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In Pics | Phase 2 Of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Underway, Many Bigwigs In Fray

Voting for Phase 2 of Lok Sabha elections 2024 started at 7 am on Friday, April 26, with many bigwigs in the fray from 88 constituencies across 13 states and Union Territories. Among the key candidates whose fates are being sealed in Phase 2, some are Rahul Gandhi, Tejasvi Surya, Shashi Tharoor, Hema Malini, Arun Govil etc.

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Phase 2 Election Voting
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Voters show their fingers marked with indelible ink next to a BR Ambedkar statue after casting votes for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Bhagalpur.

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Phase 2 Election Voting
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A voter shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting vote for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Meerut.

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Voting in Phase 2
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Bru (ethnic group) people show their ID cards as they wait to cast their votes for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, at a special polling center set up about 170 Km away from Agartala.

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Voting in Phase 2
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A woman carrying a child shows her finger marked with indelible ink after casting vote for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Morigaon district.

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Voting in Phase 2
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People at a polling station to cast their votes for the 2nd phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Meerut.

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Voting in Phase 2
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A security person guards as people wait in queues to cast their votes for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, at Kanchanpur in North Tripura.

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Lok Sabha Election 2024 Voting
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Elderly women show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting their votes for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Morigaon district.

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Voting in Phase 2
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People wait in queues to cast their votes for the 2nd phase of Lok Sabha polls at a polling station at Rajarajeshwari Nagar, in Bengaluru.

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Voting in Phase 2
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Voters show their ink-marked fingers and ID cards after casting their votes for the 2nd phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Jammu.

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Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
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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 Jodhpur.

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Voting for 2nd phase
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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.

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Voting for 2nd phase
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Sanyasins wait in a queue to cast their votes for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls, in Mathura.

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Prahlad Patel
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Madhya Pradesh minister and BJP leader Prahlad Patel shows his inked finger at a selfie stand after casting his vote for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Narsinghpur.

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Nirmala Sitharaman
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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.

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Ramdas Tadas
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BJP candidate Ramdas Tadas and his family members show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting their votes for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls, in Wardha.

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Biswa Bandhu Sen
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Tripura assembly Speaker Biswa Bandhu Sen shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting his vote for the 2nd phase of Lok Sabha elections, at Dharmanagar, in North Tripura.

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Raman Bhalla
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Congress candidate Raman Bhalla at a polling station after casting his vote for the 2nd phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Jammu.

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Independent candidate Pappu Yadav shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting his vote for the 2nd phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Purnea.

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Shashi Tharoor
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Congress candidate Shashi Tharoor standing in a queue waits to cast his vote for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Thiruvananthapuram.

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Vijay Sharma
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Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma shows his finger marked with indelible ink after casting his vote for the 2nd phase of Lok Sabha elections, at Kawardha in Kabirdham district.

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Tinku Roy
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Tripura Minister Tinku Roy shows his inked finger after casting his vote for the 2nd phase of Lok Sabha elections, at Dharmanagar in North Tripura.

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Maharaja Gaj Singh
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Maharaja Gaj Singh with family shows his ink-marked fingers after casting his vote for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Jodhpur.

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AK Antony
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Former Union Minister AK Antony and his wife Elizabeth show their ink marked finger after casting votes for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Thiruvananthapuram.

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Tejasvi Surya
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Bengaluru South constituency BJP candidate Tejasvi Surya and MLA Ravi Subramanyam with family members show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting votes for the 2nd phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Bengaluru.

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H D Kumaraswamy
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NDA candidate H D Kumaraswamy and his wife Anitha shows their inked fingers after casting their votes for the 2nd phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Ramnagara.

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Dr C.V. Ananda Bose
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West Bengal Governor Dr C.V. Ananda Bose and his wife show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting their vote for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls, in Trivandrum.

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Hibi Eden
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United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate Hibi Eden and wife Anna Eden arrives to cast their votes for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, at Ernakulam, Kerala.

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Pinarayi Vijayan
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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at a polling booth after casting his vote for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls, in Kannur.

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R Ashoka
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BJP leader R Ashoka and his wife show their finger marked with indelible ink after casting votes for the 2nd phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Bengaluru.

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Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
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Biocon Executive Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw shows her finger marked with indelible ink after casting her vote for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls, in Bengaluru.

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D K Shivakumar
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Karnataka Dy CM D K Shivakumar and his brother D K Suresh show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting their votes for the 2nd phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Kanakpura.

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Siddaramaiah
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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah after casting his vote at a polling booth for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls, in Siddaramanahundi, Karnataka.

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Navneet Rana
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BJP candidate Navneet Rana shows her ink-marked finger after casting her vote for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Amravati.

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Shashi Tharoor
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Congress candidate Shashi Tharoor shows his ink marked finger after casting his vote for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Thiruvananthapuram.

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Sushmita Dev
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TMC leader Sushmita Dev shows her finger marked with indelible ink after casting her vote for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls, in Silchar, Assam.

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Dolly Sharma
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Congress candidate Dolly Sharma shows her inked finger after casting her vote for the 2nd phase of Lok Sabha polls, in Ghaziabad.

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Pramod Boro
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BTC Chief Pramod Boro and his wife show their ink marked fingers after casting votes for the 2nd phase of Lok Sabha polls at Tamulpur, Assam.

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Rashtriya Lok Dal Chief Jayant Chaudhary and his wife show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting their vote for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls, in Mathura.