The second phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 is done which  covered 88 seats across 12 states and a union territory, a voter turnout of 63.50 per cent was reported. The Election Commission (EC) stated that polling was mostly peaceful.

The tentative voter turnout figure at 8 pm was 63.50 per cent, and voters arrived at polling stations until the end of polling hours were allowed to cast their votes.

According to Election Commission data, Tripura recorded the highest voting percentage at 79.46 per cent, followed by Manipur at 77.32 per cent. Uttar Pradesh recorded a turnout of 54.85 per cent, and Bihar recorded 55.08 per cent. The polling in the Tripura East (ST) constituency concluded peacefully with two polling stations reporting voter turnouts of over 100 per cent. This was attributed to the use of Election Duty Certificates (EDC), according to a statement by the Chief Election Officer of Tripura on Friday.

In Manipur, which has seen a heightened presence of security personnel during polling, the voter turnout was notably high at 77.32 per cent.

Uttar Pradesh's voter turnout was 7 per cent less than the 62 per cent voting witnessed for the same seats in 2019.

In Kerala, the voter turnout stood at 70.21 per cent. The voter turnout in Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala was recorded at 72.70 per cent.

In Madhya Pradesh, the voter turnout was recorded at 57.88 per cent.

About 71.11 per cent of the 77,26,668 voters cast their votes in the five parliamentary constituencies of Assam during this phase.

The voter turnout was 57.83 per cent in eight constituencies in Maharashtra, while in Rajasthan, it reached 64.07 per cent.

Bihar saw a turnout of 55.08 per cent and Jammu and Kashmir reported 71.91 per cent. West Bengal recorded a 71.84 per cent voter turnout.

The Election Commission received nearly 300 complaints in West Bengal, primarily concerning EVM malfunctioning.