Voting for the second of seven-phase Lok Sabha elections is to be held on Friday, with 88 constituencies across 12 states and a Union territory (Jammu and Kashmir) scheduled to poll. Some high-profile names in the fray in this phase include the Congress party’s Rahul Gandhi and Shashi Tharoor, who are looking to retain Kerala’s Wayanad and Thiruvananthapuram respectively; all 20 seats in the southern state will poll today.
From the BJP Ramdas Tadas will hope for a hattrick from Wardha Constiturncy. Navneet Rana is contesting from Amravati Loksabha Constituency, Prakash Ambedkar is Candidate from Akola loksabha.
Overall, as many as 1202 candidates are in the fray from these 88 constituencies, with 158.8 million (15.88 crore) people, including 32.8 million (3.28 crore) young voters and 3.4 million (34 lakh) first-timers, eligible to vote.