New Delhi:
The five-phaseassembly poll for the total 81 seats in Jharkhand begins on Wednesday. In thefirst phase, there are 470 candidates contesting in 26 assembly constituencies.Following are the key constituencies going to polls in the first phase.
Jamshedpur (East): There are 15 candidates in the fray for the Jamshedpur (East) assembly constituency going to polls in the first phase. Congress supported JVM (D) candidate Abhay Singh is contesting against state BJP president Raghuvar Das, who is contesting for the fourth successive term. However, BJP state vice president turned rebel candidate Madhulika Mehata, the only woman candidate in the fray, may register a win for the Saffron party.
Official JMM candidate Pramod Lal is not expected to cause much damage to opponent BJP, for rebel JMM candidate Anand Bihari Dubey is strong enough to make a dent to non-tribal votes, particularly, Bihari votes of the party.
Ranchi: This constituency has been a BJP bastion since 1980 with sitting MLA C P Singh winning the seat three times in succession. Praveer Tulsayan is the Congress candidate from Ranchi assembly constituency. Union Minister Subodh Kant Sahay has thrown his lot behind Pradeep Tulsyan. Rajnath Singh, Lalu Prasad and Shibu Soren were other top leaders of who campaigned for this assembly seat.
Jugsalai: This assembly seat is reserved for the Scheduled Caste candidates. Jugsalai is witnessing a different scene altogether. There are 11candidates in the fray, with three big political parties--Congress, BJP and RJD-- giving tickets to woman candidates. Congress nominee Ritika Mukhi, BJPs Rakhi Rai along with RJDs Sharda Devi will contest against outgoing JMM legislator Dulal Bhuiyan, who is representing the seat in Jharkhand assembly for the last three terms.
In the last assembly election, Dulal defeated then BJP candidate Haradhan Das by a narrow margin of over 3000 votes and in this election, Haradhan has turned a rebel fighting as an Independent.
Pakur: This assembly constituency comes under Rajmahal (ST) parliamentary constituency which comprises six assembly segments whose area is extended up to Sahibganj, Dumka, and Godda and Pakur districts. At Pakur, former BJP district president and MLA Beni Prasad Gupta is trying his luck against official nominee Babloo Bhagat.
Jamshedpur (East): There are 15 candidates in the fray for the Jamshedpur (East) assembly constituency going to polls in the first phase. Congress supported JVM (D) candidate Abhay Singh is contesting against state BJP president Raghuvar Das, who is contesting for the fourth successive term. However, BJP state vice president turned rebel candidate Madhulika Mehata, the only woman candidate in the fray, may register a win for the Saffron party.
Official JMM candidate Pramod Lal is not expected to cause much damage to opponent BJP, for rebel JMM candidate Anand Bihari Dubey is strong enough to make a dent to non-tribal votes, particularly, Bihari votes of the party.
Ranchi: This constituency has been a BJP bastion since 1980 with sitting MLA C P Singh winning the seat three times in succession. Praveer Tulsayan is the Congress candidate from Ranchi assembly constituency. Union Minister Subodh Kant Sahay has thrown his lot behind Pradeep Tulsyan. Rajnath Singh, Lalu Prasad and Shibu Soren were other top leaders of who campaigned for this assembly seat.
Jugsalai: This assembly seat is reserved for the Scheduled Caste candidates. Jugsalai is witnessing a different scene altogether. There are 11candidates in the fray, with three big political parties--Congress, BJP and RJD-- giving tickets to woman candidates. Congress nominee Ritika Mukhi, BJPs Rakhi Rai along with RJDs Sharda Devi will contest against outgoing JMM legislator Dulal Bhuiyan, who is representing the seat in Jharkhand assembly for the last three terms.
In the last assembly election, Dulal defeated then BJP candidate Haradhan Das by a narrow margin of over 3000 votes and in this election, Haradhan has turned a rebel fighting as an Independent.
Pakur: This assembly constituency comes under Rajmahal (ST) parliamentary constituency which comprises six assembly segments whose area is extended up to Sahibganj, Dumka, and Godda and Pakur districts. At Pakur, former BJP district president and MLA Beni Prasad Gupta is trying his luck against official nominee Babloo Bhagat.
