Lok Sabha Elections Phase 2: Sun, old age and stereotypes... these voters braved it all for democracy

An elderly voter holds up her inked finger. (Photo | M K Ashok Kumar, EPS)

Muslim women cast their votes at Channapatna in Karnataka. (Photo | Shriram BN, EPS)

Members of the gypsy community cast their votes at Pallavaram cantonment school in Chennai. (Photo | Ashwin Prasath, EPS)

Police and election officials help an elderly woman to cast her vote in Coimbatore. (Photo | U Rakesh kumar, EPS)

A group of cloistered nuns pose for a photo after voting at a booth in Mangaluru. They come out only once a year for this purpose. (Photo | Rajesh Shetty Ballalbagh, EPS)

Women voters in Mangaluru are all smiles. (Photo | Rajesh Shetty Ballalbagh, EPS)

Elderly widows show their fingers marked with indelible ink after casting their vote in Mathura. (Photo | PTI)

Voters boycotted polls at Kakkanji Nagar in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli Lok Sabha constituency. They claimed that no candidate visited them and that they lacked basic amenities. (Photo | Karthik Alagu, EPS)

A good samaritan helps an elderly woman cast her vote. (Photo | PTI)

Newly weds Kalaivani and Prabakar cast their votes in Puducherry. (Photo | Pattabiraman, EPS)

A newly wed couple in Bulandhshahr made sure to exercise their franchise on their big day. (Photo | PTI)

Another enthusiastic new bride turns up to vote in Bengaluru. (Photo | EPS)

Tribals are seen heading to Dhumanur polling booth from Chumbukarai near Anaikatti to cast their votes in Coimbatore. (Photo | U Rakesh kumar, EPS)

A huge crowd gathers at a school turned polling booth at Thiruparankundram in Madurai on Thursday. (Photo | K K Sundar, EPS)