Five-phase Poll

A voter turnout of 49.2 per cent was recorded till 3 pm in the third of the five-phased Assembly elections in Jharkhand. Polling for the 17 seats in the phase 3 of the Jharkhand assembly elections started at 7 am this morning

Jharkhand voted today in the third of the five-phase assembly election. The third phase is crucial for the ruling BJP as three heavyweights are contesting. The overall voter turnout for the third phase was recorded at 61.9 per cent.

Campaigning in 17 Jharkhand assembly constituencies ended on Tuesday as the third of the five-phase polling in the seats will be held on December 12.

Voting for the second of the five-phase assembly election in 20 seats in Jharkhand will be held on Saturday and the Election Commission has deployed polling and security personnel for peaceful polling.

BJP working President JP Nadda and Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday campaigned for party candidates in Jharkhand, where the five-phase Assembly polls got underway on Saturday.

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Thursday said that the five-phase polls in Jharkhand have been scheduled based on the Home Ministry's report and officials' feedback.

Longtime BJP leader and Jharkhand minister Saryu Roy is disappointed in not seeing his name on the party's fourth list of candidates for the five-phase assembly election that starts on November 30. Mr Roy, 68, indicated he may contest against his colleague and Chief Minister Raghubar Das from Jamshedpur East.

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati is addressing a press conference ahead of the five-phase Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, scheduled for February 11.

Elaborate security arrangements have been made for Sunday at 39 centres across Bihar for counting of votes polled in the five-phased assembly elections, officials said today.

Who will rule Bihar for the next five years, Nitish Kumar-led Grand Alliance or the BJP-led NDA? The people were talking the issue like never before today, a day ahead of the counting of votes polled in the just-concluded five-phased assembly polls.

More women voted in the five-phase Bihar election than men, the Election Commission said today after the final round of one of the most politically vital polls got over.

BJP president Amit Shah today exuded confidence that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar would step down from his position following BJP-led NDA achieving two-third majority after the ongoing five-phased Bihar assembly polls.

BJP allies Hindustanti Awam Morcha (HAM) and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) in Bihar today criticised Union Minister VK Singh's dog analogy while speaking on the Dalit killings in Haryana ahead of the crucial third phase of the five-phase state assembly polls on October 28.

Having enjoyed a 36-hour Durga Puja break, star campaigners of the ongoing five-phase Bihar assembly elections once again returned to the action, resuming their campaigning today by addressing rallies.

As the first of the five-phase elections in Bihar started, BJP's star campaigner, Shanawaz Hussain, announced today that senior leader Prem Kumar will be the chief minister if the NDA comes to power in the state. The statement was a departure from tradition for the party, which rarely announces its chief ministerial candidate in advance.

A voter turnout of 49.2 per cent was recorded till 3 pm in the third of the five-phased Assembly elections in Jharkhand. Polling for the 17 seats in the phase 3 of the Jharkhand assembly elections started at 7 am this morning

Jharkhand voted today in the third of the five-phase assembly election. The third phase is crucial for the ruling BJP as three heavyweights are contesting. The overall voter turnout for the third phase was recorded at 61.9 per cent.

Campaigning in 17 Jharkhand assembly constituencies ended on Tuesday as the third of the five-phase polling in the seats will be held on December 12.

Voting for the second of the five-phase assembly election in 20 seats in Jharkhand will be held on Saturday and the Election Commission has deployed polling and security personnel for peaceful polling.

BJP working President JP Nadda and Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday campaigned for party candidates in Jharkhand, where the five-phase Assembly polls got underway on Saturday.

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Thursday said that the five-phase polls in Jharkhand have been scheduled based on the Home Ministry's report and officials' feedback.

Longtime BJP leader and Jharkhand minister Saryu Roy is disappointed in not seeing his name on the party's fourth list of candidates for the five-phase assembly election that starts on November 30. Mr Roy, 68, indicated he may contest against his colleague and Chief Minister Raghubar Das from Jamshedpur East.

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati is addressing a press conference ahead of the five-phase Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, scheduled for February 11.

Elaborate security arrangements have been made for Sunday at 39 centres across Bihar for counting of votes polled in the five-phased assembly elections, officials said today.

Who will rule Bihar for the next five years, Nitish Kumar-led Grand Alliance or the BJP-led NDA? The people were talking the issue like never before today, a day ahead of the counting of votes polled in the just-concluded five-phased assembly polls.

More women voted in the five-phase Bihar election than men, the Election Commission said today after the final round of one of the most politically vital polls got over.

BJP president Amit Shah today exuded confidence that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar would step down from his position following BJP-led NDA achieving two-third majority after the ongoing five-phased Bihar assembly polls.

BJP allies Hindustanti Awam Morcha (HAM) and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) in Bihar today criticised Union Minister VK Singh's dog analogy while speaking on the Dalit killings in Haryana ahead of the crucial third phase of the five-phase state assembly polls on October 28.

Having enjoyed a 36-hour Durga Puja break, star campaigners of the ongoing five-phase Bihar assembly elections once again returned to the action, resuming their campaigning today by addressing rallies.

As the first of the five-phase elections in Bihar started, BJP's star campaigner, Shanawaz Hussain, announced today that senior leader Prem Kumar will be the chief minister if the NDA comes to power in the state. The statement was a departure from tradition for the party, which rarely announces its chief ministerial candidate in advance.