Elaborate security arrangements have been made for polling, which will begin at 7 am and continue until 5 pm. Polling will end at 4 pm at 950 sensitive booths spread across 31 constituencies

Health Minister Banna Gupta, Rajya Sabha MP Mahua Maji, Geeta Koda, wife of former Chief Minister Madhu Koda, and Purnima Das, the daughter-in-law of former Chief Minister Raghubar Das, are the other key candidates in fray.

The seats voting today include 17 general seats, 20 reserved for Scheduled ... The alliance – part of INDIA bloc – is contesting the 2024 assembly election again with Hemant Soren-led JMM contesting 43 of the 81 seats in the assembly.

Voting for the first phase has begun in 43 out of 81 seats in Jharkhand. Bypolls are underway in Kerala, Rajasthan, Gujarat and West Bengal.

The first phase of voting for the Jharkhand Assembly elections has started today, covering 43 constituencies. There are 15,344 polling booths across the state, and 683 candidates are competing, including former Chief Minister Champai Soren and six cabinet ministers from Hemant Soren’s government.

Polling for the first phase of Jharkhand's assembly elections is set to begin today morning. Campaigning for 43 of the 81 Assembly seats in Jharkhand concluded on Monday, ahead of the first phase of elections scheduled for November 13.

The stage is set for the first phase of the Jharkhand Assembly elections, covering 43 constituencies out of the 81 seats. Voters in 43 Assembly constituencies across 15 districts are set to cast their ballots today,

A total of 683 candidates are in the fray in the first phase of the assembly election whose fates would be decided by 1.37 crore voters. Of the 683 candidates, the total number of women candidates is 73.