Jharkhand recorded 12.71% voter turnout in 2nd phase of Assembly polls till 9 am on Wednesday. A total of 1.23 crore voters, including 60.79 lakh women and 147 third-gender electors, are voting. A total of 528 candidates, including Chief Minister and JMM leader Hemant Soren, his wife Kalpana Soren, and BJP’s Leader of Opposition Amar Kumar Bauri, are contesting in the second phase of elections.
Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024 Live Updates: JMM Vs BJP Showdown; 12.71% Voter Turnout Till 9 AM
Polling officials collect election materials prior to leaving for their respective polling stations on the eve of second and final phase of the Jharkhand Assembly elections (ANI)
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Ranchi:The INDIA bloc and the NDA will lock horns as Jharkhand began polls in 38 of the total 81 assembly seats at 7 am, marking the conclusion of polling in the state. The first phase took place on November 13 and the counting of votes for both phases is set for November 23.
It is to be noted that this second phase will decide the electoral fate of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren (JMM), his wife Kalpana Soren (JMM), and Leader of Opposition Amar Kumar Bauri (BJP) among other prominent candidates in the fray.
Polling started in 14,218 polling stations and will continue till 5 pm. However, polling across 31 booths will end at 4 pm. A total of 1.23 crore voters including 60.79 lakh women and 147 third gender voters are eligible to vote in this second phase of polls today. A total of 528 candidates including 472 men, 55 women and a third gender person are participating in this electoral battle.
The constituencies that are going to poll today are RajmahalBorio (ST). Barhait (ST), Litipara (ST), Pakaur, Maheshpur (ST), Sikaripara (ST), Nala, Jamtara, Dumka (ST), Jama (ST), Jarmundi, Madhupur, Sarath, Deoghar (SC), Poreyahat, Godda, Mahagama, Ramgarh, Mandu, Dhanwar, Bagodar, Jamua (SC), Gandey, Giridih, Dumri, Gomia, Bermo, Bokaro, Chandankiyari (SC), Sindri, Nirsa, Dhanbad, Jharia, Tundi, Baghmara, Silli, and Khijri (ST).
In the 2019 assembly elections, the JMM emerged victorious with 30 seats and the BJP secured 25 seats, down from 37 in 2014. The JMM-Congress-RJD alliance had a clean sweep with 47 seats.
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In 2019, JMM candidate Sudivya Kumar won the Giridih seat by a margin of 15,884 votes. (ETV Bharat)
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