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Jharkhand Assembly Elections
The Assembly elections in Jharkhand were held in two phases: the first phase of voting on November 13 and the second phase scheduled for November 20.
Constituencies vote in phase 1
The first phase of elections in Jharkhand took place in 43 constituencies.
Kodarma
Barkatha
Barhi
Barkagaon
Hazaribagh
Simaria (SC)
Chatra (SC)
Baharagora
Ghatsila (ST)
Potka (ST)
Jugsalai (SC)
Jamshedpur East
Jamshedpur West
Ikhagarh
Seraikella (ST)
Chaibasa (ST)
Majhgaon (ST)
Jaganathpur (ST)
Manoharpur (ST)
Chakradharpur (ST)
Charsawan (ST)
Tamar (ST)
Torpa (ST)
Khunti (ST)
Ranchi
Hatia
Cancer (SC)
Mandarin (ST)
Sisai (ST)
Gumla (ST)
Bishunpur (ST)
Simdega (ST)
Kolebira (ST)
Lohardaga (ST)
Manika (ST)
Latehar (SC)
Panki
Daltonganj
Bisrampur
Chhatarpur (SC)
Husseinabad
Garhwa
Bhawanathpur
Constituencies vote in phase 2
In the second phase of assembly elections in Jharkhand, 38 constituencies are up for grabs.
Rajmahal
Borio (ST)
Barhait (ST)
Litipara (ST)
Pakaur
Maheshpur (ST)
Sikaripara (ST)
Nala
Jamtara
Dumka (ST)
Jama (ST)
Jarmundi
Madhupur
Sarat
Deoghar (SC)
Poreyahat
Godda
Mahagama
Ramgarh
Mandu
Dhanwar
Bagodar
Jamua (SC)
Gandey
Giridih
Dumri
Gomia
Bermo
Bokaro
Chandankiyari (SC)
Sindri
Nirsa
Dhanbad
Jharia
Tundi
Baghmara
Silli
Khijri (ST)
Big celebrations in Jharkhand
The state is currently ruled by Chief Minister Hemant Soren. The elections involve a primary battle between two major alliances. The incumbent Congress-JMM coalition, along with the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist), have already distributed most of the constituency tickets.
Key candidates 1st phase
In the first phase of the Jharkhand elections, 683 candidates are in the fray. Key candidates in the 1st phase include:
Champai Soren of BJP contesting from Seraikella
Mahua Maji of JMM from Ranchi
Banna Gupta of INC from Jamshedpur West
Geeta Koda of BJP from Jaganathpur
Ajoy Kumar of INC from Jamshedpur East
Sukhram Oraon of JMM from Chakradharpur
Key candidates from the 2nd phase
Major candidates for the second phase of the Jharkhand elections include:
Current Chief Minister Hemant Soren of JMM is contesting from Barhait
Babulal Marandi of BJP from Dhanwar
Rabindra Nath Mahato nominated by JMM from Nala
Bebi Devi of JMM from Dumri
Hafizul Ansari of JMM from Madhupur
Deepika Pandey of INC from Mahagama
Dr. Irfan Ansari, belonging to INC from Jamtara
Badal Patralekh of INC from Jarmundi
Randhir Singh of BJP from Sarath
Pradeep Yadav of INC from Poreyahat
Stephen Marandi of JMM from Maheshpur
Basant Soren of JMM from Dumka
Lois Marandi from JMM Jama
Hemlal Murmu of JMM from Littipara
Mathura Mahato of JMM from Tundi
Amar Bauri of BJP from Chandankiyari
Kalpana Soren of JMM from Gande
AJSU chief Sudesh Mahto from Silli
Sita Soren of BJP from Jamtara
Lobin Hembrom of BJP from Borio
Vinod Singh of CPI from Bagodar
Anup Singh of INC from Bermo
Vote turnout in Jharkhand Assembly
The first phase of voting in Jharkhand started at 7 am and was peaceful with no incidents of violence reported. Polling stations in Jharkhand recorded a voter turnout of 66.65 percent, surpassing the 63.9 percent turnout in the same 43 constituencies during the 2019 Assembly elections.
Female voters were enthusiastic, surpassing overall male turnout by 4.8 percent, underscoring their growing commitment to the democratic process. Male turnout reached 64.27 percent, while female turnout reached 69.04 percent. Voter participation among the third gender stood at 31.02 percent.
Maharashtra Assembly Elections
Maharashtra will hold assembly elections for all 288 seats in a single phase on Wednesday, November 20. The elections will see a neck-and-neck race between the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).
Major parties in the political landscape
Maharashtra’s political landscape has undergone a major shift since the last elections, marked by splits within the Shiv Sena and the NCP, and by Uddhav Thackeray’s faction of the Sena breaking away from the BJP to join the Congress. This has made the upcoming election campaign particularly important.
The state has a voter base of 9.6 crore, including 20.9 lakh voters aged 18 to 19 years who are voting for the first time, and 1.8 crore voters in the age group of 20 to 29 years, spread across 288 constituencies.
This year, the battle would be between the Mahayuti alliance, comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar’s faction of the NCP, and the MVA (Maha Vikas Aghadi), which includes the Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) and the NCP led by Sharad Pawar.
Main candidates and constituencies
Maharashtra’s current CM Eknath Shinde of Shiv Sena (Shinde) is contesting against Kopri-Pachpakhadi
Nana Patole of Congress from Sakoli
Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis of BJP is contesting from Nagpur South West
Aaditya Thackeray of Shiv Sena (UBT) from Worli
Milind Deora of Shiv Sena (Shinde) from Worli
Zeeshan Siddique of NCP (AP) from Bandra East
Nawab Malik of NCP (AP) from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar
Ajit Pawar of NCP (AP) from Baramati
Rohit Patil of NCP (SP) from Tasgaon
Exit Polls: when and where to watch it
As voting concludes, all focus will be on the exit poll predictions for Jharkhand and Maharashtra, which will provide insights into the possible outcomes for the future government of the state.
These results are expected to be available after 6:30 PM on Wednesday, November 20, once voting has concluded.
The exit poll predictions for the Jharkhand and Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 will be visible on The Times of India website.
