54 candidates in fray for 3 Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand
Jharkhand Lok Sabha constituencies — Chatra, Koderma and Hazaribag — and by-poll in Gandey assembly seat will take place on Monday amid tight security, officials said. Over 58.22 lakh electors including 28.29 lakh female voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the three Lok Sabha constituencies in the state, while 3.15 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in Gandey by-poll, an election official said.
As many as 54 candidates are in the fray for polls in three Lok Sabha seats, while 11 candidates including Kalpana Soren, wife of jailed former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, are contesting in the Gandey assembly by-election, the official said.
Jharkhand Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) K Ravi Kumar told PTI, «In a bid to conduct free and fair polls, all preparations have almost been completed including the security arrangements.
The CEO said polling materials and poll parties were air dropped at 65 interior booths through choppers in Chatra and Latehar districts on Saturday. «All polling parties in three constituencies reached their respective destinations by 3 pm today,» he said.
Lok Sabha Elections#Elections With
- All
- Uttar Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Tamil Nadu
- West Bengal
- Bihar
- Karnataka
- Andhra Pradesh
- Telangana
- Kerala
- Madhya Pradesh
- Rajasthan
- Delhi
- Other States
2024 Lok Sabha Phase 5 Elections May 20: Here's what's open and what's closed
Ladakh at receiving end of worst of Modi govt's 'Anyay Kaal': Jairam Ramesh
Bevy of high-profile candidates to test their luck in 7 south Bengal Lok
Read more on economictimes.indiatimes.com
