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Jharkhand Assembly election Phase 4 Live: 59.30 percent voting recorded till 5 pm

Fourth phase of polling begins in Jharkhand
Fourth phase of polling begins in Jharkhand
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Published : Dec 16, 2019, 10:06 AM IST

Updated : Dec 16, 2019, 6:22 PM IST

18:21 December 16

Jharkhand Assembly election Phase 4 Live: 62 percent voting recorded till 6 pm

An estimated 62 per cent of over 47 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 6 PM on Monday in the fourth phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections in 15 constituencies.

17:23 December 16

Jharkhand Assembly election Phase 4 Live: 59.30 percent voting recorded till 5 pm

 An estimated 59.30per cent of over 47 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 5 PM on Monday in the fourth phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections in 15 constituencies.

15:53 December 16

56.02pc voter turnout till 1pm in J'khand assembly polls

An estimated 56.02 per cent polling was recorded till 3 pm on Monday in the fourth phase of Jharkhand assembly elections in 15 constituencies.

The Polling for the penultimate phase began at 7 in the morning. A total of 47,85,009 voters, including 22,44,134 women and 81 third-gender people, are eligible to decide the fate of 221 nominees in this phase.

13:29 December 16

44.74pc voter turnout till 1pm in J'khand assembly polls

An estimated 44.74 per cent polling was recorded till 1 pm on Monday in the fourth phase of Jharkhand assembly elections in 15 constituencies.

The Polling for the penultimate phase began at 7 in the morning. A total of 47,85,009 voters, including 22,44,134 women and 81 third-gender people, are eligible to decide the fate of 221 nominees in this phase.

13:06 December 16

JMM chief Shibu Soren casts his vote

JMM chief Shibu Soren casts his vote

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren casts his vote in Jharkhand's Bokaro district. 

The ruling BJP, seeking to retain power, is contesting all 15 seats in this phase.

The opposition alliance of the JMM, the Congress and the RJD has fielded candidates in accordance with their pre-poll seat adjustment plans.

The fifth and final phase of Jharkhand polls for sixteen seats will be held on December 20.

11:10 December 16

28.55pc voter turnout till 11am in J'khand assembly polls

An estimated 28.55 per cent polling was recorded till 11 am on Monday in the fourth phase of Jharkhand assembly elections in 15 constituencies.

A total of 221 candidates, including 23 women, are contesting this phase of polling.

Voting commenced at 7 am and will end at 3 pm for the Jamua, Bagodar, Giridih, Dumri and Tundi seats but will continue till 5 pm everywhere else.

10:38 December 16

Voting underway at a polling booth in Jharkhand's Deoghar

Voting in Jharkhand's Deoghar

Voting underway at a polling booth in Jharkhand's Deoghar. Of the 6,101 polling stations, 587 were "critical" and 405 "sensitive" in the Naxal-affected constituencies, while the non-Naxal-hit seats had 546 "critical" and 2,665 "sensitive" polling stations. 

Of the total 81 Assembly seats, polling has been held for 50 in the first three phases between November 30 and December 12.

The fifth and final phase of polling for 16 seats will be held on December 20 and the counting of votes will be taken up on December 23.

10:38 December 16

Voting underway in Dhanbad constituency

Voting underway in Dhanbad constituency

Voting for the fourth phase in the Jharkhand Assembly election has begun in Dhanbad and voters have started turning up to cast their votes.

 A total of 221 candidates, including 23 women nominees, are in the fray for the 15 seats that are up for grabs in this phase.

State Labour Minister Raj Paliwar and Land and Revenue Minister Amar Kumar Bauri are among those contesting in the fourth phase.

09:51 December 16

PM urges people to vote in large numbers in Jharkhand

  • झारखंड विधानसभा चुनाव में आज चौथे दौर के लिए मतदान है। सभी मतदाताओं से मेरा निवेदन है कि वे अपना वोट अवश्य डालें और लोकतंत्र के इस पावन पर्व के भागीदार बनें।

    — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 16, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

As polling kick-started on Monday morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to vote in large numbers. "Today is voting for the fourth phase of Jharkhand Assembly Polls. I appeal to all the voters to cast their votes and participate in this festival of democracy," he said in a tweet

09:41 December 16

J'khand polls: 11.85% voting till 9 am

Visuals from a polling booth in Dhanbad
Visual from a polling booth in Dhanbad

Around 11.85 per cent polling was recorded till 9 am on Monday in the fourth phase of the five-phased Jharkhand Assembly election began in 15 constituencies.

A total of 47,85,009 voters, including 22,44,134 women and 81 third-gender voters, are eligible to decide the fate of 221 nominees, including 23 women candidates. The voting for the fourth phase commenced at 7 am and will end at 5 pm.

Visual from a polling booth in Dhanbad as voting for the fourth phase of Jharkhand Election 2019 begins.

09:28 December 16

Fourth phase of polling begins in Jharkhand for 15 Assembly constituencies

Ranchi: Voting for the fourth phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections began on Monday.

According to Election Commission, a total of 15 Assembly constituencies, including from the districts of Deoghar, Giridih, Bokaro and Dhanbad, are polling today.

The Assembly constituencies where polling is being held today include -- Madhupur, Deoghar, Bagodar, Jamua, Gandey, Giridih, Dumri, Bokaro, Chandankiyari, Sindri, Nirsa, Dhanbad, Jharia, Tundi and Baghmara.

The third phase of elections took place in 17 Assembly constituencies covering 8 districts on December 12.

The second phase of elections to Jharkhand Legislative Assembly took place in 20 Assembly constituencies on December 7, while the first phase of voting took place on November 30.

The fifth and the last phase of voting will take place on December 20 and the counting of votes will be held on December 23.

18:21 December 16

Jharkhand Assembly election Phase 4 Live: 62 percent voting recorded till 6 pm

An estimated 62 per cent of over 47 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 6 PM on Monday in the fourth phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections in 15 constituencies.

17:23 December 16

Jharkhand Assembly election Phase 4 Live: 59.30 percent voting recorded till 5 pm

 An estimated 59.30per cent of over 47 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 5 PM on Monday in the fourth phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections in 15 constituencies.

15:53 December 16

56.02pc voter turnout till 1pm in J'khand assembly polls

An estimated 56.02 per cent polling was recorded till 3 pm on Monday in the fourth phase of Jharkhand assembly elections in 15 constituencies.

The Polling for the penultimate phase began at 7 in the morning. A total of 47,85,009 voters, including 22,44,134 women and 81 third-gender people, are eligible to decide the fate of 221 nominees in this phase.

13:29 December 16

44.74pc voter turnout till 1pm in J'khand assembly polls

An estimated 44.74 per cent polling was recorded till 1 pm on Monday in the fourth phase of Jharkhand assembly elections in 15 constituencies.

The Polling for the penultimate phase began at 7 in the morning. A total of 47,85,009 voters, including 22,44,134 women and 81 third-gender people, are eligible to decide the fate of 221 nominees in this phase.

13:06 December 16

JMM chief Shibu Soren casts his vote

JMM chief Shibu Soren casts his vote

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren casts his vote in Jharkhand's Bokaro district. 

The ruling BJP, seeking to retain power, is contesting all 15 seats in this phase.

The opposition alliance of the JMM, the Congress and the RJD has fielded candidates in accordance with their pre-poll seat adjustment plans.

The fifth and final phase of Jharkhand polls for sixteen seats will be held on December 20.

11:10 December 16

28.55pc voter turnout till 11am in J'khand assembly polls

An estimated 28.55 per cent polling was recorded till 11 am on Monday in the fourth phase of Jharkhand assembly elections in 15 constituencies.

A total of 221 candidates, including 23 women, are contesting this phase of polling.

Voting commenced at 7 am and will end at 3 pm for the Jamua, Bagodar, Giridih, Dumri and Tundi seats but will continue till 5 pm everywhere else.

10:38 December 16

Voting underway at a polling booth in Jharkhand's Deoghar

Voting in Jharkhand's Deoghar

Voting underway at a polling booth in Jharkhand's Deoghar. Of the 6,101 polling stations, 587 were "critical" and 405 "sensitive" in the Naxal-affected constituencies, while the non-Naxal-hit seats had 546 "critical" and 2,665 "sensitive" polling stations. 

Of the total 81 Assembly seats, polling has been held for 50 in the first three phases between November 30 and December 12.

The fifth and final phase of polling for 16 seats will be held on December 20 and the counting of votes will be taken up on December 23.

10:38 December 16

Voting underway in Dhanbad constituency

Voting underway in Dhanbad constituency

Voting for the fourth phase in the Jharkhand Assembly election has begun in Dhanbad and voters have started turning up to cast their votes.

 A total of 221 candidates, including 23 women nominees, are in the fray for the 15 seats that are up for grabs in this phase.

State Labour Minister Raj Paliwar and Land and Revenue Minister Amar Kumar Bauri are among those contesting in the fourth phase.

09:51 December 16

PM urges people to vote in large numbers in Jharkhand

  • झारखंड विधानसभा चुनाव में आज चौथे दौर के लिए मतदान है। सभी मतदाताओं से मेरा निवेदन है कि वे अपना वोट अवश्य डालें और लोकतंत्र के इस पावन पर्व के भागीदार बनें।

    — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 16, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

As polling kick-started on Monday morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to vote in large numbers. "Today is voting for the fourth phase of Jharkhand Assembly Polls. I appeal to all the voters to cast their votes and participate in this festival of democracy," he said in a tweet

09:41 December 16

J'khand polls: 11.85% voting till 9 am

Visuals from a polling booth in Dhanbad
Visual from a polling booth in Dhanbad

Around 11.85 per cent polling was recorded till 9 am on Monday in the fourth phase of the five-phased Jharkhand Assembly election began in 15 constituencies.

A total of 47,85,009 voters, including 22,44,134 women and 81 third-gender voters, are eligible to decide the fate of 221 nominees, including 23 women candidates. The voting for the fourth phase commenced at 7 am and will end at 5 pm.

Visual from a polling booth in Dhanbad as voting for the fourth phase of Jharkhand Election 2019 begins.

09:28 December 16

Fourth phase of polling begins in Jharkhand for 15 Assembly constituencies

Ranchi: Voting for the fourth phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections began on Monday.

According to Election Commission, a total of 15 Assembly constituencies, including from the districts of Deoghar, Giridih, Bokaro and Dhanbad, are polling today.

The Assembly constituencies where polling is being held today include -- Madhupur, Deoghar, Bagodar, Jamua, Gandey, Giridih, Dumri, Bokaro, Chandankiyari, Sindri, Nirsa, Dhanbad, Jharia, Tundi and Baghmara.

The third phase of elections took place in 17 Assembly constituencies covering 8 districts on December 12.

The second phase of elections to Jharkhand Legislative Assembly took place in 20 Assembly constituencies on December 7, while the first phase of voting took place on November 30.

The fifth and the last phase of voting will take place on December 20 and the counting of votes will be held on December 23.

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