Polling is underway for all the constituencies in Tamil Nadu, except Vellore, and in 14 constituencies in Karnataka in the second phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2019.
Voting began on Thursday in 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka’s central and southern regions amid tight security. “Voting began at 7 a.m. simultaneously in all the 30,164 booths across 14 parliamentary seats of the state under tight security,” a poll official told IANS here.The constituencies where polling is underway are Udupi-Chikmagalur, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga (SC), Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Chamarajnagar (SC), Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South, Chikkaballapur and Kolar (SC).
Of the 2.67-crore electorate in the first phase, 1.35-crore male and 1.32-crore female voters will decide the fate of 241 candidates, including 15 women and 133 Independents in fray for the 14 seats.
In Tamil Nadu, voting began at 7 am on Thursday in 38 Lok Sabha seats and 18 assembly constituencies where by-elections are being held. The Election Commission on Tuesday rescinded the poll for Vellore Lok Sabha constituency after the Income Tax (IT) department seized unaccounted cash from the cement warehouse allegedly belonging to a DMK functionary’s relative. About 5.8 crore voters will decide the fate of 822 candidates in the Lok Sabha polls.
Polling also started in the lone Puducherry Lok Sabha seat and in the Thattanchavady assembly constituency for which by-election is being held.
The seven-phase Lok Sabha elections started on April 11 and would conclude on May 19. Counting of votes will take place on May 23.
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Source: The News Minute