The first phase of Jharkhand's assembly elections, which kickstarted on Wednesday, recorded 64.86 per cent voter turnout at 5 pm across the 43 assembly constituencies, surpassing 63.9 per cent voting in the 2019 assembly elections, said the Election Commission of India (ECI).
The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned Ajit Pawar faction of the NCP as to why the name of Sharad Pawar is being repeatedly used during the ongoing campaigning in Maharashtra for the upcoming assembly polls.
Amid the ongoing political row over a routine check of Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray's luggage by Election Commission of India (ECI), Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's luggage was also checked on Wednesday at Palghar Police ground helipad as part of Standard Operating Proce
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.
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.
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.
Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SCP) leader Supriya Sule has condemned the checking of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray's helicopter and bags by the Election Commission of India and questioned why only opposition leaders are targeted.
"Do you stop the convoys of Eknath Shinde, Ajit Pawar, Narendra Modi, and Amit Shah and check them?...the way money distribution is happening in Maharashtra, does the Election Commission not see this?" Raut asked.
An FIR has been registered at the cybercrime police station in Ranchi for violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC) guidelines over a video posted on a social media handle of the BJP's Jharkhand wing.
Bypolls for West Bengal's six assembly seats--Naihati, Haroa, Medinipur, Taldangra, Sitai and Madarihat will take place on November 13 with results to be declared on November 23.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government's achievements as he campaigned for BJP in the run-up to the Maharashtra Assembly elections on Sunday.