46.25 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 1 pm in the first phase of assembly polls in Jharkhand, as per the data of the Election Commission of India.
BJP leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai cast his vote at a polling booth in Shiggaon, as voting in a bypoll to the assembly constituency is underway.
Earlier, the voter turnout of 16.90 per cent was recorded in Budhni while Vijaypur stood at 17.86 per cent in the initial trend of polling till 9 am in the state.
As voting is underway in the by-election for six assembly constituencies in West Bengal, BJP candidate for Madarihat, assembly constituency Rahul Lohar, said that the people of his constituency will answer the atrocities committed against women in this by-election.
Odisha Governor and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das, along with his family, cast their votes at a polling station in Jamshedpur on Wednesday.
Jharkhand recorded a voter turnout of 29.31 per cent as of 11 am in the first phase of Assembly elections, according to the data of the Election Commission of India.
Speaking to ANI, CM Yadav said, "Wherever elections are being held in Madhya Pradesh and the country, I would like to appeal to all that people must use their right to vote. The right to vote is the biggest strength of democracy. By-elections are going on in both Vijaypur and Budhni assembly
As voting is underway for Jharkhand Assembly polls and by-elections for 31 assembly seats across 10 states, Congress leader Sachin Pilot expressed confidence that Congress would win all the seats in Rajasthan Assembly bypolls.
Former Union Minister and BJP leader Arjun Munda, along with his wife, Meera Munda, who is a BJP candidate from Potka Assembly constituency, cast their vote in the first phase of the Jharkhand assembly election on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, a voter turnout of 13.04 per cent was recorded till 9 am in the first phase of the Jharkhand Assembly Elections, as per the Election Commission of India.