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East goes for Phase 2 Lok Sabha polls

Voters from West Bengal, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Manipur, and Tripura are casting their ballot for the second phase of the LS polls.
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News Arena Network - Guwahati - UPDATED: April 26, 2024, 06:45 AM - 29 mins read

West Bengal, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Manipur, and Tripura set for second phase LS polls.

East goes for Phase 2 Lok Sabha polls

Voters of 44/68 Raima Valley Assembly segment, in a remote area of Tripura's Dhalai district, use boats to arrive at their polling booth to exercise their franchise on Friday.

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April 26, 19:15

Manipur: Voting concludes in Ukhrul for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections. EVMs, and VVPATs machines are being sealed

 

 

April 26, 19:12

In Chhattisgarh, where polling took place amid tight security, a policeman deployed on election duty allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with a service weapon in Gariaband district during the day

In Chhatttisgarh, where polling took place amid tight security, a policeman deployed on election duty allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with a service weapon in Gariaband district during the day. Polling began in Kanker, Rajnandgaon and Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituencies at 7 am and was held in different time slots. A turnout of 72.13 per cent was registered till 5 pm, an election official said.

April 26, 19:04

West Bengal: EVMs, and VVPATs machines are being sealed at a polling station in Raiganj as voting for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections concludes

 

 

April 26, 18:58

An estimated 70.6 per cent of 77.26 lakh voters exercised their franchise in five Lok Sabha seats in Assam till 5 pm on Friday, election officials said.

The turnout was expected to increase as those in queue before 5 pm would be allowed to vote, they said. Polling began at 7 am and no untoward incident was reported so far. Darrang-Udalguri Lok Sabha seat recorded the highest turnout of 72.9 per cent, followed by Nagaon (71.84), Karimganj (71.12), Diphu (69.62) and Silchar (53.06).

April 26, 18:40

More than 72 per cent of voters exercised their franchise till 5 pm in three Lok Sabha constituencies, all having Naxalite presence, in Chhattisgarh, where the second phase of the general elections was held on Friday

April 26, 18:35

The Tripura East Lok Sabha constituency recorded an updated voter turnout of 79.50 per cent till 5 pm on Friday, as polling remained peaceful so far.

April 26, 18:05

LS polls 2024: Voter turnout till 5 pm

Tripura 76.23% Manipur 76.06% Chhattisgarh: 72.13% West Bengal 71.04% Assam: 70.66% Bihar: 53.03%

April 26, 17:36

Voters queue up at a polling booth in Karbi Anglong, an autonomous hill district of Assam. Voting is underway in five parliamentary constituencies of Assam in the second phase of polls today.

 

 

April 26, 16:45

Web Casting & Media Monitoring going on for the Second phase LS polls at the office of CEO West Bengal

 

 

April 26, 16:30

Assam minister Nandita Gorlosa cast her vote at a polling booth in Dima Hasao

 

April 26, 15:54

Returning Officer East Tripura Saju Vaheed speaks about the polls in the state. Here is what he says:

"Polling is going very smoothly, we are monitoring it from the control room and whatever issues that we had related to EVMs we have already resolved that... In shadow areas, we are using radio and wireless communications. At 2-3 locations in shadow areas, there were some issues related to roads and to those places, the entire communication is being operated through Ham Radio and wireless communications."

 

April 26, 15:44

First-time voter, elderly voter, Pwd voter- every category of voter is casting their vote, fulfilling their democratic rights.

 

 

April 26, 15:36

The newly settled Bru migrants in Gomati, Tripura cast their votes

 

 

April 26, 15:07

In a first, Bru voters exercise their franchise in Tripura Lok Sabha 2024

For the first time, the newly selected Bru voters of Tripura are exercising their franchise for the General Elections to Lok Sabha 2024 on Friday.

 

April 26, 15:02

Kishanganj, Bihar: Voting is underway at the Polling Booth No. 249 & 250 of the Manoranjan Club Polling Station

Presiding Officer Anand Prasad Karmakar says, "At this booth, 77% voting has taken place. More people might come after some time, because of the heat... We hope overall 50% voting may take place..."

 

April 26, 14:44

Assam LS polls: Hundreds of voters unable to cast votes due to train cancellation

The Northeast Frontier Railway confirmed that the engine of a goods train had derailed between the Jatinga Lampur and New Harangajao stations in Assam’s Lumding division, leading to disruptions in train services.

April 26, 14:09

BJP candidate from Darjeeling Raju Bista along with MLA Shankar Ghosh reviewing polling stations on a scooty in Siliguri

 

 

April 26, 13:44

Check out some interesting facts at a glance at the Phase 2 poll in West Bengal

Amar vote, amar doyitvo!

 

April 26, 13:26

A senior citizen of Kalimpong district expressing his happiness after casting his vote

 

 

April 26, 13:11

Tripura: Voters of 44/68 Raima Valley Assembly segment, in a remote area of the Dhalai district, use boats to arrive at their polling booth to exercise their franchise

 

 

April 26, 12:59

Check out some interesting facts at a glance of the Phase 2 poll in Assam.

 

 

April 26, 12:53

Suspended Congress leader Binay Tamang casts his vote at a polling booth in Dali in Darjeeling. Binay Tamang was suspended from Congress earlier this week after he announced support for BJP candidate Raju Bista.

 

 

April 26, 12:10

Transgender electors cast their vote at the polling station of 6 Balurghat PC of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal.

 

 

April 26, 11:48

Assam saw 27.43 per cent voters turning out to exercise their franchise till 11 am

April 26, 11:41

In Manipur, a voter turnout of 33.22 per cent was recorded till 11 am while in Bihar, 21.68 per cent of over 93 lakh voters in five Lok Sabha constituencies exercised their franchise

April 26, 11:39

West Bengal recorded nearly 31.25 per cent of voters exercising their vote in three Lok Sabha constituencies

April 26, 11:33

Tripura recorded the highest voting percentage across the nation of 36.42 till 11 am

April 26, 11:13

TMC candidate for Darjeeling constituency Gopal Lama casts his vote in the second phase of the LS polls in Siliguri.

April 26, 11:03

Glimpse of enthusiastic electors waiting to cast their vote at the 7545ft highest polling station at Samanden Forest Pry School of Darjeeling PC of West Bengal

 

 

April 26, 10:57

Look what Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal Gurung said about the LS pools in Darjeeling, West Bengal

 

 

April 26, 10:41

Polling booth visit by Zonal Magistrate at Chaturbuddhu Jr Basic School of Kalimpong district, West Bengal.

 

 

April 26, 10:45

Voting assistance for elderly in West Bengal's Dakshin Dinajpur

Various measures, including volunteer assistance, and transportation have been put in place to facilitate elderly voters and PwD voters in casting their vote in Lok Sabha Election 2024 at Dakhsin Dinajpur district, West Bengal.

 

April 26, 10:40

Manipur: PwD voter casts her vote at a polling station in Ukhrul Outer Manipur

 

 

April 26, 10:27

Visuals from Bihar where security personnel are patrolling on horses in the Diara area of Katihar ensuring smooth elections.

 

 

April 26, 10:18

Drone visuals from several polling stations in Outer Manipur.

 

 

April 26, 10:05

Voter's turnout from East till 9 AM

Assam - 9.71 Bihar - 9.84 Chhattisgarh - 15.42 Manipur - 15.49 Tripura - 16.65 West Bengal -15.68

April 26, 10:00

Altercation between West Bengal BJP chief and Lok Sabha candidate from Balurghat, Sukanta Majumdar and TMC workers in Balurghat.

Majumdar alleges that a large number of TMC workers are present at a polling booth. Slogans of "Go back" pointed at Majumdar also heard.

 

April 26, 09:44

Actress Neha Sharma says, "This is a very important day...I request people that this is a very important right that we have. As an aware citizen, step out and vote because your vote is precious..."

 

 

April 26, 09:36

Senior Congress leader and candidate from Bhagalpur, Ajeet Sharma, his wife, and his daughter-Bollywood actor Neha Sharma show their inked fingers after casting their votes

 

 

April 26, 09:31

West Bengal BJP chief and Lok Sabha candidate from Balurghat, Sukanta Majumdar along with his wife casts their votes in polling station number 48 at Municipality Community Hall, Balurghat

 

 

April 26, 09:29

Volunteers at a polling station in Ukhrul Outer Manipur assist a senior citizen to cast her vote

 

 

April 26, 09:27

Security arrangements tightened at a polling station in Ukhrul Outer Manipur.

 

 

April 26, 09:25

West Bengal: Former Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla shows his inked finger after casting his vote at a polling booth in Darjeeling.

 

 

April 26, 09:18

West Bengal: Former Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla cast his vote at a polling booth in Darjeeling, this morning

 

 

April 26, 09:15

Manipur: Naga People's Front candidate for II-Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency Kachui Timothy Zimik cast his vote in the Lok Sabha polls

 

 

April 26, 09:12

Proud Electors posing at Voter Selfie Zone after casting their Vote at polling station of Balurghat PC of West Bengal

 

 

April 26, 09:05

First time voters from Kalimpong district in West Bengal

 

 

April 26, 09:00

Glimpses of people casting their votes in Bihar

 

 

April 26, 08:50

Enthusiastic Differently Abled (PWD) Voter arrives in Polling Stations to cast her Vote in the 2nd phase of Lok Sabha Election at Kalimpong district, West Bengal.

 

 

April 26, 08:42

A young voter from Chhattisgarh shares her experience after casting her vote

 

 

April 26, 08:36

Long queues of voters, at polling stations in #Assam casting their vote in the second phase of #GeneralElections2024.

 

 

April 26, 08:30

Glimpses from Chhattisgarh

 

 

April 26, 08:24

Voting for five Lok Sabha seats in Assam to decide the fate of 61 candidates began, amid tight security on Friday morning

Polling is being held in Karimganj, Silchar, Diphu, Nagaon and Darrang-Udalguri constituencies. Altogether 77,26,668 electors, including 38,61,559 women and 179 third gender, are likely to exercise their franchise in 9,133 polling stations in the second phase.

April 26, 08:16

Enthusiastic Voters waiting in queue in early morning at the polling station of Kalimpong district West Bengal

 

 

April 26, 08:15

Mock poll going on in the Model Polling station of Chopra at Raiganj PC of Uttar Dinajpur district West Bengal.

 

 

April 26, 08:13

Glimpses of voters at polling station at 6 Balurghat PC of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal

 

 

April 26, 08:08

Voting is underway at Darjeeling's Kalimpong district

 

 

April 26, 08:00

Polling is underway in five constituencies in central Assam and the Barak Valley

April 26, 07:54

Polling begins for Outer Manipur seat amid tight security

Polling for the remaining part of the Outer Manipur parliamentary seat commenced on Friday morning, amid stringent security measures. Voting is underway in 857 polling stations, spanning 13 assembly segments in eight districts, Chief Electoral Officer PK Jha said.

April 26, 07:51

Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund and Kanker PCs vote in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections in Chhattisgarh today

CM Vishnu Deo Sai says, "I appeal to all voters to take part in this festival of democracy."

 

April 26, 07:49

PM Modi says your vote is your voice, calls for polling in record numbers

 

 

April 26, 07:40

People start voting in West Bengal's Balurghat constituency

 

 

April 26, 07:34

Scenes from Chhattisgarh

 

 

April 26, 07:21

Polling begins for 3 Lok Sabha seats in northern West Bengal

Polling began at 7 am on Friday for the three constituencies in northern West Bengal in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections. The polling, being held in Darjeeling, Balurghat and Raiganj constituencies, would continue till 6 pm. A total of 47 candidates, including state BJP president Sukanta Majumdar, are in the fray for the three seats, with 51.17 lakh people eligible to decide their fate.

April 26, 07:15

Polling begins in Manipur

A 94-year-old woman arrives to cast vote in Ukhrul Outer Manipur. Voting for 13 Assembly segments under Outer Manipur seat will be held in the second phase today.

 

April 26, 07:10

Voting begins for five constituencies in second phase of Parliamentary polls in Bihar: Official

April 26, 07:00

Polling begins in East India states

 

Preparations underway at polling booth number 23/99 (Patlaybash Community Hall) in Darjeeling ahead of the second phase of polling today.

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