Jharkhand Assembly polls-Counting of votes
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The Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024 were held in two phases- on November 13 and 20- wherein 43 seats went to polls in the first round and 38 in the second.
This time, voter turnout reached a record 67.74 per cent, the highest since the formation of Jharkhand on November 15, 2000.
The counting of votes began at 8:00 am, and with the fate of 1,211 candidates hanging in the balance.
JMM secured a second consecutive term as part of the I.N.D.I.A. bloc.
On that note, here are some key takeaways from the state assembly election results:
JMM’s spectacular performance in Jharkhand
JMM-led I.N.D.I.A. won in 56 of the 81 assembly seats in Jharkhand.
JMM's returns to power in Jharkhand signifies the deepened influence of the Sorens among the tribal communities, as they successfully mobilised tribal sentiments following Hemant Soren’s arrest on January 31 by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money-laundering case linked to an alleged land scam.
How the key candidates performed?
JMM's Hemant Soren won the Barhait seat by a margin of 39,791 votes.
Turncoat Champai soren who joined the BJP recently won from Saraikella by a margin of 20,447 votes.
BPJ's Babulal Marandi won from Dhanwar by a margin of 35,438 votes.
JMM's Kalpana Soren from Gandey won by a margin of 17,142 votes.
The grand old party's Rameshwar Oraon from Lohardaga won by a margin of 34,670 votes.
What were the majority exit poll speculations?
As per the exit polls in Jharkhand, the majority predicted a win for the NDA. in the eastern state.
The Matrize Exit poll predicted 42-47 seats for the NDA and 25-30 seats for the I.N.D.I.A. bloc and gave 0-4 seats to others.
People's Pulse predicted 44-53 seats for NDA and 25-37 seats for I.N.D.I.A. bloc while giving 5-9 seats to others.
Axis MyIndia has predicted a 45 per cent vote share for the I.N.D.I.A. bloc and 37 per cent for the NDA in the eastern state.
JVC-TimesNow has forecast victory for the NDA with 42 seats and is closely followed by the I.N.D.I.A. bloc's 38 seats.
(With PTI inputs)
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Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls took place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP went up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress tried to make their mark. Maha Yuti are currently comfortably poised to win. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faced a challenge after Hemant Soren's arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP, but look set to retain power with its I.N.D.I.A. allies. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.
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