Polling preparations are underway at various places in the country as over 15.88 crore voters will be determining the fate of 1202 candidates today in the second phase of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections.
As the electioneering came to a close, the nation is gearing The second phase of polling is set to take place on Friday, April 26, with 1202 candidates in the poll fray in 88 constituencies across 13 states.
A unique initiative undertaken by the poll conducting authorities in Tripura came into display as a model polling station was set up in Kailashahar's Netaji Vidyapith in the Unakoti district of Tripura that advocates for a greener and sustainable tomorrow.
"The second phase of polls in five parliamentary constituencies in Assam will be held tomorrow. There are 9133 polling stations which have been set up and more than 77 lakh voters are going to vote. Almost 8000 polling parties have already left from the respective District Commissioner, SDO
As Kerala goes to polls on Friday, 2730 polling stations have been set up in Trivandrum district. Webcasting will be provided in all polling stations, the District collector said.
Ahead of the second phase of the polling, District Magistrate Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal, Bijin Krishna said that 280 polling stations have been identified as critical in the Balurghat city.
Six parliamentary seats in the state - Tikamgarh (SC), Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa and Hoshangabad- will go to the polls in the second phase of voting on April 26 from 7 am to 6pm.
Ahead of the second phase of polling, an aircraft-shaped suspicious balloon, having the logo of PIA (Pakistan International Airlines) written on it, was recovered in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Thursday, police sources informed.
Director General of Assam Police (DGP) GP Singh visited Dhubri in lower Assam to assess the preparedness of the police ahead of polling in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections, informed a press release.
Ahead of the voting in Jammu during the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections, the security personnel are on high alert and are carrying out patrolling in vulnerable areas.