This is the end of our coverage on the polling in the fifth and final phase of theJharkhand Assembly election. Thank you for staying tuned. Your continued readership motivates us to provide you with news of the highest factual consistency.
Polling for the fifth and final phase of the Jharkhand assembly elections ended at 3 pm in five constituencies while it will conclude at 5 pm in the remaining 11 seats. The fate of former chief minister and JMM leader Hemant Soren is set to be decided in these elections, as is that of state Woman and Child Welfare Minister Louis Marandi and Agriculture Minister Randhir Singh.
The polling that began at 7 am in all assembly segments will end at 3 pm in five constituencies of Borio (ST), Barhait (ST), Litipara (ST), Maheshpur (ST) and Sikaripara (ST). Voters in the rest of the assembly segments can exercise their franchise till 5 pm.
Exit Polls will be released in the evening after the conclusion of voting in all booths.
This is the end of our coverage on the polling in the fifth and final phase of theJharkhand Assembly election. Thank you for staying tuned. Your continued readership motivates us to provide you with news of the highest factual consistency.
Voting has been concluded in all the 16 seats. all eyes are on exit poll results now.
A total of 63.98 percent of voters exercisedtheir voting rights till 4 pm in the fifth and final phase of Jharkhand Assembly polls, Election Commission has said.
An estimated 62.77 percent of over 40 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 3pm in the fifth and final phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections,Chief Electoral Officer of Jharkhand shared on Twitter.
Voting ended at 3 pm in five constituencies while it will conclude at 5 pm in the remaining seats.
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An estimated 49.01 percent of over 40 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 1 pm in the fifth and final phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections, IANS has reported.
Around 28.24 percent of over 40 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 11 am in the fifth and final phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections, Election Commission (EC) officials said.
Long queues were seen before polling stations in the 16 constituencies with voters braving minimum temperatures hovering between 6.6 degrees Celsius and 10 degrees Celsius. (PTI)
An estimated 12.01 per cent of over 40 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 9 am in the fifth and final phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections, Election Commission (EC) officials said. Women and men were seen waiting in queues outside the polling booths to exercise their franchise, braving the December cold. (PTI)
I appeal to all the first-time voters to come out and vote in large numbers. Vote for the prosperity of Jharkhand.
BJPcandidate andJharkhandAgriculture MinisterRandhirSingh is seeking re-election fromSarath. State Women and Child Development Minister LouisMarandiis contesting againstJMM'sworking president and former chief ministerHemantSorenfromDumka.
The Election Commission has set up 8,987 ballot units, 6,738 control units and 7,006 VVPAT machines. Altogether, 249 polling stations have been marked as model booths. As many as 133 polling stations have women staff while 1,347 have webcasting facilities, Jharkhand Chief Electoral Officer Vinay Kumar Choubey told PTI.
In all, 40,05,287 electorate, including 19,55,336 women and 30 third gender voters, are eligible to cast their vote, Jharkhand Chief Electoral Officer Vinay Kumar Choubey said. Adequate security forces have been deployed, he said.
Of 5,389 polling stations, 396 in Naxal-affected areas have been marked as "critical" while 208 have been declared "sensitive".
In all, 1,321 polling stations in non-left wing extremism affected areas have been marked as "critical" while 1,765 declared "sensitive". (PTI)
