Polling for the fourth phase of the five-phased Jharkhand Assembly election began in 15 constituencies on Monday
Ranchi: Polling for the
fourth phase of the five-phased Jharkhand Assembly election began in 15
constituencies on Monday. The voting began at 7 am, Election Commission (EC)
officials said. It will conclude at 3 pm at Jamua, Bagodar, Giridih, Dumri and
Tundi, while for the rest of the seats, the voting will continue till 5 pm,
they added.
The seats
going to the polls in this round are Deoghar (SC), Jamua (SC), Chandankiyari
(SC), Madhupur, Bagodar, Gandey, Giridih, Dumri, Bokaro, Sindri, Nirsa,
Dhanbad, Jharia, Tundi and Baghmara, spread across four districts. Jharkhand
Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Vinay Kumar Choubey on Sunday said armed forces
were deployed in the Naxal-hit areas.
As polling kick-started on Monday morning,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged people to vote in large numbers. "Today
is voting for the fourth phase of #JharkhandAssemblyPolls. I appeal to all the
voters to cast their votes and participate in this festival of democracy,"
he said in a tweet.