Jharkhand records 64.86 % votes polled in 53 constituencies till 5 pm

As the first phase of Jharkhand Assembly polls in 43 seats, a voter turnout of 64.86 % has been recorded till 5 pm on Wednesday.

The percentage of votes polled can increase since counting of votes polled still continued till 5 pm today,sources in the Election Commission said.

The seats are primarily located in the tribal-dominated South Chotanagpur, northern Palamu and Kolhan regions. Of the seats voting today, 20 are reserved for Scheduled Tribes (STs) and six for Scheduled Castes (SCs).

Two of these – Chatra and Simaria – are located in the state’s most backward district, also called Chatra. Meanwhile, bypolls are underway in Kerala, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Assam, Bihar, Chhattigarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, and West Bengal. Kerala’s Wayanad witnesses Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi’s electoral debut.

Here is voter turnout for every constituency polling today in Phase 1 till 5 pm:

• Chatra- 63.26%

• East Singhbhum- 64.87%

• Garhwa- 67.35%

• Gumla- 69.01%

• Hazaribagh- 59.13%

• Khunti-68.36%

• Kodarma- 62%

• Latehar- 67.16%

• Lohardaga- 73.21%

• Palamu- 62.62%

• Ramgarh- 66.32%