Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's (JMM) Hemant Soren wins Dumka assembly constituency by margin of 13,188 votes and Barhait assembly constituency by margin of 25,740 votes.
BJP loses another state, JMM-Congress set to assume power in Jharkhand
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Dumri: JMM's Jagarnath Mahto wins by 34288 votes
Majhganon: JMM's Niral Purty wins by 47192 votes
Manoharpur: JMM's Joba Majhi wins by 16019 votes
Chandankyari: Amar Kumar Bauri wins by 9211 votes
Khunti: Nilkanth Singh Munda wins by 26327 votes
Torpa: Koche Munda wins by 9630 votes
18:37 December 23
INC's Banna Gupta wins from Jamshedpur West.
18:31 December 23
JVMP's Babulal Marandi wins from Dhanwar.
18:23 December 23
BJP Candidate Dhullu Mahato won from Baghmara constituency.
17:37 December 23
Sudesh Kumar Mahto (AJSU) wins from Silli.
16:51 December 23
BJP candidate CP Singh wins from the Jharkhand capital, Ranchi with a margin of 1800 votes over JMM's Mahua Manjhi.
16:35 December 23
Jharkhand CM and BJP candidate from Jamshedpur East, Raghubar Das, still trailing.
Independent candidate Saryu Rai is leading by 7484 votes.
16:13 December 23
BJP wins the first seat from Chandankyari.
AJSU's Lambodar Mahto wins from Gomia.
16:01 December 23
Dumri: BJP's Pradeep Kumar Sahu is leading by 46 votes against JMM's Jagarnath Mahto.
Gomia: AJSU's Lambodar Mahto is leading by 519 votes against JMM's Babita Devi
Jama: BJP's Suresh Murmu is leading by 783 votes against JMM's Sita Murmu.
Khijri: BJP's Ram Kumar Pahan is leading by 153 votes against INC's Rajesh Kachhap.
Kodarma: RJD's Amitabh Kumar is leading by 355 votes against BJP's Dr. Neera Yadav.
Simdega: BJP's Shradhanand Besra is leading by 131 votes against INC's Bhushan Bara.
15:51 December 23
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has become the single largest party in the Jharkhand trends with securing a lead in 29 seats. The BJP is currently leading in 24 Assembly constituencies, while the Congress is stuck with 14 seats.
15:06 December 23
Hemant Soren wins from Barhait
JMM President Hemant Soren wins from Barhait constituency. He is currently leading over BJP candidate Simon Malto by over 37,000 votes - a decisive margin.
14:42 December 23
BJP candidate Koche Munda wins from Torpa.
14:36 December 23
Congress candidate Naman Bixal Kongari wins from Kolebira constituency.
14:27 December 23
Nilkanth Munda wins in Khunti
Rural Development Minister in the incumbent Raghubar Das government Nilkanth Singh Munda has won in Khunti constituency.
14:10 December 23
Assembly speaker currently trailing
BJP candidate Dinesh Oraon, who is the incumbent speaker of the Jharkhand Assembly, is staring at defeat as he is trailing behind JMM candidate Jiga Susaran Horo in Sisai constituency.
13:36 December 23
Definitive results till now
- Rajendra Singh (INC) WINS in Bermo
- Amar Bauri (BJP) WINS in Chandankiyari
- Lambodar Mahto (AJSU) WINS in Gomia
13:12 December 23
Congress candidate Rajendra Singh wins in Bermo
In what would be the first result in the polls, Congress candidate Rajendra Singh has virtually won from the Bermo constituency, after securing a lead of 24,800 votes over BJP's Yogeshwar Mahto.
12:44 December 23
Raghubar trailing, Soren back in lead
Jharkhand incumbent Chief Minister, who was holding on to a slender lead over former BJP minister and independent candidate Saryu Rai in Jamshedpur East, has now gone behind him. JMM President Hemant Soren who was trailing behind Jharkhand minister Louis Marandi in Dumka, is now back in the lead. Soren is also leading in Barhait, the second constituency from where he contested.
12:23 December 23
Key Candidates: Raghubar clings on to slender lead
- Hemant Soren (JMM) TRAILING in Dumka
- Hemant Soren (JMM) LEADING in Barhait
- Raghubar Das (BJP) LEADING in Jamshedpur East
- Saryu Rai (IND) TRAILING in Jamshedpur East
- Rameshwar Oraon (INC) LEADING in Lohadarga
- Sudesh Kumar Mahto (AJSU) LEADING in Silli
- Louis Marandi (BJP) LEADING in Dumka
12:19 December 23
Mahagathbandhan back in majority
According to the latest trends, the JMM-Congress-RJD mahagathbandhan, which briefly slipped below the majority mark of 41, has now again crossed the halfway mark.
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JMM+ |
42 |
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BJP |
28 |
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AJSU |
03 |
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JVM |
03 |
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OTHERS |
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11:52 December 23
Mahagathbandhan slips below majority mark
According to the latest trends, the JMM-Congress-RJD mahagathbandhan, which had crossed the majority mark, has now slipped below the halfway mark.
JMM+ 38
BJP 30
AJSU 05
JVM 03
11:42 December 23
Celebrations begin at Congress HQ
Party workers were seen celebrating with drums outside the Congress Headquarters in the National capital, as the election leads in Jharkhand show the Congress-RJD-JMM gathbandhan crossing the majority mark.
11:07 December 23
Celebrations begin in Congress camp
Celebrations have begun at the Congress office in Ranchi, as the latest trends showed the JMM-Congress-RJD mahagathbandhan crossing the majority mark of 41.
10:53 December 23
Results not as per expectation: JVM Chief
Reacting to the trends, former Jharkhand Chief Minister and JVM President Babulal Marandi said, "The results are not as per our expectation. We will have to accept people's mandate. We will play the role which people's mandate has given us. Let the results come, then we will sit and discuss what to do."
10:29 December 23
JMM+ crosses halfway mark in latest trends
According to the latest trends, the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance has crossed the majority mark of 41.
JMM+ 43
BJP 27
AJSU 03
JVM 04
10:22 December 23
Tejashwi said the voters were fed up of the BJP government
Tejashwi confident of gathbandhan's clean sweep, says Soren will be CM
Reacting to the emerging trends, where the Congress-JMM-RJD alliance has taken a lead over BJP, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said, "There is going to be a clean sweep for Mahagathbandhan in this election. We have fought elections under leadership of Hemant Soren. He is going to be the Chief Minister."
10:15 December 23
Key Candidates: Soren trailing in Dumka, leading in Barhait
- Hemant Soren (JMM) TRAILING in Dumka
- Hemant Soren (JMM) LEADING in Barhait
- Raghubar Das (BJP) LEADING in Jamshedpur East
- Saryu Rai (IND) TRAILING in Jamshedpur East
- Rameshwar Oraon (INC) LEADING in Lohadarga
- Sudesh Kumar Mahto (AJSU) TRAILING in Silli
- Louis Marandi (BJP) LEADING in Dumka
09:57 December 23
Raghubar Das back in lead
After an initial hiccup, incumbent Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das is leading from his constituency of Jamshedpur East. He is competing against independent candidate and former BJP minister Saryu Rai, and Congress candidate Gourav Vallabh.
09:35 December 23
Early trends indicating a hung assembly in Jharkhand
After the first few rounds of counting, the JMM-Congress-RJD gathbandhan is leading on 36 seats, with the incumbent BJP following closely behind with 32 seats. JVM and AJSU, which might eventually emerge as the king-makers, are leading on five and four seats respectively.
09:24 December 23
JMM+ leading towards majority mark, BJP inching closer
According to the latest trends, the incumbent BJP is leading in 30 seats, while the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance is leading in 36 seats. JVM and AJSU are leading in five seats each.
09:02 December 23
JMM+ takes early lead, BJP closing gap
According to the latest trends in 71 out of the 81 seats, the Congress-JMM-RJD gathbandhan has taken a lead in 35 seats, while BJP follows closely behind with 25 seats. AJSU is leading on 6 while JVM is leading on 4 seats.
08:44 December 23
JMM+ leading in 32 seats, BJP in 20
According to the latest trends, the incumbent BJP is leading in 20 seats, while the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance is leading in 32 seats. JVM is leading in two and AJSU in 5 seats.
08:42 December 23
Early Trends: Fate of key candidates
- Hemant Soren (JMM) LEADING from Dumka, Barhait
- Saryu Rai (IND) TRAILING from Jamshedpur East
- Raghubar Das (BJP) TRAILING from Jamshedpur East
- Gourav Vallabh (INC) LEADING from Jamshedpur East
- Chandreshwar Prasad Singh (BJP) LEADING from Ranchi
- Rameshwar Oraon (INC) LEADING from Lohardaga
- Neera Yadav (BJP) TRAILING from Koderma
08:33 December 23
Gourav Vallabh ahead of Raghubar, Saryu in Jamshedpur East
According to the latest trends, both Raghubar Das and Saryu Rai are currently trailing in Jamshedpur East, which was considered the 'hot seat' in the run-up to the polls. Congress candidate Gourav Vallabh is currently leading in the constituency.
08:27 December 23
JMM+ leading in 19 seats, BJP in 8
According to the latest trends, the incumbent BJP is leading in eight seats, while the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance is leading in 19 seats. JVM and AJSU are currently leading on a seat each.
08:21 December 23
JMM+ leading in 8 seats, BJP in 2
According to the latest trends, the incumbent BJP is leading on two seats, while the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance is leading on eight seats. JVM and AJSU are currently leading on a seat each.
08:14 December 23
Hemant Soren leading
JMM chief Hemant Soren is currently leading in his constituency of Dumka.
08:12 December 23
JMM+ takes early lead in Jharkhand
According to the latest trends, the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance has taken the early lead on three seats. While the JMM has taken the lead in two seats, the Congress is leading on the third.
08:03 December 23
Poster with the message 'Jharkhand ki pukar hai gathbandhan ki sarkar hai. Hemant ab ki baar hai' seen in Ranchi.
08:03 December 23
Visuals from a counting centre in Jamshedpur
Counting of votes begins for the Jharkhand Assembly Polls.
07:03 December 23
LIVE: Counting of votes begins in J'khand; will Cong-JMM-RJD overthrow Raghubar Das govt?
Ranchi: The counting of votes for 81 Jharkhand Assembly seats, which went to polls in five phases from November 30 to December 20, will take place on Monday.
The counting will start at 8 a.m. in all the 24 district headquarters. The maximum rounds of counting will take place at Chatra with 28 rounds and lowest round at two seats -- Chandankyari and Torpa.
The Election Commission has made arrangements for counting at all the districts headquarters. The first result is expected around 1 p.m. on Monday.
Both BJP and Congress alliance made their best efforts to lure the voters.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President and Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed nine rallies each.
While former Congress President Rahul Gandhi addressed five rallies and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra addressed one rally.
The hot seat, which will be the centre of attraction on the counting day will be Jamshedpur East. Chief Minister Raghubar Das has been winning this seat since 1995. He is pitted against ex-cabinet colleague Saryu Rai. Saryu Rai turned rebellion after his ticket was put on hold by the party.
The other important seats are Dumka and Barhet from where JMM Executive President and former Chief Minister is contesting. He is pitted against Social Welfare Minister Louis Marandi at Dumka.
Former Chief Minister and Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajantarik (JVM-P) President Babulal Marandi is fighting from Dhanwar Assembly seat. The AJSU President, who lost the 2014 Assembly poll, is trying his luck again from Silli seat.
The exit polls indicate edge to JMM and Congress alliance.
BJP, however, is confident of returning to power.
"We will cross the majority mark. Wait till counting. People has reposed faith in five years governance" said Deepak Prakash, BJP General Secretary to IANS.
JMM is anticipating the grand alliance's victory.
"The grand alliance will certainly get majority. People are fed up with BJP government" said Vinod Pandey, JMM General Secretary.
23:26 December 23
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19:14 December 23
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's (JMM) Hemant Soren wins Dumka assembly constituency by margin of 13,188 votes and Barhait assembly constituency by margin of 25,740 votes.
18:59 December 23
18:46 December 23
Dumri: JMM's Jagarnath Mahto wins by 34288 votes
Majhganon: JMM's Niral Purty wins by 47192 votes
Manoharpur: JMM's Joba Majhi wins by 16019 votes
Chandankyari: Amar Kumar Bauri wins by 9211 votes
Khunti: Nilkanth Singh Munda wins by 26327 votes
Torpa: Koche Munda wins by 9630 votes
18:37 December 23
INC's Banna Gupta wins from Jamshedpur West.
18:31 December 23
JVMP's Babulal Marandi wins from Dhanwar.
18:23 December 23
BJP Candidate Dhullu Mahato won from Baghmara constituency.
17:37 December 23
Sudesh Kumar Mahto (AJSU) wins from Silli.
16:51 December 23
BJP candidate CP Singh wins from the Jharkhand capital, Ranchi with a margin of 1800 votes over JMM's Mahua Manjhi.
16:35 December 23
Jharkhand CM and BJP candidate from Jamshedpur East, Raghubar Das, still trailing.
Independent candidate Saryu Rai is leading by 7484 votes.
16:13 December 23
BJP wins the first seat from Chandankyari.
AJSU's Lambodar Mahto wins from Gomia.
16:01 December 23
Dumri: BJP's Pradeep Kumar Sahu is leading by 46 votes against JMM's Jagarnath Mahto.
Gomia: AJSU's Lambodar Mahto is leading by 519 votes against JMM's Babita Devi
Jama: BJP's Suresh Murmu is leading by 783 votes against JMM's Sita Murmu.
Khijri: BJP's Ram Kumar Pahan is leading by 153 votes against INC's Rajesh Kachhap.
Kodarma: RJD's Amitabh Kumar is leading by 355 votes against BJP's Dr. Neera Yadav.
Simdega: BJP's Shradhanand Besra is leading by 131 votes against INC's Bhushan Bara.
15:51 December 23
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has become the single largest party in the Jharkhand trends with securing a lead in 29 seats. The BJP is currently leading in 24 Assembly constituencies, while the Congress is stuck with 14 seats.
15:06 December 23
Hemant Soren wins from Barhait
JMM President Hemant Soren wins from Barhait constituency. He is currently leading over BJP candidate Simon Malto by over 37,000 votes - a decisive margin.
14:42 December 23
BJP candidate Koche Munda wins from Torpa.
14:36 December 23
Congress candidate Naman Bixal Kongari wins from Kolebira constituency.
14:27 December 23
Nilkanth Munda wins in Khunti
Rural Development Minister in the incumbent Raghubar Das government Nilkanth Singh Munda has won in Khunti constituency.
14:10 December 23
Assembly speaker currently trailing
BJP candidate Dinesh Oraon, who is the incumbent speaker of the Jharkhand Assembly, is staring at defeat as he is trailing behind JMM candidate Jiga Susaran Horo in Sisai constituency.
13:36 December 23
Definitive results till now
- Rajendra Singh (INC) WINS in Bermo
- Amar Bauri (BJP) WINS in Chandankiyari
- Lambodar Mahto (AJSU) WINS in Gomia
13:12 December 23
Congress candidate Rajendra Singh wins in Bermo
In what would be the first result in the polls, Congress candidate Rajendra Singh has virtually won from the Bermo constituency, after securing a lead of 24,800 votes over BJP's Yogeshwar Mahto.
12:44 December 23
Raghubar trailing, Soren back in lead
Jharkhand incumbent Chief Minister, who was holding on to a slender lead over former BJP minister and independent candidate Saryu Rai in Jamshedpur East, has now gone behind him. JMM President Hemant Soren who was trailing behind Jharkhand minister Louis Marandi in Dumka, is now back in the lead. Soren is also leading in Barhait, the second constituency from where he contested.
12:23 December 23
Key Candidates: Raghubar clings on to slender lead
- Hemant Soren (JMM) TRAILING in Dumka
- Hemant Soren (JMM) LEADING in Barhait
- Raghubar Das (BJP) LEADING in Jamshedpur East
- Saryu Rai (IND) TRAILING in Jamshedpur East
- Rameshwar Oraon (INC) LEADING in Lohadarga
- Sudesh Kumar Mahto (AJSU) LEADING in Silli
- Louis Marandi (BJP) LEADING in Dumka
12:19 December 23
Mahagathbandhan back in majority
According to the latest trends, the JMM-Congress-RJD mahagathbandhan, which briefly slipped below the majority mark of 41, has now again crossed the halfway mark.
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JMM+ |
42 |
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BJP |
28 |
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AJSU |
03 |
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JVM |
03 |
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OTHERS |
05 |
11:52 December 23
Mahagathbandhan slips below majority mark
According to the latest trends, the JMM-Congress-RJD mahagathbandhan, which had crossed the majority mark, has now slipped below the halfway mark.
JMM+ 38
BJP 30
AJSU 05
JVM 03
11:42 December 23
Celebrations begin at Congress HQ
Party workers were seen celebrating with drums outside the Congress Headquarters in the National capital, as the election leads in Jharkhand show the Congress-RJD-JMM gathbandhan crossing the majority mark.
11:07 December 23
Celebrations begin in Congress camp
Celebrations have begun at the Congress office in Ranchi, as the latest trends showed the JMM-Congress-RJD mahagathbandhan crossing the majority mark of 41.
10:53 December 23
Results not as per expectation: JVM Chief
Reacting to the trends, former Jharkhand Chief Minister and JVM President Babulal Marandi said, "The results are not as per our expectation. We will have to accept people's mandate. We will play the role which people's mandate has given us. Let the results come, then we will sit and discuss what to do."
10:29 December 23
JMM+ crosses halfway mark in latest trends
According to the latest trends, the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance has crossed the majority mark of 41.
JMM+ 43
BJP 27
AJSU 03
JVM 04
10:22 December 23
Tejashwi said the voters were fed up of the BJP government
Tejashwi confident of gathbandhan's clean sweep, says Soren will be CM
Reacting to the emerging trends, where the Congress-JMM-RJD alliance has taken a lead over BJP, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said, "There is going to be a clean sweep for Mahagathbandhan in this election. We have fought elections under leadership of Hemant Soren. He is going to be the Chief Minister."
10:15 December 23
Key Candidates: Soren trailing in Dumka, leading in Barhait
- Hemant Soren (JMM) TRAILING in Dumka
- Hemant Soren (JMM) LEADING in Barhait
- Raghubar Das (BJP) LEADING in Jamshedpur East
- Saryu Rai (IND) TRAILING in Jamshedpur East
- Rameshwar Oraon (INC) LEADING in Lohadarga
- Sudesh Kumar Mahto (AJSU) TRAILING in Silli
- Louis Marandi (BJP) LEADING in Dumka
09:57 December 23
Raghubar Das back in lead
After an initial hiccup, incumbent Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das is leading from his constituency of Jamshedpur East. He is competing against independent candidate and former BJP minister Saryu Rai, and Congress candidate Gourav Vallabh.
09:35 December 23
Early trends indicating a hung assembly in Jharkhand
After the first few rounds of counting, the JMM-Congress-RJD gathbandhan is leading on 36 seats, with the incumbent BJP following closely behind with 32 seats. JVM and AJSU, which might eventually emerge as the king-makers, are leading on five and four seats respectively.
09:24 December 23
JMM+ leading towards majority mark, BJP inching closer
According to the latest trends, the incumbent BJP is leading in 30 seats, while the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance is leading in 36 seats. JVM and AJSU are leading in five seats each.
09:02 December 23
JMM+ takes early lead, BJP closing gap
According to the latest trends in 71 out of the 81 seats, the Congress-JMM-RJD gathbandhan has taken a lead in 35 seats, while BJP follows closely behind with 25 seats. AJSU is leading on 6 while JVM is leading on 4 seats.
08:44 December 23
JMM+ leading in 32 seats, BJP in 20
According to the latest trends, the incumbent BJP is leading in 20 seats, while the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance is leading in 32 seats. JVM is leading in two and AJSU in 5 seats.
08:42 December 23
Early Trends: Fate of key candidates
- Hemant Soren (JMM) LEADING from Dumka, Barhait
- Saryu Rai (IND) TRAILING from Jamshedpur East
- Raghubar Das (BJP) TRAILING from Jamshedpur East
- Gourav Vallabh (INC) LEADING from Jamshedpur East
- Chandreshwar Prasad Singh (BJP) LEADING from Ranchi
- Rameshwar Oraon (INC) LEADING from Lohardaga
- Neera Yadav (BJP) TRAILING from Koderma
08:33 December 23
Gourav Vallabh ahead of Raghubar, Saryu in Jamshedpur East
According to the latest trends, both Raghubar Das and Saryu Rai are currently trailing in Jamshedpur East, which was considered the 'hot seat' in the run-up to the polls. Congress candidate Gourav Vallabh is currently leading in the constituency.
08:27 December 23
JMM+ leading in 19 seats, BJP in 8
According to the latest trends, the incumbent BJP is leading in eight seats, while the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance is leading in 19 seats. JVM and AJSU are currently leading on a seat each.
08:21 December 23
JMM+ leading in 8 seats, BJP in 2
According to the latest trends, the incumbent BJP is leading on two seats, while the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance is leading on eight seats. JVM and AJSU are currently leading on a seat each.
08:14 December 23
Hemant Soren leading
JMM chief Hemant Soren is currently leading in his constituency of Dumka.
08:12 December 23
JMM+ takes early lead in Jharkhand
According to the latest trends, the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance has taken the early lead on three seats. While the JMM has taken the lead in two seats, the Congress is leading on the third.
08:03 December 23
Poster with the message 'Jharkhand ki pukar hai gathbandhan ki sarkar hai. Hemant ab ki baar hai' seen in Ranchi.
08:03 December 23
Visuals from a counting centre in Jamshedpur
Counting of votes begins for the Jharkhand Assembly Polls.
07:03 December 23
LIVE: Counting of votes begins in J'khand; will Cong-JMM-RJD overthrow Raghubar Das govt?
Ranchi: The counting of votes for 81 Jharkhand Assembly seats, which went to polls in five phases from November 30 to December 20, will take place on Monday.
The counting will start at 8 a.m. in all the 24 district headquarters. The maximum rounds of counting will take place at Chatra with 28 rounds and lowest round at two seats -- Chandankyari and Torpa.
The Election Commission has made arrangements for counting at all the districts headquarters. The first result is expected around 1 p.m. on Monday.
Both BJP and Congress alliance made their best efforts to lure the voters.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President and Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed nine rallies each.
While former Congress President Rahul Gandhi addressed five rallies and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra addressed one rally.
The hot seat, which will be the centre of attraction on the counting day will be Jamshedpur East. Chief Minister Raghubar Das has been winning this seat since 1995. He is pitted against ex-cabinet colleague Saryu Rai. Saryu Rai turned rebellion after his ticket was put on hold by the party.
The other important seats are Dumka and Barhet from where JMM Executive President and former Chief Minister is contesting. He is pitted against Social Welfare Minister Louis Marandi at Dumka.
Former Chief Minister and Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajantarik (JVM-P) President Babulal Marandi is fighting from Dhanwar Assembly seat. The AJSU President, who lost the 2014 Assembly poll, is trying his luck again from Silli seat.
The exit polls indicate edge to JMM and Congress alliance.
BJP, however, is confident of returning to power.
"We will cross the majority mark. Wait till counting. People has reposed faith in five years governance" said Deepak Prakash, BJP General Secretary to IANS.
JMM is anticipating the grand alliance's victory.
"The grand alliance will certainly get majority. People are fed up with BJP government" said Vinod Pandey, JMM General Secretary.
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Ranchi, Dec 22 (IANS) The counting of votes for 81 Jharkhand Assembly seats, which went to polls in five phases from November 30 to December 20, will take place on Monday.
The counting will start at 8 a.m. in all the 24 district headquarters. The maximum rounds of counting will take place at Chatra with 28 rounds and lowest round at two seats -- Chandankyari and Torpa.
The Election Commission has made arrangements for counting at all the districts headquarters. The first result is expected around 1 p.m. on Monday.
Both BJP and Congress alliance made their best efforts to lure the voters.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President and Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed nine rallies each.
While former Congress President Rahul Gandhi addressed five rallies and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra addressed one rally.
The hot seat, which will be the centre of attraction on the counting day will be Jamshedpur East. Chief Minister Raghubar Das has been winning this seat since 1995. He is pitted against ex-cabinet colleague Saryu Rai. Saryu Rai turned rebellion after his ticket was put on hold by the party.
The other important seats are Dumka and Barhet from where JMM Executive President and former Chief Minister is contesting. He is pitted against Social Welfare Minister Louis Marandi at Dumka.
Former Chief Minister and Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajantarik (JVM-P) President Babulal Marandi is fighting from Dhanwar Assembly seat. The AJSU President, who lost the 2014 Assembly poll, is trying his luck again from Silli seat.
The exit polls indicate edge to JMM and Congress alliance.
BJP, however, is confident of returning to power.
"We will cross the majority mark. Wait till counting. People has reposed faith in five years governance" said Deepak Prakash, BJP General Secretary to IANS.
JMM is anticipating the grand alliance's victory.
"The grand alliance will certainly get majority. People are fed up with BJP government" said Vinod Pandey, JMM General Secretary.
Conclusion:
Last Updated : Dec 24, 2019, 8:04 AM IST
