Tuesday, 24 December 2024
Tuesday, 24 December 2024
People wait to cast their votes for the 2nd phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Meerut.
Congress candidate Shashi Tharoor standing in a queue waits to cast his vote for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Thiruvananthapuram. The election process, held amidst tight security arrangements, was primarily incident free except for electronic voting machine (EVM) breakdowns reported in some booths of the state.
A woman voter among others shows her ID card as she waits to cast her votes for the second phase of of Lok Sabha elections, at Kanchanpur village of North Tripura district. "Some EVMs were replaced after reports of malfunctioning... Polling is underway in a smooth manner,” Returning Officer Saju Vaheed said.
BJP candidate from Jodhpur constituency Gajendra Singh Shekhawat with family shows victory sign after casting vote for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Rajasthan's Jodhpur. Voting was underway in Barmer-Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Jalore, Chittorgarh, Banswara, Kota-Bundi, Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Ajmer, Pali, Udaipur, Rajsamand, Kota and Jhalawar-Baran, along with the Bagidora Assembly constituency where a bypoll is underway.
A Bru (ethnic group) woman shows her finger marked with indelible ink and ID card after casting her vote for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, as security personnel stand guard, at a special polling center set up about 170 Km away from Agartala.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman shows her finger marked with indelible ink after casting vote for the 2nd phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Bengaluru. "We are seeing people coming out to vote in the morning itself, mostly to avoid summer heat in the later part of the day," a poll official at a voting centre in Bangalore South segment said.
First-time voters show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting their votes for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Morigaon district of Assam. An estimated 9.15 per cent of 77,26,668 electors voted till 9 am in five parliamentary constituencies of Assam, where polling is underway in the second phase.
Congress candidate Ajit Sharma and his daughter actor Neha Sharma show their ink-marked fingers after casting their votes for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Bihar's Bhagalpur. The electors, including 45.15 lakh women and 306 belonging to the third gender, will decide the fate of 50 nominees.
Sanyasins wait in a queue to cast their votes for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls, in Mathura.
Security personnel keep vigil as women voters wait to cast their votes for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, in West Bengal's South Dinajpur district. Over 31 per cent of 51.17 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 11 am in three Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal.
Muslim voters show their ink-marked fingers after casting their votes for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Ajmer. Nearly 12 percent voter turnout was recorded in the first two hours of polling across 13 Lok Sabha seats and one assembly constituency in Rajasthan.
