An estimated 28.51 per cent polling was recorded till 11 am on Saturday in the second phase of Jharkhand assembly elections in 20 constituencies, amid sporadic incidents of violence in some districts, officials said.
The voting commenced at 7 am amid tight security arrangements, officials said.
Polling in 18 seats will end at 3 pm, while voters in Jamshedpur (East) -- where Chief Minister Raghubar Das is in fray -- and Jamshedpur (West) constituencies can exercise their franchise till 5 pm, an Election Commission (EC) release said.
One person was injured when security personnel opened fire on a group of men who tried to snatch weapons from them in Gumla's Sisai constituency, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Murari Lal Meena said
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