Voting began in 88 constituencies across 13 States in the second phase of the Lok Sabha polls. Nearly 16 crore voters will cast their votes in 1.67 lakh polling stations.
A total of 1,202 candidates are in the fray, including 1,098 male, 102 female and two transgender contestant
Here are a few pictures from across the country that depict how Indians voted.
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An old woman getting herself photographed at a selfie point outside a polling booth, at Shivaji Nagar, in Jalore (Rajasthan).
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108-year-old Bhuri Bai, (on wheelchair), poses for a picture after casting her vote, at a polling booth in Loda Hera village of Kota district in Rajasthan.
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105-year-old Tipu Devi poses for a picture at the selfie zone, at a polling station at Mount Abu (Sirohi district), which forms part of Jalore Lok Sabha constituency, in Rajasthan.
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Women voters, accompanied by children, arrive at a health centre established at a polling station, in Rajasthan’s Baran town, which forms part of Kota Lok Sabha constituency.
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A group of transgenders pose for picture, after casting their votes, outside a polling booth in Bhilwara, in Rajasthan.
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Thirty-three voters of four generations, belonging to a single family, arrived at a polling station, at Sagwara in Rajasthan’s Dungarpur district, which forms part of the Banswara Lok Sabha constituency.
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A newly married couple poses for a picture, after casting their vote in Rajasthan’s Jalore.
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Quick Response Team are on duty, amid the heatwave, in Banka, Bihar.
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Bihar police monitor the riverine area to avert any untoward incident, in Katihar Lok Sabha constituency.
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Voters plant a sapling outside Antari Devi Government School, in Barmer, in Rajasthan.
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A polling booth decorated with flowers, in Rajasthan’s Kota city. The banner at the gate reads: “Padharo Mhare Booth” (Welcome to my booth).
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Looks like voting is more important than wedding for this young man. He stopped his ‘Baraat’ (marriage procession) outside a polling booth, in Rajasthan’s Chittorgarh and went inside to cast his vote.