Naxalites had put up posters and attempted to disrupt polling activities in Sonapi, Jagannathpur, and Manoharpur Assembly Constituencies in the West Singhbhum District.
Earlier today, Rahul Lohar cast his vote for the Madarihat assembly by-poll and said that the people in his constituency will answer the atrocities committed against women in this poll.
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.
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
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.