New Delhi:The Bharatiya Janata Party released its first list of 66 candidates for the upcoming Jharkhand assembly elections on Saturday. The polls will be conducted in two phases, November 13 and 20, and the result will be announced on November 23.
According to media statements, Jharkhand BJP chief Babulal Marandi will contest from Dhanwar, Lobin Hembrom from Borio, Sita Soren from Jamtara, former Chief Minister Champai Soren from Saraikella, Geeta Balmuchu from Chaibasa, Geeta Koda from Jaganathpur, and Meera Munda from Potka.
The list also has the name of former Union minister Sudarshan Bhagat. The Saffron party is contesting 68 of the 81 assembly seats in the state, leaving the rest for its allies.
In the BJP list of 66 candidates, 12 women have been given tickets. These include Nira Yadav from Koderma, Aparna Sengupta from Nirsa, Ragini Singh from Jharia, Manju Devi from Jamua, Munia Devi from Gandey, Tara Devi from Sindri, Meera Munda from Potka.
Apart from this, Purnima Das Sahu from Jamshedpur East, Geeta Balmuchu from Chaibasa, Geeta Koda from Jagannathpur, Sita Soren from Jamtara, Pushpa Devi from Chhatarpur have been declared as candidates.
BJP has also given ticket to Purnima Das Sahu, daughter-in-law of former CM and Odisha Governor Raghuvar Das. Apart from this, the party has also given ticket to Meera Munda, wife of former CM Arjun Munda.
A total of 2.60 crore voters are eligible to cast votes in the state, and there are 1.31 crore male and 1.29 crore female voters. Whereas, the state has 11.84 lakh first-time voters at present.
