Voting for the Jharkhand assembly elections phase 1 will be held today with 43 of the state’s 81 seats up for grabs. Polling is scheduled to begin around 7 am in 15 districts and will continue till 5 pm.
While the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has fielded 23 candidates, its allies Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) have put forward 17 and 5 candidates, respectively.
The Opposition BJP has fielded 36 candidates, while the Janata Dal United (JDU) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) have nominated 2 and 7 candidates, respectively.
The second phase of elections will be held on November 20 while the votes will be counted on November 23.
By-elections are also being held today on 31 assembly seats across 10 states and the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat of Kerala.
