Counting begins late in Jharkhand

Counting for the 14 Lok Sabha seats today began late by half-an-hour at various counting centres in Jharkhand, official sources said here.
The fate of prominent candidates like former chief ministers Shibu Soren and Babulal Marandi (both contested from Dumka), former union ministers and Congress leaders Subodh Kant Sahay (Ranchi) and Rameshwar Oraon (Lohardaga) and deputy speaker of Lok Sabha Karia Munda (Khunti) would be decided by this afternoon.
The state had three-phased elections on April 10, 17 and 24.