Nearly half of Bengaluru's voters stayed away....
Tripura recorded highest voter turnout in phase 2 of Lok Sabha polls.
"Hindus have been discriminated against for a long time, and the only hope for us is Modi. Therefore Arun Govil should win in Meerut," says a retired bank official Roop Bhashin.
"Rahul Gandhi, a former leader in the Congress party who lost the past two elections to Modi, recently called the upcoming election a “rigged match”, describing the fight against the BJP as a fight for “India’s democracy and constitution”. -- The Guardian
Accounting for two phases of polling, the total voter turnout for all the 25 seats of Rajasthan was tentatively recorded at 61.60%.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections elections, the voter turnout stood at 63.02% in the state.
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"Whether the BJP will be able to win the same strong majority as in 2019 remains uncertain. But in Meerut, the reverential status many in India have attached to their prime minister was vividly on display.
Some called for him (Modi) to rule India for the next 50 years, others spoke of him as an almost holy figure. Many wore masks of his face," -
The Guardian (London)
A voter turnout of 73.05% was recorded in Chhattisgarh , while West Bengal saw 71.84% polling.
East Tripura seat up for grabs in this phase recorded the highest turnout of 79.46%.
Outer Manipur saw 77.32% voter turnout.
Phase 2: Voting took place in 88 constituencies
89 constituencies were expected to vote in this phase. Polling in Betul, Madhya Pradesh, was rescheduled after the death of a candidate from Mayawati's BSP
63% Turnout
Polling for the second phase was held for 20 seats in Kerala, 14 seats in Karnataka, 13 in Rajasthan, eight each in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, seven in Madhya Pradesh, five each in Assam and Bihar, three each in Bengal and Chhattisgarh and one each in Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur and Tripura. 63% voting was recorded in this phase.
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Karnataka's 14 constituencies that went to the polls on Friday saw a 69.23 % voter turnout, according to the Election Commission. But in the three urban constituencies of Bengaluru, nearly half the voters kept away.
The approximate voter turnout in Bangalore Central was 52.81%,
Bangalore North - 54.42% and Bangalore South - 53.15%. In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the turnout in Bengaluru Central was 54.32% , Bengaluru North - 54.76% and Bengaluru South - 53.70%.
The Jammu parliamentary constituency saw peaceful polling and recorded nearly 72% voter turnout on Friday. In the the last general election, 74% voters exercised their franchise.
Focus shifts to third phase of voting - May 7
In Uttar Pradesh, 10 constituencies will go to polls for phase 3.
Agra, Aonla, Badaun, Bareilly, Etah, Fatehpur Sikri,
Firozabad, Hathras, Mainpuri, Sambhal
Jangipur, Maldaha Dakshin, Maldaha Uttar, and Murshidabad will go to the polls on My 7
While surveys show Modi to be India’s most popular political leader by a wide margin, political opponents have also accused the government of “skewing the pitch” of the election and eroding the integrity of India’s democracy and its electoral processes.
Critics allege that the BJP government has systematically used tools of the state to go after and jail political opponents and undermined the independence of key state institutions such as the election commission – which oversees and enforces election rules – and the judiciary, charges the government denies, says 'The Guardian'.
The BJP government is also accused of eroding the freedom of the press and attempting to suppress critical media. India’s press freedom ranking has fallen by more than 20 places since Modi came to power in 2014.
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