Jharkhand assembly election phase 4 updates: 100s of state youth sacrificed themselves for Kashmir, says Amit Shah

RANCHI: Voting on 15 constituencies in the fourth phase of Jharkhand assembly election is underway where as many as 48 lakh voters are expected to exercise their franchise on Monday with 221 candidates testing their luck in a five-phased state election.

The voters will decide the fate of 221 candidates, including 22 women and a third gender candidate. The total number of voters is 47,85,009, of which 25,40,794 are male voters and 22,44,134 are female voters. The number of specially-abled voters is 66,321 and the total number of voters above the age of 80 is 34,106.

The constituencies where the fourth phase of election are being held are Madhupur, Deoghar, Bagodar, Jamua, Gandey, Giridih, Dumri, Bokaro, Chandankayari, Sindri, Nirsa, Dhanbad, Jharia, Tundi, and Baghmara.

Polling began at 7 am in Jamua, Bagodar, Giridih, Dumri and Tundi seats and will conclude at 3 pm, while in the remaining seats it will be concluded by 5 pm.

Here are the highlights of the fourth phase of election:

16 December 2019

16:37 IST

56.02 per cent voter turn out recorded till 3 pm in the fourth phase Jharkhand assembly election 2019.

15:00 IST

In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Jharkhand gave 12 out of 14 seats to Modi ji and within the very first session of Parliament, the Modi government overthrew of Articles 370 and 35A from Jammu and Kashmir, says Amit Shah.