Appealed to vote in large numbers in the first phase of Jharkhand assembly elections

Ranchi: On Wednesday, Pratul Shah Deo, a spokesman for the Bharatiya Janata Party, urged the public to cast their votes in big numbers for 43 of the 81 seats up for grabs in the first round of the Jharkhand Assembly elections.

Pratul Shah Deo told a media report that today marks the “Mahaparv” of Jharkhand’s democratic system.

This event only occurs once every five years. I urge every Jharkhandi resident and voter to leave their homes and cast their ballots. Remember that you are voting for a stable administration that will rule without corruption when you cast your ballot, he urged.

Around 7:00 am marked the start of Jharkhand’s first round of voting, with voters from 15 districts and 43 constituencies casting votes. 73 women are among the 683 candidates whose fates will be decided by the outcome.

The by-elections for 31 assembly seats in ten states, including Kerala’s Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, also started voting this morning.

Polling is scheduled to run until 5:00 p.m., and extensive security measures have been put in place for it. It will conclude at 4 p.m. in 31 constituencies and 950 sensitive booths. To keep the peace and protect the election process, more than 200 security force companies have been stationed at key areas.

With important contenders including former Chief Minister Champai Soren and Congress leader Ajoy Kumar in the race, the BJP-led NDA hopes to overthrow the JMM-led alliance.

Ajoy Kumar (Congress), who is running against Purnima Das Sahu, the daughter-in-law of former Chief Minister Raghubar Das, in Jamshedpur East, and former Chief Minister Champai Soren (BJP) in Seraikela, are important contenders in the first round of Jharkhand’s assembly elections. The wife of former Chief Minister Madhu Koda, Geeta Koda of the BJP, is running against Congressman Sona Ram Sinku in Jaganathpur. Mahua Maji, a current Rajya Sabha MP from Ranchi, has been nominated by the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM).

By-elections are scheduled for Wednesday in a number of assembly seats, including five in Assam, six in West Bengal, and seven in Rajasthan. The six assembly seats in West Bengal—Naihati, Haroa, Medinipur, Taldangra, Sitai, and Madarihat—will be up for by-election. Voting will take place in Assam for the seats of Samaguri, Behali, Bongaigaon, Sidli, and Dholai.

On November 23, the votes will be counted.