In the first phase of the Jharkhand Assembly elections, voter turnout hit 64.86%, slightly above the 63.9% recorded in 2019. With the ruling JMM-led INDIA alliance and BJP-led NDA vying for power, this election could significantly reshape the state's political landscape.

Jharkhand is seeing record voter turnout in the first phase of the Jharkhand Elections. However, the issues persist overall as voters worry about the fate of the state. Team Oneindia’s Pankaj Mishra and Keshav Karna are in capital Ranchi to talk as the day near its end.

Ranchi: 46.25 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 1 pm in the first phase of assembly polls in Jharkhand, as per the data of the Election Commission of India. Voting for the first phase of the Jharkhand assembly elections began on Wednesday at 7 am,

A voter turnout of 29.31 per cent was recorded in the first four hours of polling on Wednesday in 43 assembly constituencies in Jharkhand where voting is underway in the first phase, officials said. Polling began at 7 AM in these constituencies across 15 districts and will continue till 5 PM.

In Karnataka, the fate of 45 candidates will be decided in the by-election in three key constituencies- Channapatna, Shiggaon and Sandur. While in Jharkhand, a total of 683 candidates are in the fray.

The polling has begun for the Phase 1 of the Assembly elections. 43 assembly costituencies are in poll fray today. The Ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (Jmm), Led By Cm Hemant Soren, Seeks To Retain Power,