Jharkhand assembly election 2019: An estimated 62.54 per cent of over 47 lakh electorate cast their votes in the fourth phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections to 15 seats on Monday, Election Commission (EC) officials said. Polling, which began at 7 am, was peaceful in the constituencies spread over Giridih, Deoghar, Dhanbad and Bokaro districts, state Chief Electoral Officer Vinay Kumar Choubey said. Voting ended at 3 pm in Jamua, Bagodar, Giridih, Dumri and Tundi seats while the exercise concluded at 5 pm in the remaining seats, Choubey said.
Addressing a poll rally in Pakur, BJP president Amit Shah promised construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya in next four months, which was demanded by the people since last 100 years. . Slamming Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, he said that the former keep on asking why the issue of Kashmir is raised in Jharkhand. the truth is that several youth of the state, being part of CRPF and BSF have laid down their lives for Kashmir.
An estimated 62 per cent of over 47 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 5 pm on Monday in the fourth phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections in 15 constituencies, as per Election Commission data.
An elderly man died of a suspected heart attack while standing in a queue to cast his vote in Dumri assembly constituency today an official told PTI.
Voting has ended at 3 pm at Jamua, Bagodar, Giridih, Dumri and Tundi. Voting will other constituencies will go on till 5 pm. 56 percent voting has been recorded in the state till 3 pm.
Voting for the Assembly Election is currently going on in Jharkhand. Till 3 pm, the state has recorded 56 percent of the voting.
Recently, the Supreme court delivered verdict on Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. People were demanding the temple there since last 100 years. it will be constructed in next four months, says BJP president
When Rahul Gandhi and his party leaders ask why the BJP leaders peak of the Kashmir issue in Jharkhand, they forget that a lot of youth have laid down their lives as part of BSF and CRPF for Kashmir, says Amit Shah
When UPA was in power, it gave Rs 55,253 crore for th development of the state, but the present government gave Rs 3,08,487 crore for development of Jharkhand, says Amit Shah
There was time when Pakur used to get less supply of electricity, but now it gets 16 to 22 ours electricity supply daily. Praising the Raghubar Das government, he added that the government privide electricity suppply to 14,557 villages across the state.
Addressing the rally, BJP president Amit Shah said that the BJP inits manifesto has promised quote for backwards, without reducing quote of Dalits and Tribals.
At the time when Congress was in power, youth were demanding a separate state Jharkhand, but it only came beuing during the tenure of former PM Atal Behari Vajpayee, says Amit Shah.
This land is of the brave. It was here that Britishers were first challenged to leave the country. The adivasis haere klaid down their lives fighting against the Britishers. Fought stringly against the Britishers, says Amit Shah
BJP president Amit Shah, speaks at atrally in Pakur. Lists a number of achievements by the centre and state governments
Jharia seat will witness a direct fight between two women candidates of the same family. The BJP has nominated Ragini Singh, wife of sitting saffron party MLA Sanjeev Singh who is behind the bars in the murder case of his cousin Niraj Singh of the Congress. Congress has fielded Niraj Singh's widow Purnima Niraj Singh in the seat.
Former minister and Congress candidate Mannan Malik is contesting the polls from Dhanbad, while another former minister and Congress nominee Jaleshwar Mahato is trying his luck from Baghmara against sitting BJP MLA Dhullu Mahato.
The highest number of 25 candidates will lock horns in the Bokaro seat while the least number of eight nominees will contest the Nirsa constituency.
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), seeking to retain power, is contesting in all the 15 seats in this phase. Its ally AJSU Party is contesting on its own for the first time since the creation of Jharkhand in 2000. The JMM, Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) have fielded candidates in accordance with its pre-poll seat-sharing arrangements.
According to Election Commission, an estimated 28.56 per cent of over 47 lakh voters exercised their franchise till 11 am on Monday in the fourth phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections in 15 constituencies. Voting will end at 3 pm at Jamua, Bagodar, Giridih, Dumri and Tundi while the exercise will continue till 5 pm in the remaining seats.
The key candidates in the fray are Land and Revenue Minister Amar Kumar Bauri (BJP) and Labour Minister Raj Paliwar (BJP) from the Chandankiyari and Madhupur seats respectively. While Bauri is facing All Jharkhand Students' Union (AJSU) Party's Umakant Razzak, Paliwar's opponent is Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's (JMM) Haji Hussain Ansari.
According to news agency ANI, 11.85 per cent voting till 9 am has been recorded in the fourth phase of polling in Jharkhand.
The Election Commission has sought a factual report from poll authorities in Jharkhand over the "Rape in India" remark of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made at a rally in the poll-bound state last week. The decision to seek a report came after BJP leaders approached the poll panel against Gandhi for using rape as a tool to target political rivals.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has appealed people to vote in large numbers in the fourth phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections today.
Of the 6,101 polling stations, 587 were critical and 405 sensitive in the Naxal-affected constituencies, while the non-Naxal-hit seats had 546 critical and 2,665 sensitive polling stations.
Polling will conclude at 3 pm at Jamua, Bagodar, Giridih, Dumri and Tundi, while for the rest of the seats (Deoghar (SC), Chandankiyari (SC), Madhupur, Gandey, Bokaro, Sindri, Nirsa, Dhanbad, Jharia, and Baghmara), the voting will continue till 5 pm.
A total of 47,85,009 voters, including 22,44,134 women and 81 third-gender voters, are eligible to decide the fate of 221 nominees, including 23 women candidates. As many as 34,106 voters were aged 80 years and above, while there were 66,321 differently-abled voters.
Dhanbad is one of the 15 seats where polling is being held today.
The fate of state Labour Minister Raj Paliwar and Land and Revenue Minister Amar Kumar Bauri will be decided in the fourth phase of polling in Jharkhand on Monday. BJP candidate Bauri will lock horns with NDA ally AJSU Party nominee Umakant Razzak in Chandankiyari seat while the saffron party's Paliwar will contest JMM candidate Hussain Ansari in Madhupur constituency.
The fifteen seats are Deoghar (SC), Jamua (SC), Chandankiyari (SC), Madhupur, Bagodar, Gandey, Giridih, Dumri, Bokaro, Sindri, Nirsa, Dhanbad, Jharia, Tundi and Baghmara. Voting will end at 3 PM in Jamua, Bagodar, Giridih, Dumri and Tundi seats while polling will continue till 5 pm in the rest of the constituencies.
Polling begins for 15 Assembly seats in the fourth phase of Jharkhand Assembly election. The results will be declared on December 23.