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Jharkhand Assembly elections: Voting begins for 38 seats in 2nd phase

Polling for 38 assembly seats in the second and final phase of Jharkhand elections commenced on Wednesday, amid tight security arrangements, officials said. Voting began at 7 AM in 14,218 booths across 12 districts and will continue till 5 PM. However, polling in 31 booths will end at 4 PM though people standing in the queue at that time will be able to exercise their franchise, the officials said. A total of 1.23 crore voters, including 60.79 lakh women and 147 third-gender electors, are eligible to exercise their franchise on Wednesday. Altogether 528 candidates, including Chief Minister and JMM leader Hemant Soren, his wife Kalpana Soren and Leader of Opposition Amar Kumar Bauri of the BJP, are trying their luck in the second phase of the elections. Eighteen of the 38 constituencies are in the Santhal Pargana region comprising six districts - Godda, Deoghar, Dumka, Jamtara, Sahibganj and Pakur. The remaining 18 seats are in North Chotanagpur division and two in South ...

Why Jharkhand's chief minister chair has been a musical chair since 2000

Since 2000, Jharkhand has had seven chief ministers, but only one completed a full term, reflecting its unstable and coalition-driven politics

FIRs registered for 'social media campaigns against Jharkhand, CM Soren'

The Jharkhand Police have registered FIRs against operators of two social media accounts for allegedly running campaigns to malign the image of Chief Minister Hemant Soren and that of the state, a senior officer said on Saturday. The FIRs were registered after Soren and the ruling JMM accused the BJP of running "shadow" campaigns to malign the CM's and the state's image. "Two FIRs have been registered for campaigns against the CM's and the state's image," a police officer said. Soren had alleged that the saffron camp has been "spending crores of money on various social media platforms" and "created 95,000 Whatsapp groups" to campaign against the JMM-led coalition in the state. We have lodged two complaints against social media platforms for shadow campaigns at Gonda and Ratu police stations in Ranchi, JMM spokesperson Vinod Pandey told PTI. The JMM had also taken up the matter with the Election Commission. Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar told PTI that the commission has take

Jharkhand elections to determine future of 'jal-jungle-zameen': Congress

Asserting that the Jharkhand assembly polls will be watershed, the Congress on Saturday said this is an election to determine the future wellbeing and continued flourishing of Jharkhand's "jal-jangal-zameen". Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said in 2006, the decades-long struggle of India's tribal communities came to an end when the Congress government introduced the historic Forest Rights Act. This act grants Adivasi and forest-dwelling communities a path to assert their rights over their forest land and its produce, he said, adding that it has been a boon for Jharkhand's forest-dwelling communities. "Last year, the non-biological PM Modi introduced the Forest Conservation Amendment Act and undid all of this progress. The new Act undermines the Forest Rights Act of 2006, doing away with provisions for the consent of local communities and other statutory requirements for forest clearance in vast areas," Ramesh said. "The intention, of course, is to

INDIA bloc to remove 50% quota cap, BJP-RSS spreading hatred: Rahul Gandhi

At an election rally in Jharkhand's Godda, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today said caste census in India is bound to happen

PM Modi's aircraft hit by technical snag, delays return to New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was visiting Jharkhand today to mark the state's foundation day

PM serving interests of billionaires at expense of poor: Rahul Gandhi

Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused him of serving the interests of billionaires at the expense of India's poor. Addressing an election rally in Jharkhand's Godda district, Gandhi claimed that while the opposition bloc INDIA was fighting to protect the Constitution, the BJP was trying to dump it in the trash bin. "PM Modi says Rahul is flashing red book. Its content is important, not colour. Had you read it, you would not have been spreading hatred and dividing society," Gandhi said. "It is a fight of ideology between the INDIA bloc and BJP-RSS. We are protecting the Constitution and BJP-RSS is trying to dump it in the trash bin. They are spreading violence and trying to divide society on the basis of caste, creed and religion," he alleged. Maintaining that he was not "afraid" of Modi or "his 56-inch chest", Gandhi said, "He is a puppet of billionaires." He accused the PM of giving lessons to people during the day while enjoying t

Birsa Munda's 150th anniversary: A life cut short but an immortal legacy

Birsa Munda's birth anniversary on November 15 is celebrated as 'Janjatiya Gaurav Divas' to celebrate his legacy and observe the role of the tribal population in preserving India's heritage

PM Modi to launch new scheme today to mark Birsa Munda's birth anniversary

The inaugural event will also on highlighting and consolidating all existing schemes aimed at supporting the development of tribal populations

Jharkhand polls 2024: Over 28% candidates have criminal cases against them

Affidavits from candidates contesting in Phase 2 of the Jharkhand elections reveal that 12 candidates face cases related to crimes against women, with one candidate disclosing charges of rape

Nearly 65% turnout recorded in first phase of Jharkhand Assembly polls

In Jharkhand, the average voter turnout for all 81 seats in 2019 was 65.18 per cent

Jharkhand Assembly elections Phase 1 highlights: 65% voter turnout in 43 seats till 5 pm

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Congress candidate Ajoy Kumar casts vote in Jamshedpur

Congress candidate Ajoy Kumar casts vote in Jamshedpur

Jharkhand election 2024 | Rajya Sabha Dy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh casts vote in Ranchi

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan on November 13 morning cast his vote in Ranchi.

Jharkhand election 2024 | Polling for 43 seats underway in phase 1

Voting for 43 assembly seats in Jharkhand commenced on Wednesday with a total of 683 candidates trying their luck, including former CM Champai Soren and ex-MP Geeta Kora.

Jharkhand election 2024: Voting underway in Jamshedpur for phase 1

Voting underway in Jamshedpur for phase 1 of Jharkhand assembly election 2024.

Jharkhand election 2024: CM Hemant Soren and his wife Kalpana Soren cast votes in Ranchi

Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren and JMM leader Kalpana Soren cast votes on Wednesday in Ranchi in the first phase of assembly election.

'Main issue is Bangladeshi infiltration': Champai Soren casts his vote

BJP leader and Jharkhand former Chief Minister Champai Soren on Wednesday cast his vote in Seraikela. Before casting vote, he said "The main issue in Jharkhand is Bangladeshi infiltration."

J'khand polls: 65% voter turnout registered in 43 Assembly seats till 5 PM

A voter turnout of 59.28 per cent was recorded till 3 PM on Wednesday in 43 assembly constituencies in Jharkhand where voting is underway in the first phase, officials said. Polling began around 7 AM in these constituencies across 15 districts and will continue till 5 PM. A total of 683 candidates are in the fray, including former CM Champai Soren and ex-MP Geeta Kora. Serailkela-Kharsawan district registered the highest voter turnout at 66.38 per cent, followed by Lohardaga (65.99 per cent), Gumla (64.59 per cent) and Simdega (64.31 per cent). Khunti recorded 63.35 per cent voting, followed by Latehar (62.81 per cent), Garhwa (61.06 per cent) and West Singhbhum (60.35 per cent). Ramgarh recorded 59.22 per cent polling, East Singhbhum (58.72 per cent), Chatra (58.23 per cent), Chatra (45.76 per cent) and Koderma (58.13 per cent). Hazaribag recorded 57.16 per cent, Palamu (56.57 per cent), while Ranchi district saw the lowest 53.40 per cent turnout till 3 PM. "Today is the first

With local jobs pitch, Jharkhand's only third gender candidate casts vote

The only transgender candidate in the first phase of Jharkhand polls, Nagma Rani, exercised her franchise on Wednesday and expressed hope that voters would support her in winning the election. Thirty-five-year-old Rani is contesting the Hatia assembly seat, where she is up against BJP's Navin Jaiswal and Congress' Ajay Nath Shahdeo. "I have exercised my vote and hope to win the election," she said after casting her vote at booth No-64 in Don Bosco School, Hesag, in Ranchi district. "I was surprised to see the support of people during the campaign. I hope the support will go in my favour," she said. Rani is among a total of 683 candidates609 men and 73 womencontesting in the first phase of polls across 43 seats in 15 districts of Jharkhand. A history graduate from Magadh University in Bihar, Rani said, "If I win, I will work for the all-round development of the constituency. I will also make efforts to ensure that deserving students from Jharkhand do not have to leave the state for