New Delhi, April 25 -- The campaigning for the second phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls ended on April 24. The elections will be held in 88 Lok Sabha seats in 13 States and Union Territories including the remaining part of the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency. The voting for this phase will be held on April 26. Polling for the Betul (ST) Parliamentary Constituency of Madhya Pradesh which was scheduled in the second phase will now be held in the third phase due to the demise of the BSP Candidate. A total of 1,198 candidates from 13 States and UTs along with four candidates from the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency are in the fray in this phase.

The first phase of the polling covered 102 constituencies of 21 states and union territ...