Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024: Filing of nominations for second phase of polls concludes

New Delhi: Filing of nominations for the second phase of the Jharkhand Assembly elections ended on Tuesday, with candidates in 38 constituencies filing papers.

While scrutiny of forms is set to take place on Wednesday, candidates can withdraw their nominations until November 1. Elections will take place in two phases; phase 1 will take place on November 13 and phase 2 on November 20.

For the first phase, papers of 743 candidates were accepted during the scrutiny process, a poll official said on Tuesday. On the other hand, 62 nomination papers were rejected. In all, 805 candidates filed nominations for the first phase. In the first phase, 43 constituencies are headed to the polls.

A poll official said that, in the first phase, Barkagaon, Jamshedpur West, and Hatia constituencies recorded the highest number of candidates, with 28 candidates each. On the other hand, Kharsawan had the lowest with 10 candidates.

Additionally, illegal materials and cash worth over Rs 86.32 crore was seized from different parts of the state since the announcement of the assembly elections. In all, 20 FIRs have been lodged for violations of the model code of conduct.

Assembly Elections 2024 | The Maharashtra Assembly polls will take place against the backdrop of a fractured political landscape in the western state where the Shiv Sena and NCP will be going up against the Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar factions, even as the BJP and Congress try to make their mark. Meanwhile, in Jharkhand, the JMM faces a new challenge after Hemant Soren's recent arrest and Champai, a longstanding party member, joining the BJP. The Haryana election resulted in a shock loss for Congress, which was looking to galvanize on the Lok Sabha poll performance, while J&K also saw the grand old party eventually stepping away from the cabinet, with Omar Abdullah's JKNC forming government. It remains to be seen if the upcoming polls help BJP cement its position further or provide a fillip to I.N.D.I.A. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.

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