New Delhi: As many as 89 constituencies, spread across 13 states and Union Territories (UTs), voted in Phase 2 of the general elections on April 26. The second phase witnessed a tough fight between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc.
Some of the key candidates contesting in the second phase included Bhupesh Baghel from Rajnandgaon, DK Suresh from Bangalore Rural, Shobha Karandlaje from Bangalore North, Tejasvi Surya from Bangalore South, HD Kumaraswamy from Mandya, Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad, Anil Antony from Pathanamthitta, Shashi Tharoor and Rajeev Chandrasekhar from Thiruvananthapuram.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat from Jodhpur, Vaibhav Gehlot from Jalore, Hema Malini from Mathura, Arun Govil from Meerut were among the candidates who contested Phase 2 of the Lok Sabha elections.
Here is a list of constituencies that went to polling in phase two:
ASSAM: Karimganj, Silchar, Mangaldoi, Nawgong, Kaliabor
BIHAR: Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur
CHHATTISGARH: Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund, Kanker
JAMMU & KASHMIR: Jammu
KARNATAKA: Udupi Chikamagalur, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South, Chikballapur, Kolar
KERALA: Kasaragod, Kannur, Vatakara, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Ponnani, Palakkad, Alathur, Thrissur, Chalakudy, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Mavelikkara, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Attingal, Thiruvananthapuram
MANIPUR: Outer Manipur
MADHYA PRADESH: Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa, Hoshangabad, Betul
MAHARASHTRA: Buldhana, Akola, Amravati, Wardha, Yavatmal Washim, Hingoli, Nanded, Parbhani
RAJASTHAN: Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Ajmer, Pali, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, Udaipur, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Kota, Jhalawar-Baran
TRIPURA: Tripura East
UTTAR PRADESH: Amroha, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Mathura
WEST BENGAL: Darjeeling, Raiganj, Balurghat
