About twenty lakh new voters have been registered in Jharkhand for the general elections.
"Out of the 20 lakh, the age group of 8.82 lakh voters is between 18 and 19," Chief Electoral Officer P K Jajoria told reporters.
He said 1,99,48,683 voters were eligible to cast their democratic right in 14 Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand.
The state would go for polls on April 10, 17 and 24, the CEO said here.
Elections in Chatra, Koderma, Lohardaga, Palamau and Hazaribagh Lok Sabha seats would be held on April 10.
Giridih, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Singhbhum and Khunti would go for polls on April 17 while the electorate of Raj Mahal, Dumka, Godda and Dhanbad seats would vote on April 24, Jajoria said.
