A voter turnout of around 60% was recorded in 88 constituencies across 13 states and Union territories till 5pm in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 on Friday.
Tripura’s lone seat up for grabs in this phase recorded the highest turnout of 77.93% followed by the three constituencies of Chhattisgarh with 72.13% and three seats of West Bengal with 71.84%.
Thirteen polling stations in Manipur saw 76.06% voter turnout, while the seats Assam also saw healthy participation of 70.66% in till 5 pm.
The second phase of the Lok Sabha elections saw a turnout of 53.51% in Maharashtra.
While polling percentage in Bihar saw an increase from the first phase, it was just above Uttar Pradesh at 53.03%. Kishanganj recorded a voter turnout of 56.12%, Katihar registered 55.54%, Purnea recorded 55.14 %, Bhagalpur registered 47.26% and Banka recorded 49.50% till 5 pm, officials said.
A voter turnout of 52.74% was recorded till 5 pm in the eight Lok Sabha constituencies of Uttar Pradesh. According to the Election Commission (EC), 61.89% polling was recorded in Amroha till 5 pm, followed by 55.49% in Meerut, 52.74% in Baghpat, 48.21% in Ghaziabad, 51.66% in Gautam Buddh Nagar, 54.34% in Bulandshahr, 54.36% in Aligarh and 46.96% in Mathura.
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