The polling for Jharkhand's first phase began at around 7:00 am, with voters across 43 constituencies in 15 districts casting their ballots. The results will determine the fate of 683 candidates, including 73 women.
Ahead of the voting for the Jharkhand Assembly elections, officials conducted mock polling at various polling stations across the state on Wednesday morning. The mock polling began at around 5.30 am.
Polling for the first phase of Jharkhand's assembly elections, the Wayanad parliamentary seat in Kerala, and bypolls in 31 assembly seats across 10 states is set to begin on Wednesday morning.
The stage is set for first phase of assembly polls in Jharkhand, Wayanad parliamentary seat in Kerala and bypolls in 33 assembly seats across 11 states
Ahead of the voting in the first phase of Assembly elections in Jharkhand on Wednesday, Returning Officer for Ranchi Assembly constituency, Utkarsh Kumar said that the mock poll will begin at 5.30 am after which polling will commence.
The first phase of elections in Jharkhand is scheduled to take place on Wednesday and the second phase is scheduled for November 20. The votes will be counted on November 23.
Ahead of the first phase of polling in Jharkhand, state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) K. Ravi Kumar said that all political workers including political leaders who are not the voters will not be present at the voting constituency during the polling process.
Campaign ended on Monday for the first phase of assembly polls in Jharkhand and bypolls in Wayanad parliamentary seat and assembly seats across several states with leaders making strong efforts to woo the electorate
CM Yogi Adityanath also cited the example of the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh and highlighted how the authorities were strictly dealing with the miscreants.
With just days to go for the first phase of polling in Jharkhand, Assam Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Jharkhand co-incharge Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday exuded confidence that his party will get 'huge' majority in the upcoming election.
State-owned premier telecom manufacturing company ITI Limited said on Sunday it has emerged as the Lowest Bidder for a BharatNet Phase-3 project comprising Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur states with an order value of Rs 1537 crores.