Jharkhand Assembly Election: Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar casts his vote and appeals to voters to come

Jharkhand Assembly Election: Santosh Kumar Gangwar, the governor of Jharkhand, voted on Wednesday for 43 of the 81 seats up for grabs in the first round of the State Assembly elections.

Additionally, Governor Gangwar urged the state’s citizens to cast their ballots “wisely” and in big numbers.

“I urge everyone to exercise their right to vote and cast a large number of ballots,” he added. There were a lot of individuals who cast ballots in Jammu & Kashmir. It ought to be commemorated as a celebration. Our nation’s democratic system, which has been in place since independence, serves as a model for the whole globe. Make good use of your vote.

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

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.

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.