Election Commission has said that 1,210 candidates are in the fray for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls across 13 States and UTs. A total of 2633 nominations were filed for 88 constituencies. After the scrutiny, 1428 nominations were found to be valid. Yesterday was the last date for withdrawal of candidature. Voting for this phase will held on the 26th of this month.  

In the second phase, Kerala has a maximum of 500 nominations from 20 Parliamentary Constituencies, followed by 491 nominations from 14 Constituencies in Karnataka. A minimum of 14 nominations were received from one constituency in Tripura. The Nanded Parliamentary Constituency in Maharashtra received a maximum of 92 nominations.