New Delhi. The voting process of Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024 ended today. Voting was held in two phases for 81 assembly seats in the state. The first phase of voting took place on 13 November and the second phase on 20 November. Exit poll projections will be released some time from now, which will reveal whether the India alliance will return to power or the NDA will get the mandate.
Second phase voting ends
In the second phase, voting was held on 38 assembly seats of Jharkhand. A total of 528 candidates were in the electoral fray in this phase. 1 crore 23 lakh 58 thousand 195 voters were eligible to exercise their right.
67.59% voting was recorded till 5 pm. 239 polling stations were operated by women. Youth took the responsibility of 26 booths for disabled people at 22 centres. Special arrangements were made at all polling stations for security.
waiting for exit poll
The election results will be declared on November 23, but exit polls will be released today itself. This will be a forecast, which will show the trend of public opinion before the counting of votes. Till now in the political history of Jharkhand, no government has returned for the second consecutive time. If Hemant Soren forms the government then this history can change.
election contest
The main contest is between India Alliance and NDA. More than 1000 candidates contested in the state.
In the first phase, voting was held on 43 seats on November 13. In the second phase, voting took place on 38 seats on November 20.
The current tenure of Jharkhand Assembly ends on 5 January 2025. In such a situation, the process of formation of the new government will start immediately after the results.
What are exit polls called?
IANS-Matrix Opinion Poll
The results of exit polls regarding the assembly elections have come out. According to IANS-Matrix opinion poll, NDA alliance can form government in Jharkhand. In this poll, NDA is estimated to get 45-50 seats. At the same time, in the Lok Poll data, India Alliance has been shown forming the government. According to Lok Poll, India Alliance may get 41-44 seats.
JVC exit poll
JVC’s exit poll for Jharkhand Assembly elections has predicted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance to get 40-44 seats. The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)-led grand alliance is expected to get 30-40 seats, while the others are expected to get 1 seat each. This exit poll has been released for a total of 81 seats of Jharkhand Assembly.
Jharkhand (Total Seats: 81)
– BJP+: 40-44
– JMM+: 30-40
– Others: 1-1
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Kolhan 14 area..
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