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Highlights: Jharkhand Votes In Phase 1 Polls, By-Elections In 11 States

Jharkhand Elections: The ruling JMM has fielded 23 candidates and its allies Congress and RJD have put forward 17 and 5 candidates, respectively.

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Updated : November 20, 2024 6:04 pm IST

Jharkhand Polls, By-Elections 2024: Polling will be held till 5 pm

Jharkhand Assembly Polls Live Updates:

Voting for the Jharkhand assembly elections phase 1 was being held today with 43 of the state's 81 seats across 15 districts up for grabs. Polling is also being held today for by-elections in 31 assembly seats across 10 states and the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat of Kerala. Voting began at 7 am and continued till 5 pm.

In Jharkhand, the ruling JMM has fielded 23 candidates and 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 and the votes will be counted on November 23.

Here Are the Highlights On Jharkhand Polls, By-Elections 2024:

Nov 20, 2024 18:04 (IST)
67.59% Voter Turnout Was Recorded In Jharkhand Till 5 pm

67.59% Voter turnout was recorded in Jharkhand till 5 pm. The voting has ended in the state and now votes will be counted three days later on November 23.
Nov 20, 2024 15:38 (IST)
61.47% Voter Turnout In Jharkhand Till 3 pm, 45.53% In Maharashtra

Till 3 pm, 61.47% of voting has been done in Jharkhand. Meanwhile, 45.53% of voting has been done in Maharashtra. On the 10 seats in Mumbai, only 39.24% of voting has ben conducted.
Nov 13, 2024 15:00 (IST)
West Bengal bypolls: Over 45% turnout recorded so far
Six assembly seats of West Bengal has so far witnessed a voter turnout of over 45 per cent during by-elections.

Polling in Sitai, Madarihat, Naihati, Haroa, Medinipur, and Taldangra assembly constituencies started at 7 am and will continue till 5 pm.

Taldangra assembly constituency registered 48 per cent turnout, followed by Haroa (47.10), Medinipur (46.24), Madarihat (46.18), Sitai (45) and Naihati (39.12).
Nov 13, 2024 14:08 (IST)
Jharkhand Assembly Elections: 46% voter turnout recorded till 1 pm
About 46.25 per cent voter turnout has been recorded till 1 pm in the first phase of assembly polls in Jharkhand. 

According to the Election Commission of India, Gumla has reported a turnout of 52.11 per cent, followed by Lohardaga with 51.53 per cent and Khunti with 51.37 per cent.

The voter turnout recorded in Seraikella-Kharsawan is 50.71 per cent, Simdega is 50.66 per cent, and Latehar is 50.41 per cent.

Kodarma recorded a turnout of 47.33 per cent, Ramgarh 46.81 per cent, Garhwa 46.75 per cent, West Singhbhum 46.41 per cent, Hazaribagh 45.77 per cent, Chatra 45.76 per cent, East Singhbhum 44.88 per cent and Palamu 44.00 per cent.

The state capital, Ranchi, has so far recorded a turnout of 40.98 per cent.
Nov 13, 2024 14:06 (IST)
Madhya Pradesh bypolls: Vijaypur sees 54% voter turnout till 1 pm
Polling for by-elections in Madhya Pradesh's two assembly seats - Budhni in Sehore district and Vijaypur seat in Sheopur district - are underway and voting turnout at these constituencies is recorded 51.16 per cent and 54.86 per cent till 1 pm, respectively.
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Nov 13, 2024 14:04 (IST)
Bihar bypolls: 34 per cent voter turnout till 1 pm in four seats
A voter turnout of 34.77 per cent has been registered till 1 PM in the bypolls to Tarari, Imamganj, Belaganj and Ramgarh assembly seats in Bihar.

According to Election Commission data, Imamganj recorded 38.17 per cent turnout till 1 pm, followed by 35.51 per cent in Belaganj, Ramgarh at 34.43 per cent, Tarari at 30.9 per cent.

All four assembly seats had fallen vacant after MLAs representing them were elected in the last Lok Sabha election.
Nov 13, 2024 13:42 (IST)
Rajasthan By-poll: Official slapped by Independent candidate at polling booth
Naresh Meena, an independent candidate who is contesting the Deoli-Uniara by-poll in Rajasthan, has allegedly slapped an official at a polling booth. 

In a video statement on X, Mr Meena alleged that the Sub-Divisional Magistrate was involved in a discrepancy of votes.
Last week, the Congress had suspended him over a dispute about the party's nominee for the Deoli-Uniara Assembly by-poll.

Mr Meena wanted to contest the seat but the party opted to field Kastor Chand Meena. He then announced he would stand as an independent candidate with support from the Bharat Adivasi Party.
Nov 13, 2024 13:20 (IST)
Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024: Voting underway in Maoist-hit areas
In Jharkhand, voting is also underway at polling stations in Maoist-hit areas like Jambro, Regabeda, Komai, Gilua, Siyadih, and Taramba amid tight security.
Nov 13, 2024 13:17 (IST)
Jharkhand Assembly Elections: JMM flags "BJP bag" at polling booth
The ruling JMM has taken to its social media account to flag a BJP bag that was allegedly kept next to a polling official inside a polling booth.

"Please take cognizance," the party asked the Election Commission of India while tagging a video on X.
Nov 13, 2024 12:54 (IST)
Wayanad bypolls: Over 34 per cent turnout till 12.30 pm
Polling is continuing at a brisk pace in the Wayanad Lok Sabha and the Chelakkara assembly constituencies in Kerala as they witnessed a turnout of 34.38 and 36.08 per cent, respectively, after the first five hours of voting.
Nov 13, 2024 12:18 (IST)
Jharkhand polls: 29% voter turnout till 11 am
Jharkhand has recorded a voter turnout of 29.31 per cent as of 11 am in the first phase of Assembly elections.

According to the data of the Election Commission of India, the Khunti district recorded the highest voter turnout of 34.12 per cent while the Ramgarh district recorded the lowest turnout of 24.17 per cent.

Khunti is followed by Gumla with 33.86 per cent turnout, Lohardaga with 33.44 per cent, Simdega 33.18 with per cent, Seraikella-Kharsawan with 32.65 per cent, Koderma with 31.10 per cent, Latehar with 30.59 per cent and Garhwa with 30.38 per cent turnout.

The turnout recorded for Chatra is 29.52 per cent, Hazaribagh is 29.60 per cent, West Singhbhum is 29.42 per cent, Palamu is 28.36 per cent, East Singhbhum is 28.34 per cent and Ranchi is 24.75 per cent.
Nov 13, 2024 11:52 (IST)
Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024: Hemant Soren, wife Kalpana Soren cast votes
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and his wife Kalpana Soren have cast their votes at a polling station in Ranchi for the assembly elections.
Nov 13, 2024 11:06 (IST)
Priyanka Gandhi will register a "big win": Sachin Pilot on Wayanad by-elections
Congress leader Sachin Pilot has said that his fellow party leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will register a "big win" in Kerala's Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll.

"She will be a strong voice in the Parliament," he said.
Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency was earlier represented by Priyanka's brother Rahul Gandhi. 

Mr Gandhi won the seat in the 2024 general election, but retained the Rae Bareli seat in Uttar Pradesh and vacated the Kerala constituency, paving the way for the bypoll in which Priyanka Gandhi is making her electoral debut. 

The 52-year-old leader is up against the Left front's Sathyan Mokeri and BJP's Navya Haridas.
Nov 13, 2024 11:03 (IST)
Rajasthan by-elections: “Will win all seats,” says Sachin Pilot
Congress leader Sachin Pilot has exuded confidence that his party will win all the seats in Rajasthan Assembly bypolls.

The seven seats where voting is underway are Jhunjhunu, Dausa, Deoli-Uniara, Khinvsar, Chorasi, Salumber and Ramgarh. The results will be declared on November 23.
Nov 13, 2024 10:54 (IST)
Jharkhand Assembly Elections: Simdega sees highest voting so far
Jharkhand's Simdega district has so far registered the highest voter turnout at 15.09 per cent, followed by 14.97 per cent each at Lohardaga and Koderma districts, and 14.62 per cent in Seraikela-Kharsawan.

Ramgarh and Khunti both recorded 14.37 per cent voting each, followed by 13.93 per cent in Gumla and 13.80 per cent each in West Sinbhum and Latehar districts.

Garhwa recorded 13.41 per cent polling, Chatra 13.21 per cent, Hazaribag 13.20 per cent, Ranchi 12.06 per cent, Palamu 11.84 per cent, and East Sinbhum 11.25 per cent.
Nov 13, 2024 10:42 (IST)
Shiggaon assembly bypolls: BJP's Basavaraj Bommai votes in Shiggaon
BJP leader and former Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai has cast his vote at a polling booth in Shiggaon, as voting in bypoll to the assembly constituency is underway.

His son Bharath Bommai is the BJP candidate for bypoll to the Shiggaon assembly constituency.
Nov 13, 2024 09:48 (IST)
Jharkhand Assembly Elections Phase 1 Live Updates: About 13 per cent voting in first 2 hours
Jharkhand has so far recorded a voter turnout of 13.04 per cent in the first phase of polling for assembly elections.

Polling began around 7 AM in 34 constituencies across 15 districts and will continue till 5 PM.
Nov 13, 2024 09:36 (IST)
Priyanka Gandh on Wayanad By-Elections
Congress candidate for Wayanad Lok Sabha by-elections Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has said that her expectation is that the people of Wayanad will give her the chance to "repay the love and affection" they have shown and to work for them and to be their representative. 

"I hope everyone will exercise their democratic right and vote...," she said.
Nov 13, 2024 09:18 (IST)
Jharkhand Assembly Elections Live: "If you like our work, please support us," Says Hemant Soren
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has sought the backing of the people.

In a post on X, he said, "If you like our work, please support us. I promise that I will do 10 years of work in the next 5 years so that no one can stop our pace of progress." 

The JMM-led coalition is seeking to retain power riding on its welfare schemes.
Nov 13, 2024 09:16 (IST)
Jharkhand Polls: Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman votes in Ranchi
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh has voted at a polling station in Ranchi.



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