16 crore people from 88 Parliamentary Constituencies spread across 13 States and Union territories will vote on Friday in the Phase 2 of the Lok Sabha elections. Polling for 29-Betul PC in Madhya Pradesh was rescheduled in third phase due to death of a candidate from Bahujan Samaj Party.
In a press release, the Election Commission of India stated that it is all geared up for tomorrow’s voting.
The Commission informed that over 16 lakh Polling officials will welcome over 15.88 crore voters across1.67 lakh polling stations. Voters include 8.08 crore Male; 7.8 crore Female and 5929 Third gender electors of which 34.8 lakh first time voters are registered to cast their votes. Additionally, there are 3.28 crore young voters in the age group 20-29 years.
There are 1202 candidates (Males – 1098; Females-102; third gender – 02) in the fray for the 88 seats. Among these candidates are Rahul Gandhi, Om Birla, Ranjeev Chandrasekhar, Sashi Tharoor, etc.
Eco Friendly polling station based upon the Baiga tribe culture being set-up at Kukrapani – 10, Block -Bodla, District – Kabirdham #Chhattisgarh 🤝✨
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— Election Commission of India (@ECISVEEP) April 25, 2024
ECI also informed that 251 Observers (89 General Observers, 53 Police Observers, 109 Expenditure Observers) have already reached their Constituencies days before the polls. Further, a total of 4553 Flying Squads, 5731 Static Surveillance Teams, 1462 Video Surveillance Teams and 844 Video Viewing Teams are keeping surveillance round the clock to strictly and swiftly deal with any form of inducement of voters.
A total of 1237 inter-state and 263 international Border check posts are keeping strict vigil on any illicit flow of liquor, drugs, cash and freebies, while strict surveillance has been kept at sea and air routes, ECI maintained.
