Jharkhand Assembly elections Phase 1 highlights: 65% voter turnout in 43 seats till 5 pm

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Jharkhand Assembly elections 2024: People queue up at a polling station in Ranchi to vote

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Jharkhand elections 2024: Key political leaders participated in the campaign

Prominent leaders from both the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and INDIA blocs have been actively participating in the election campaign. Notable figures include Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, and others.

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Jharkhand election 2024: Voting begins for the first phase of assembly polls

Voting begins for the first phase of Jharkhand assembly elections; In this phase, voting is taking place on 43 out of 81 seats.

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Jharkhand Assembly elections 2024: Voting time, stations, other key details

Over 15,000 polling stations have been set up for the first phase of voting, with 12,716 booths in rural areas and 2,628 in urban zones. Voting will be held from 7 am to 5 pm on November 13, with 950 booths closing at 4 pm. The election preparations in the state are complete, with polling personnel already dispatched to 194 stations.

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13.7 million registered voters to vote in the first phase of the Assembly elections today

Out of the state’s 26 million registered voters, 13.7 million will vote in the first phase of the Assembly elections. A total of 683 candidates 609 men, 73 women, and one from the third gender are competing for the 43 seats. These include 17 general seats, 20 reserved for Scheduled Tribes, and six for Scheduled Castes.

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Polling for the first phase of Jharkhand's assembly elections to begin shortly

Polling for the first phase of Jharkhand's assembly elections is set to begin today morning. Campaigning for 43 of the 81 Assembly seats in Jharkhand concluded on Monday, ahead of the first phase of elections scheduled for today.