71.84 percent), Chhattisgarh (72.13 percent) and Assam (70.67 percent) also registered healthy turnouts till 6 pm, according to the data released by the Election Commission of India on Friday.

The states with relatively low turnout in the second phase were Maharashtra at 53.71 percent turnout, Bihar at 53.6 percent, Madhya Pradesh at 55.16 percent and Rajasthan 59.35 at percent.

The voter turnout of other states were till 6 pm – Kerala (64.8 percent), Karnataka (64.4 percent), Jammu and Kashmir (67.22 percent).

The overall turnout in the second phase was 60.96 percent till 7 pm, the Election Commission said. The final official voter urnout will be released by Saturday, April 27.

As many as 88 Lok Sabha seats across 13 states and union territories went to polls in the second phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 on Friday, April 26.

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1. After the polling for the second phase ended, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "Phase Two has been too good!" He expressed gratitude to the people across India who have voted on April 26.

"The unparalleled support for NDA is going to disappoint the Opposition even more. Voters want NDA’s good governance. Youth and women voters are powering the strong NDA support," he .

2. Union ministers such as Rajeev Chandrasekhar, V Muraleedharan and Virendra Kumar; and heavyweights such as former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, actor Hema Malini, Arun Govil, Tejasvi Surya, and were among the