Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024 | JMM urges EC to complete poll process by first week of December

Ranchi: The ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Monday urged the EC to conclude the poll procedure for the assembly elections by the first week of December so that the current government could complete its full term.

. An EC team headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar came to Ranchi earlier in the day to review the preparedness for the assembly polls due this year.

. The team held its first meeting with different political parties.

. JMM representatives—MLA Sudivya Kumar and central spokesperson Supriyo Bhattacharya—placed the party’s points before the commission.

.Jharkhand Assembly Election 2024: Polls likely to be in 2-3 phases; EC team visits to review preparedness . “The election for the fifth Jharkhand assembly was completed on December 23, 2019, and the government was formed on December 29. Therefore, if the election of the sixth state assembly is finished by the first week of December, the current state government will get the opportunity to complete its full term,” the JMM informed the commission, according to a party statement.

. The party also urged the EC to bar leaders from making speeches in the name of religion or caste during campaigns.

.Haryana Assembly Election 2024: Kumari Selja rubbishes claims of joining BJP, to hit campaign trail in coming days. “The BJP leaders have been making speeches in the name of religion and caste since August this year, which has created a situation of religious and cultural divisions in the society. It is your responsibility to ensure that communal polarisation does not take place and people can vote freely without any fear,” the party representatives told the EC team, the statement said.

. The Election Commission team will hold a series of meetings with political parties, enforcement agencies and government officials during its two-day visit.

. In 2019, the elections to 81 assembly seats were held in five phases between November 30 and December 20, and the results were declared on December 23.

Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2024 | JMM urges EC to complete poll process by first week of December

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