Filing of nominations for second phase begins – India TV

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The nomination course of for 88 parliamentary seats throughout 12 states and Union territories within the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections started on Thursday. The Election Commission issued the notification for the second phase of the parliamentary polls, scheduled to be held on April 26, on behalf of the president early on Thursday.

The final date for submitting nomination papers for this phase is April 4. On April 5, the nomination papers might be scrutinized in all states and Union Territories, besides Jammu and Kashmir. In Jammu and Kashmir, the scrutiny might be held on April 6.

Polling in a single half of the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency may also be held within the second phase. However, the notification for elections within the Outer Manipur constituency was included within the gazette notification issued for the primary phase on March 20. Fifteen meeting segments within the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency will go to the polls within the first phase on April 19. Thirteen meeting segments of the constituency will go to the polls on April 26.

Constituencies going for polls in second phase

1. Kerala: 20 | Kasaragod, Kannur, Vadakara, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Ponnani, Palakkad, Alathur, Thrissur, Chalakudy, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Mavelikkara, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Attingal and Thiruvananthapuram
2. Karnataka: 14 | Bangalore Central, Bangalore North, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore South, Chamarajanagar, Chikkballapur, Chitradurga, Dakshina Kannada, Hassan, Kolar,, Mandya, Mysore, Tumkur, Udupi Chikmagalur
3. Rajasthan: 13 | Ganganagar, Bikaner, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Jaipur Rural, Jaipur, Alwar, Bharatpur, Karauli-Dholpur, Dausa, Nagaur
4. Maharashtra: 08 | Buldhana, Akola, Amravati, Wardha, Yavatmal – Washim, Hingoli, Nanded, Parbhani
5. Uttar Pradesh: 08 | Amroha, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Mathura
6. Madhya Pradesh: 07 | Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa, Hoshangabad, Betul
7. Assam: 05 | Darrang-Udalguri, Diphu, Karimganj, Silchar, Nagaon
8. Bihar: 05 | Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur, Banka 
9. Chhattisgarh: 03 | Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund, Kanker
10. West Bengal: 03 | Darjeeling, Raiganj, Balurghat 
11. Jammu and Kashmir: 01 | Udhampur 
12. Manipur: 01 | Outer Manipur
13. Tripura: 01 | Tripura East

(With PTI inputs)

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