By-poll elections in 11 states…
Jharkhand Assembly Polls: On Wednesday, 13 November 2024, voting for the Jharkhand assembly elections phase 1 is going on with 43 of the state's 81 seats across 15 districts.
Polling is also being held for by-elections in 31 assembly seats across 10 states and the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat of Kerala.
Voting started at 7 am and will continue till 5 pm.
In Jharkhand, the ruling JMM has fielded 23 candidates and its allies Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) have put forward 17 and 5 candidates, respectively.
Respectively, the Opposition BJP has fielded 36 candidates, while the Janata Dal United (JDU) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) have nominated 2 and 7 candidates.
The second phase will be held on November 20 and the vote counting will be done on November 23.
Edited By: Tanvi Walia
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