Jharkhand poll 2019 Updates: Voter turnout till 5 PM in the second phase is 62.40%
Ranchi, Dec 07: Polling in the 20 constituencies that begun at 7 am amid tight security on Saturday and it ended at 5 pm, an estimated 63.36 per cent votes were cast. One person was killed and two others injured, after security personnel opened fire on a group of men who tried to snatch their arms in Gumla's Sisai constituency.
59.27 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 3 pm in the second phase of Jharkhand assembly elections in 20 constituencies. Polling in 18 seats ended at 3 pm, while locals in Jamshedpur (East), where Chief Minister Raghubar Das is contesting and Jamshedpur (West) constituencies can vote till 5 pm.
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झारखंड विधानसभा चुनाव में आज दूसरे दौर का मतदान है। सभी मतदाताओं से मेरा आग्रह है कि वे अधिक से अधिक संख्या में मतदान कर लोकतंत्र के इस उत्सव को सफल बनाएं।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 7, 2019
Jharkhand: People queue up to cast their votes at a polling station in Khunti during the second phase of voting for assembly elections. #JharkhandElection2019 pic.twitter.com/hKXiCLgxeI
— ANI (@ANI) December 7, 2019