Addressing a press conference after the polls closed at 5.00 pm, Marandi said, "The brothers and sisters of Jharkhand come out to strengthen democracy and performed their duty as citizens. I saw in so many places that there were long lines at the polling booths. The people have voted to form
As voting is underway for the second phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections, Chief Minister Hemant Soren's wife and JMM candidate from the Gandey Assembly seat, Kalpana Soren, on Wednesday said that the people of the state have chosen the path of development and they are casting their votes.
According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), Jamtara recorded the highest turnout at 76.16 per cent, followed by Pakur with 75.88 per cent, and Deoghar with 72.46 per cent.
Chouhan claimed the JMM-led alliance had failed to provide jobs, made women unsafe, and allowed "infiltrators" to take up resources, urging voters to support the NDA alliance to bring change.
After a sluggish start, voter turnout in Maharashtra started to pick up, reaching 45.53 per cent by 3.00 pm in the single-phase assembly elections on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Jharkhand recorded comparatively a higher voter turnout of 61.47 per cent in the second phase of assembly polls in Jh
Maharashtra recorded a voter turnout of 32.18 per cent in the single-phase assembly elections while a turnout of 47.92 per cent was recorded in the second phase of assembly polls in Jharkhand as of 1 pm, according to the Election Commission of India.
Jharkhand Leader of Opposition and BJP candidate from Chandankyari seat, Amar Kumar Bauri expressed confidence that BJP would form the government in the state. Bauri is seeking re-election from Chandankiyari.
A voter turnout of 18.14 per cent was recorded till 11 am in the single-phase assembly elections in Maharashtra while Jharkhand recorded a turnout of 31.37 per cent by the same time in the second phase of assembly polls, according to the Election Commission of India.
Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Wednesday said that the NDA, under the leadership of the BJP, is certain to win in both Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly polls.
As voting is in progress for Maharashtra and Jharkhand Assembly elections, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai expressed confidence that NDA would form government in both the states.
Maharashtra recorded a voter turnout of 6.61 per cent in the single-phase assembly elections while Jharkhand recorded a voter turnout of 12.71 percent in the second phase of assembly elections, as of 9 am, according to the Election Commission of India.
The electoral battle in Deoghar, often referred to as "Baba Nagri", has emerged as a key battleground in the Jharkhand Assembly election, with the contest between BJP's incumbent MLA Narayan Das and Rashtriya Janata Dal's three term Ex MLA Suresh Paswan.