Jharkhand Election 2024 Phase 1 Live updates: First phase of voting for 43 Assembly seats to begin soon
The stage is set for the first phase of the Jharkhand Assembly elections, covering 43 constituencies out of the 81 seats.
Voters in 43 Assembly constituencies across 15 districts are set to cast their ballots today, with polls open from 7 am to 5 pm. Across these constituencies, 683 candidates are in the fray for legislative seats, which include 17 general, 20 reserved for Scheduled Tribes, and six reserved for Scheduled Castes. In the 2019 Jharkhand Assembly election, Hemant Soren-led JMM won 30 seats, the BJP won 25 and Congress won 16 seats.
