Live Updates: Jharkhand Votes In Phase 1 Polls, By-Elections In 11 States
Voting for the Jharkhand assembly elections phase 1 is being held today with 43 of the state's 81 seats across 15 districts up for grabs. Polling is also being held today for by-elections in 31 assembly seats across 10 states and the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat of Kerala. Voting began 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.
The Opposition BJP has fielded 36 candidates, while the Janata Dal United (JDU) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) have nominated 2 and 7 candidates, respectively.
The second phase of elections will be held on November 20 and the votes will be counted on November 23.
