The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Wednesday announced its third list of candidates. The list contains the names of five candidates. Yogendra Yadav from Gomia, Sukhrao Orav from Chakradharpur, Snehlata Kandulna from Khunti, Jiga Susaran Horo from Sisai and Chamra Linda from Bishnupur have emerged as candidates. Chamra Linda emerged as a rebel in the last Lok Sabha elections. He is contesting from the Lohardaga seat as an independent against the Grand Alliance.
JMM recently released another list containing the names of 35 candidates. Along with Chief Minister Hemant Soren, his wife Kalpana Soren’s name also appears in the list. State chief minister and JMM president Hemant Soren will contest from Barhet seat, while his wife Kalpana Soren will contest from Gandi seat. Three Muslim candidates have also been given tickets in this JMM list.
Voting in the state will be held in two phases
Voting will be held in two phases in Jharkhand. The results will be announced on November 23. The first phase of voting for 43 seats will be held on November 13 and the second phase for 38 seats will be held on November 20. Thereafter, counting of votes will take place on November 23. According to the Election Commission statistics, the total number of voters in Jharkhand is 2,55,18,642, including 1,29,97,325 male voters and 1,25,20,910 female voters. This means women’s participation has increased.
Jharkhand elections to 81 seats
The term of the Jharkhand Assembly will end on January 5, 2025. The last parliamentary election was held in December 2019. A total of 81 seats will be up for election.
BJP Congress releases first list
Let us tell you that both the BJP and the Congress have released their first lists. The BJP has announced its first list of 66 candidates in which former minister Champai Soren, who has left the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha to join the BJP, has been bagged from the Seraikela Vidhansabha seat. Meanwhile, Babulal Marandi has also been sent from Dhanwar. Talking about Congress, Congress has also released its first list, which has the names of 21 candidates. Congress has sent letters to Irfan Ansari from Jamtala, Mamta Devi from Ramgarh, Munna Singh from Hazaribagh, Dr Ajay Kumar from Jamshedpur East, Ajay Nath Sahdev from Hatiya and Bhushan Bara from Simdega distributed the tickets.