Live Updates Election Results 2024 Jharkhand: Voting was held in two phases
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The votes for the Jharkhand assembly elections will be counted today with various exit polls predicting a victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies. The counting of votes is expected to start around 8 am.
Jharkhand, which voted in two phases – November 13 for 43 seats and November 20 for 38 seats – witnessed an overall voter turnout of 67.74 per cent, which was 1.65 per cent higher than the 2019 poll figures.
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The ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) of Chief Minister Hemant Soren fought in 41 assembly seats in the 81-seat assembly and gave the remaining ones to its allies – Congress (30 seats), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) (6), and Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (4).
The Opposition BJP contested 68 seats, while its allies, the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) fought in 10, the Janata Dal (United) in two, and the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) in one.
If exit polls are to be believed, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is likely to win 42-47 seats, while the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) may get 25-30 seats.
Votes will also be counted for the Maharashtra assembly elections and for the bypolls to 48 Assembly seats in 14 states and in the Lok Sabha segments of Nanded in Maharashtra and Wayanad in Kerala.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is making her poll debut from Wayanad, a seat that was earlier represented in the Lok Sabha by her brother, Rahul Gandhi.
Here Are Live Updates On Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024:
If exit polls are to be believed for the Jharkhand elections results, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is likely to win 42-47 seats, while the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) may get 25-30 seats.
Votes will also be counted for the Maharashtra assembly elections and for the bypolls to 48 Assembly seats in 14 states and in the Lok Sabha segments of Nanded in Maharashtra and Wayanad in Kerala.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is making her poll debut from Wayanad, a seat that was earlier represented in the Lok Sabha by her brother, Rahul Gandhi.
Chief Minister Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) fought in 41 assembly seats in the 81-seat assembly. It left the remaining ones for its allies – Congress (30 seats), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) (6), and Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (4).
On the other hand, the Opposition BJP contested 68 seats, while its NDA partners All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) fought in 10, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) in two, and the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) in one.
The votes for the Jharkhand assembly elections will be counted shortly with various exit polls predicting a victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies. The counting of votes is expected to start around 8 am.
Jharkhand voted in two phases – November 13 for 43 seats and November 20 for 38 seats – and witnessed an overall voter turnout of about 67 per cent, which was 1.65 per cent higher than the 2019 poll figures.
