Jharkhand Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Date: Polling will take place in last 4 phases

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Dates: Jharkhand will vote in 4 phases of the general elections 2024.

Jharkhand will go to polls in 4 phases from May 13 to June 1. The results will be declared on June 4, the Election Commission announced at a media briefing on March 16.

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With the change in leadership in Jharkhand just weeks before the Lok Sabha elections, the 2024 electoral battle will be highly anticipated. Champai Soren replaced JMM chief Hemant Soren as the chief minister after the latter's arrest in a money laundering case. Though JMM managed to retain its grip on power, the political upheaval has paved the way for an interesting clash between the JMM and opposition BJP.

Here is how Jharkhand will vote in different phases in General Elections 2024:

In 2019, elections across the 14 constituencies of Jharkhand were held in four phases amid heavy security. Here's how Jharkhand voted in the 2019 elections:

Phase 1 (April 29): Chatra, Lohardaga, Palamu

Phase 2 (May 6): Kodarma, Ranchi, Khunti, Hazaribagh

Phase 3 (May 12): Giridih, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Singhbhum

Phase 4 (May 19): Rajmahal, Dumka, Godda

In 2019, the BJP-led alliance won 12 out of the 14 seats in the state while the Congress-led UPA won just 2. The BJP contested in alliance with All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) while the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) was part of a broader alliance with Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress. The BJP, which had won 12 out of 14 seats even in the previous Lok Sabha elections in 2014, faced tough competition from the opposition alliance, which sought to capitalize on issues like unemployment, agrarian distress, and concerns related to tribal welfare and identity.