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Stage set for first phase polling for Jharkhand Assembly elections
The Statesman
|November 13, 2024
The stage is set for voting in the first phase of the Jharkhand Assembly elections on Wednesday in 43 constituencies spread across different parts of the mineral-rich state.
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The polling is scheduled to commence at 7 am in 15,344 polling stations amid tight security to avert any untoward incident and culminate at 5 pm.
A total of 683 candidates are in the fray in the first phase of the assembly election whose fates would be decided by 1.37 crore voters. Of the 683 candidates, the total number of women candidates is 73. In the first phase, at stake is the prestige of several ministers in the Hemant Sorenled Cabinet and key leaders from different political parties.
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