Live
- Golf: Diksha moves into Top-20 at South African Women’s Open
- KCR lashes out against BJP and Congress for destroying Telangana
- Dairy Science students visited the Milk cooling plant
- Moody feels Pant ahead in keepers’ race for T20 WC squad; Srikkanth picks Rahul over Samson as reserve keeper
- Thanking voters for extending 'unparalleled support' to NDA, PM Modi says second phase 'too good'
- Natural Relief for Menstrual Cramps: Beetroot Juice Recipe
- Asha Worker died in a road accident
- Akshaya Tritiya 2024 Auspicious Hindu Festival on May 10th
- Celebrating World Veterinary Day 2024: Safeguarding Your Pet’s Vision with Expert Tips
- NSG joins CBI in searching residence of Sheikh Shahjahan’s relative
12% polling recorded in Jharkhand
Jharkhand recorded 12 per cent polling till 9 a.m. on Monday for the state's three Maoist-affected Lok Sabha seats, according to Election Commission (EC) data.
Ranchi:Jharkhand recorded 12 per cent polling till 9 a.m. on Monday for the state's three Maoist-affected Lok Sabha seats, according to Election Commission (EC) data.
Voting that began at 7 a.m. across 6,072 polling station in the Lohardagga, Chatra and Palamau seats, will end at 4 p.m.
The EC data showed that Chatra witnessed 12.10 per cent voting, Lohardagga 11.30 per cent and Palamau 12.38 per cent.
Polling started an hour late at a polling booth of Lohardagga due to a technical snag in an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM).
Of the 6,072 polling booths, more than 40 per cent were categorised are either sensitive or over sensitive. More than 140 companies of para-military forces have been deployed.
Fate of 59 candidates will be decided by of 45,26,691 voters.
In first phase polling is taking place on three Lok Sabha seats -- Lohardagga, Chatra and Palamau.
In the 2014 polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won all the three seats.
In Chatra, there is triangular fight among BJP's Sunil Singh, Congress' Manoj Yadav and the Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) Subhash Yadav.
While in Lohardagga, Sudarshan Bhagat of the BJP will take on Congress' Sukhdeo Bhagat.
In Palamau, the main battle is between V.D. Ram of the BJP and the RJD's Ghuran Ram.
