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Who is 'tiger' Jairam Mahato? What does his new party mean for Jharkhand?

JKLM fielded candidates in 73 of Jharkhand's 81 constituencies. Jairam Mahato is contesting from two key seats: Dumri and Bermo

Exit Poll 2024: BJP-led NDA’s edge in Maharashtra and Jharkhand

Jharkhand assembly elections 2024: Exit poll prediction

Assembly elections updates: 58.43% voter turnout recorded till 5 pm in Maharashtra, 68% in Jharkhand

Maharashtra, Jharkhand Election Voting: Catch all the updates on the Assembly elections here

Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024: Phase 2 Voter Turnout | Jharkhand exit poll

Jharkhand polls: Voting underway in 38 seats for phase 2

Jharkhand polls: BJP comeback or JMM to retain power? Exit polls predict

The Hemant Soren-led JMM seeks a second term, while the BJP aims to regain power. In 2019, JMM won 30 seats, Congress 16, and BJP 25.

Jharkhand polls: From violence to accusations, here're the top 5 events

Jharkhand elections: The second phase of the state Assembly elections concluded on Wednesday, with the counting of votes scheduled for November 23

Will Maharashtra, Jharkhand polls defy exit predictions like Haryana, J&K?

Exit polls, seen as a measure of public opinion, faced criticism this year for being highly inaccurate

Maharashtra, Jharkhand elections end: Credibility of exit polls at stake

As voting ends in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, attention now turns to exit polls as their credibility is under question after the recent Lok Sabha and Haryana misfires

Assembly elections: Congress to skip exit polls of Maharashtra, Jharkhand

Congress had also refused to participate in the exit polls of the Lok Sabha elections in May. Senior party leader Pawan Khera had noted that Congress will not indulge in speculation

From Dharavi row to caste census: What defined Maharashtra, Jharkhand polls

Fiery rhetoric, welfare promises, and divisive slogans define the final day of campaigning as Maharashtra and Jharkhand brace for the crucial 2024 Assembly elections

Maharashtra, Jharkhand exit polls: When and where to watch updates

Maharashtra, Jharkhand exit polls Time: Where to watch updates on results and insights as polling concludes today in these high-stakes state elections

Jharkhand polls: Presiding officer replaced after favouritism allegations

Jharkhand BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Wednesday said he had filed a complaint with the Election Commission against a presiding officer for allegedly "favouring a ruling party candidate" in Madhupur assembly constituency during voting. Dubey claimed that following his complaint, the officer was arrested. "I filed a complaint with the Election Commission against the presiding officer at booth number 111 in Madhupur, Deoghar district, for favouring Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) candidate and Minister Hafizul Hassan. The commission took my complaint seriously and arrested the officer," Dubey told reporters in Deoghar. However, the Deoghar administration said the officer was replaced after being found too close to the voting compartment, which is against Election Commission rules. An official statement from Deoghar administration clarified that the presiding officer at booth number 111 had been replaced. "During monitoring in the webcasting room, the presiding officer was found too close

Jharkhand Assembly elections: Voting begins for 38 seats in 2nd phase

Polling for 38 assembly seats in the second and final phase of Jharkhand elections commenced on Wednesday, amid tight security arrangements, officials said. Voting began at 7 AM in 14,218 booths across 12 districts and will continue till 5 PM. However, polling in 31 booths will end at 4 PM though people standing in the queue at that time will be able to exercise their franchise, the officials said. A total of 1.23 crore voters, including 60.79 lakh women and 147 third-gender electors, are eligible to exercise their franchise on Wednesday. Altogether 528 candidates, including Chief Minister and JMM leader Hemant Soren, his wife Kalpana Soren and Leader of Opposition Amar Kumar Bauri of the BJP, are trying their luck in the second phase of the elections. Eighteen of the 38 constituencies are in the Santhal Pargana region comprising six districts - Godda, Deoghar, Dumka, Jamtara, Sahibganj and Pakur. The remaining 18 seats are in North Chotanagpur division and two in South ...

Why Jharkhand's chief minister chair has been a musical chair since 2000

Since 2000, Jharkhand has had seven chief ministers, but only one completed a full term, reflecting its unstable and coalition-driven politics

FIRs registered for 'social media campaigns against Jharkhand, CM Soren'

The Jharkhand Police have registered FIRs against operators of two social media accounts for allegedly running campaigns to malign the image of Chief Minister Hemant Soren and that of the state, a senior officer said on Saturday. The FIRs were registered after Soren and the ruling JMM accused the BJP of running "shadow" campaigns to malign the CM's and the state's image. "Two FIRs have been registered for campaigns against the CM's and the state's image," a police officer said. Soren had alleged that the saffron camp has been "spending crores of money on various social media platforms" and "created 95,000 Whatsapp groups" to campaign against the JMM-led coalition in the state. We have lodged two complaints against social media platforms for shadow campaigns at Gonda and Ratu police stations in Ranchi, JMM spokesperson Vinod Pandey told PTI. The JMM had also taken up the matter with the Election Commission. Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar told PTI that the commission has take

Jharkhand elections to determine future of 'jal-jungle-zameen': Congress

Asserting that the Jharkhand assembly polls will be watershed, the Congress on Saturday said this is an election to determine the future wellbeing and continued flourishing of Jharkhand's "jal-jangal-zameen". Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said in 2006, the decades-long struggle of India's tribal communities came to an end when the Congress government introduced the historic Forest Rights Act. This act grants Adivasi and forest-dwelling communities a path to assert their rights over their forest land and its produce, he said, adding that it has been a boon for Jharkhand's forest-dwelling communities. "Last year, the non-biological PM Modi introduced the Forest Conservation Amendment Act and undid all of this progress. The new Act undermines the Forest Rights Act of 2006, doing away with provisions for the consent of local communities and other statutory requirements for forest clearance in vast areas," Ramesh said. "The intention, of course, is to

INDIA bloc to remove 50% quota cap, BJP-RSS spreading hatred: Rahul Gandhi

At an election rally in Jharkhand's Godda, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today said caste census in India is bound to happen

PM Modi's aircraft hit by technical snag, delays return to New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was visiting Jharkhand today to mark the state's foundation day