Filing of nominations begins for second phase of Lok Sabha polls

The second phase of filling nominations begin from today

The process of filing nominations for 88 parliamentary seats across 12 states in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections commenced on Thursday. The Election Commission issued the notification for this phase of the polls, scheduled for April 26, on behalf of the president.

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Candidates have until April 4 to file their nomination papers. The scrutiny of nomination papers will take place on April 5 in all states and Union Territories except Jammu and Kashmir, where it will occur on April 6.

Notably, polling in one part of the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency will also be held during this phase. Although the notification for elections in the Outer Manipur constituency was included in the gazette notification issued for the first phase on March 20, 15 assembly segments will go to the polls in the first phase on April 19, while 13 assembly segments will go to the polls on April 26.

The states and Union Territories participating in the second phase are Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal, along with one part of the Outer Manipur seat.

(With agency inputs)