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New Delhi: The process of filing nominations for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, encompassing 88 parliamentary seats across 12 states, commenced on Thursday with the issuance of notifications by the Election Commission.
Scheduled for April 26, the second phase of parliamentary polls is set to witness intense political activity as candidates vie for electoral mandates. The last date for filing nomination papers for this phase is April 4, with scrutiny scheduled for April 5 across states and Union Territories, except Jammu and Kashmir, where it will take place on April 6.
Notably, polling in a segment of the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency will also be conducted during this phase. The notification for elections in the Outer Manipur constituency was encompassed in the gazette notification issued for the first phase on March 20.
In the Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency, 15 assembly segments will go to the polls on April 19, while 13 assembly segments will follow suit on April 26.
States and Union Territories participating in the second phase include Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal, in addition to one part of the Outer Manipur seat.
