Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024 Live Updates: JMM Vs BJP Showdown As Polling For 38 Constituencies Begins At 7 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged voters in Jharkhand to participate with full enthusiasm in the voting taking place on Wednesday. "Today is the second and last phase of the great festival of democracy in Jharkhand. I urge all voters to participate in it enthusiastically and create a new record of voting. On this occasion, I especially congratulate all my young friends who are going to vote for the first time. Your every vote is the strength of the state," PM Modi wrote on his post on X.

JMM MP Nalin Soren says, "I want to continue with my tradition of voting early...Whoever is elected as the MLA, I would like to tell them to carry on with the tradition...People would vote on the issue of development...My Government would remain in power..."

BJP candidate from Dhanbad Assembly, Raj Sinha says, "As per the current trend and seeing the huge number of voters, it is clear that BJP is going to form its government in this election. We raised the issue of Bangladesh (infiltrators) because it is the truth and the people need to know about it and its consequences..."

People queue up outside a polling booth in Dumka as they await their turn to cast vote for the second and final phase of the state assembly elections. Dumka has been one of the strongholds of the JMM. The constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribes, and its voters are primarily from tribal communities, with a mix of backward classes, minorities, and upper castes.

Basant Soren, the sitting MLA from Dumka and son of JMM president Shibu Soren, is seeking re-election. Sunil Soren, a former BJP MP, has been fielded by the party to challenge the JMM in Dumka. Babu Ram Murmu is contesting from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). Dumka has a total of 2,59,079 voters including 1,26,903 male voters and 1,32,175 female voters.

In the 2020 Assembly by-election, Basant Soren (JMM) won the seat with 80,559 votes, against Louis Marandi (BJP), who secured 73,717 votes. As many as 236 polling booths have been set here for the polls.

The second phase of voting will decide the electoral fate of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, his wife Kalpana Soren (both JMM), and Leader of Opposition Amar Kumar Bauri (BJP) besides more than 500 other candidates who are contesting in 38 of the total 81 assembly seats.

The Silli Assembly constituency is one of the 81 constituencies in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. It is constituency number 61 of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. The constituency is a general seat not reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). AJSU chief Sudesh Mahto will be facing stiff competition from his long-time rival and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) candidate Amit Mahto.

BJP-Jharkhand president Babulal Marandi said that the mood of the people in Jharkhand is to change Hemant Soren led JMM govt as they have gone through pain in these five years. He said, "A few days back I-T department raided many locations related to the PA of the CM. It's not possible without black money, if someone is this much dipped in corruption what option does he have instead of making allegations against some of our leaders. BJP-NDA will get more than 51 seats, and we are going to form the govt."

In the second and final phase of voting for Jharkhand Assembly Election held today, as many as 38 constituencies across 12 districts are going to polls. BJP candidate from Giridih assembly constituency is Nirbhay Kumar Shahabadi while the AJSU has fielded Chandra Prakash Choudhary. In 2019, JMM candidate Sudivya Kumar won the Giridih seat by a margin of 15,884 votes.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged voters in Jharkhand to participate with full enthusiasm in the voting taking place on Wednesday. "Today is the second and last phase of the great festival of democracy in Jharkhand. I urge all voters to participate in it enthusiastically and create a new record of voting. On this occasion, I especially congratulate all my young friends who are going to vote for the first time. Your every vote is the strength of the state," PM Modi wrote on his post on X.

JMM MP Nalin Soren says, "I want to continue with my tradition of voting early...Whoever is elected as the MLA, I would like to tell them to carry on with the tradition...People would vote on the issue of development...My Government would remain in power..."

BJP candidate from Dhanbad Assembly, Raj Sinha says, "As per the current trend and seeing the huge number of voters, it is clear that BJP is going to form its government in this election. We raised the issue of Bangladesh (infiltrators) because it is the truth and the people need to know about it and its consequences..."

People queue up outside a polling booth in Dumka as they await their turn to cast vote for the second and final phase of the state assembly elections. Dumka has been one of the strongholds of the JMM. The constituency is reserved for Scheduled Tribes, and its voters are primarily from tribal communities, with a mix of backward classes, minorities, and upper castes.

Basant Soren, the sitting MLA from Dumka and son of JMM president Shibu Soren, is seeking re-election. Sunil Soren, a former BJP MP, has been fielded by the party to challenge the JMM in Dumka. Babu Ram Murmu is contesting from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). Dumka has a total of 2,59,079 voters including 1,26,903 male voters and 1,32,175 female voters.

In the 2020 Assembly by-election, Basant Soren (JMM) won the seat with 80,559 votes, against Louis Marandi (BJP), who secured 73,717 votes. As many as 236 polling booths have been set here for the polls.

The second phase of voting will decide the electoral fate of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, his wife Kalpana Soren (both JMM), and Leader of Opposition Amar Kumar Bauri (BJP) besides more than 500 other candidates who are contesting in 38 of the total 81 assembly seats.

The Silli Assembly constituency is one of the 81 constituencies in the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. It is constituency number 61 of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. The constituency is a general seat not reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). AJSU chief Sudesh Mahto will be facing stiff competition from his long-time rival and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) candidate Amit Mahto.

BJP-Jharkhand president Babulal Marandi said that the mood of the people in Jharkhand is to change Hemant Soren led JMM govt as they have gone through pain in these five years. He said, "A few days back I-T department raided many locations related to the PA of the CM. It's not possible without black money, if someone is this much dipped in corruption what option does he have instead of making allegations against some of our leaders. BJP-NDA will get more than 51 seats, and we are going to form the govt."

In the second and final phase of voting for Jharkhand Assembly Election held today, as many as 38 constituencies across 12 districts are going to polls. BJP candidate from Giridih assembly constituency is Nirbhay Kumar Shahabadi while the AJSU has fielded Chandra Prakash Choudhary. In 2019, JMM candidate Sudivya Kumar won the Giridih seat by a margin of 15,884 votes.