Amid tight security, nearly 13 percent of the electorate exercised their
franchise in the first two hours of polling in 17 constituencies spread
across eight districts of Jharkhand on Tuesday.
While Koderma recorded the maximum 16.90 percent voting in the first two hours, Barkagaon constituency witnessed the minimum at 7.60 per cent, polling officials said.
While Koderma recorded the maximum 16.90 percent voting in the first two hours, Barkagaon constituency witnessed the minimum at 7.60 per cent, polling officials said.
Some faulty EVMs were immediately replaced on receiving complaints from a
few polling booths, they said. Voters were seen standing in queues in
front of the booths from 7 AM and were keeping themselves warm by
lighting small fires by the roadside near booths.
Former Jharkhand chief minister Babulal Marandi, ex-Assembly speaker C P Singh and three incumbent ministers are among the candidates whose fate will be decided in today's election.
There are as many as 2,713,65 voters in the 18/19 age group in the electorate of 50,16,657, including 23,55,728 women.
The constituencies going to the poll in the third phase are Kodarma, Barkatha, Barhi, Barkagaon, Ramgarh, Mandu, Hazaribagh, Simaria (SC), Dhanwar, Gomia, Bermo, Ichagarh, Silli, Khijri (ST), Ranchi, Hatia and Kanke (SC).
Former Jharkhand chief minister Babulal Marandi, ex-Assembly speaker C P Singh and three incumbent ministers are among the candidates whose fate will be decided in today's election.
There are as many as 2,713,65 voters in the 18/19 age group in the electorate of 50,16,657, including 23,55,728 women.
The constituencies going to the poll in the third phase are Kodarma, Barkatha, Barhi, Barkagaon, Ramgarh, Mandu, Hazaribagh, Simaria (SC), Dhanwar, Gomia, Bermo, Ichagarh, Silli, Khijri (ST), Ranchi, Hatia and Kanke (SC).
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