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The Election Commission has announced the dates of Jharkhand Assembly elections. Voting will take place on November 13 and November 20. Counting of votes will take place on November 23. There are 81 assembly seats in Jharkhand. There are 2.6 crore voters here. Voting will take place at 29 thousand 562 polling stations in Jharkhand. Out of which 24 thousand 520 booths will be in rural areas.
Jharkhand assembly elections
- two phase election
- Voting- 13 November, 20 November
- Ordinary seat – 44
- SC-09
- ST-28
- Results- 23 November
- Majority figure- 41
Before announcing the election dates, the Chief Election Commissioner said, “We recently visited these two states (Maharashtra and Jharkhand). Had a meeting with the officials. Took stock there. We have provided facilities to elderly voters to increase the voting percentage. Some chairs will be placed in the voting line at the time of voting. So that the elderly can get relief. The elderly will have the facility to vote sitting at home.
2.6 crore voters in Jharkhand
The Chief Election Commissioner said that there are 2.6 crore voters in Jharkhand. In this, 1.14 lakh voters will vote for the first time. The number of polling stations in the state will be 29 thousand 562. The number of urban polling stations will be more than 5 thousand.
By-elections on 47 assembly seats and 2 Lok Sabha seats
Along with the announcement of the dates of Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections, the Election Commission has also announced the dates of by-elections for 47 assembly seats and 2 Lok Sabha seats in different states of the country. In which by-elections will be held on 47 assembly seats on November 13. Voting for the by-election on Kedarnath seat will be held on November 20. By-elections will be held on November 20 for Wayanad, Kerala and Nanded Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra.
assembly election results 2019
Assembly elections 2019 were held in Jharkhand. In which the alliance of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Congress and RJD got 47 seats. Hemant Soren became the Chief Minister of the state. In this election, BJP was reduced to 25 seats. CM Soren had resigned from the post before his arrest in January 2024 in a money laundering case related to the alleged land scam. After this, Champai Soren was crowned next to Shibu Soren.
NDA is competing with Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Congress and RJD.
However, Champai had to resign after Hemant Soren was released on bail in June. In this way Hemant Soren has once again become the CM of the state. After a few days he joined BJP. In the state, BJP has an alliance with All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) and JDU. This alliance will compete with Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Congress and RJD.
