Phase 2 of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 is set for April 26 and will witness voting for 89 seats across 13 states and Union Territories. Notable candidates include Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad, BJP’s youth leader Tejasvi Surya, and Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar. The phase features several key battles to watch:
Kerala
1. Wayanad: Rahul Gandhi of Congress, K Surendran of BJP, and Annie Raja of CPI are set for a tight three-way contest.
2. Thiruvananthapuram: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor faces Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar of BJP in a closely watched battle.
3. Pathanamthitta: A match-up between former Congress leader and BJP candidate Anil Antony against UDF’s Anto Antony.
4. Attingal: Union Minister V Muraleedharan of BJP takes on sitting MP Adoor Prakash of UDF.
5. Alappuzha: A three-way race featuring KC Venugopal (Congress), AM Ariff (CPI-M), and Shobha Surendran (BJP).
Uttar Pradesh
1. Mathura: Hema Malini seeks a third term as MP, facing Mukesh Dhangar of Congress and Suresh Singh of BSP.
2. Meerut: Actor-turned-politician Arun Govil of BJP competes with BSP’s Devvrat Kumar Tyagi and SP’s Sunita Verma.
3. Ghaziabad: A clash between Danish Ali (Congress) and Kanwar Singh Tanwar (BJP), with Ali switching from BSP.
Karnataka
1. Bengaluru South: BJP’s Tejasvi Surya goes up against Congress’s Soumya Reddy.
2. Mandya: Former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy (JD(S)) challenges Venkataramane Gowda (Congress).
3. Bengaluru Rural: DK Suresh (Congress) seeks re-election against BJP’s CN Manjunath.
Bihar
1. Kishanganj: A three-way contest involving Congress’s Mohd Javed, JD(U)’s Mujahid Alam, and AIMIM’s Akhtarul Iman.
2. Purnea: JD(U)’s Santosh Kushwaha faces Independent candidate Pappu Yadav and RJD’s Bima Bharti.
3. Katihar: Congress’s Tariq Anwar battles JD(U)’s Dulal Chandra Goswami.
4. Bhagalpur: Congress MLA Ajeet Sharma challenges JD(U) MP Ajay Mandal.
Madhya Pradesh
1. Tikamgar: Union Minister Virendra Kumar (BJP) is up against Congress’s Pankaj Ahirwar.
2. Khajuraho: BJP state president VD Sharma seeks re-election against AIFB’s RB Prajapati.
Maharashtra
1. Akola: BR Ambedkar’s grandson Prakash Ambedkar faces Anup Dhotre (BJP) and Abhay Patil (Congress).
2. Amravati: Incumbent MP Navneet Rana, now a BJP candidate, competes against Congress’s Balwant Wankhede.
Rajasthan
1. Kota: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla (BJP) faces Congress’s Prahlad Gunjal.
2. Jodhpur: Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (BJP) goes head-to-head with Congress’s Karan Singh Uchiarda.
3. Chittorgarh: BJP’s state president CP Joshi takes on Congress’s Udai Lal Anjana.
Jammu and Kashmir
1. Jammu: BJP’s Jugal Kishore Sharma is in a direct contest with Ramban Bhalla (Congress).
Keep an eye on these crucial contests in Phase 2 of the Lok Sabha Elections.
