13 constituencies in first phase of Jharkhand assembly elections today; polling begins
Over 37 lakh electorate, who are eligible to exercise their franchise, will decide the electoral fortune of 189 candidates, including 15 women candidates in the first phase of Assembly elections.
Nov 30, 2019, 06:50 AM IST
Jharkhand Assembly election live: Campaigning ends for phase 1, voting on Saturday
During the first phase, voting will take place in Chatra (SC), Gumla (ST), Bishunpur (ST), Lohardaga (ST), Manika (ST), Latehar (SC), Panki, Daltonganj, Bishrampur, Chhatarpur (SC), Hussainabad, Garhwa and Bhawanathpur seats.
Nov 29, 2019, 10:32 AM IST
Jharkhand Assembly election 2019: List of key candidates in Phase 1
During the first phase of Jharkhand Assembly election, voting will take place in Chatra (SC), Gumla (ST), Bishunpur (ST), Lohardaga (ST), Manika (ST), Latehar (SC), Panki, Daltonganj, Bishrampur, Chhatarpur (SC), Hussainabad, Garhwa and Bhawanathpur seats.
Nov 28, 2019, 18:10 PM IST
Jharkhand Assembly election 2019: List of winners in 2009, 2014 polls in the seats voting in Phase 1
Voting will take place in Chatra (SC), Gumla (ST), Bishunpur (ST), Lohardaga (ST), Manika (ST), Latehar (SC), Panki, Daltonganj, Bishrampur, Chhatarpur (SC), Hussainabad, Garhwa and Bhawanathpur seats in the first phase. The key candidates in the first phase of election are Chamra Linda, Jharkhand Mukti Morch (JMM) MLA, from Bishunpur, Radhakrishna Kishore of All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) from Chhatarpur and Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Bhanu Pratap Sahi from Bhawanathpur.
Nov 28, 2019, 12:47 PM IST
Jharkhand Assembly election: PM Modi to campaign in Daltonganj and Gumla today
Elections for 81 Assembly seats in Jharkhand will be held in five phases, beginning from November 30, and the results will be announced on December 23.
Nov 25, 2019, 11:31 AM IST
Jharkhand Assembly poll: Congress delayed Ram temple's construction for vote bank politics, says Raghubar Das
The Jharkhand Chief Minister while addressing an election rally said that the Ayodhya Ram temple case had been ongoing for close to 500 years and Congress delayed and dragged the matter intentionally.
Nov 24, 2019, 21:19 PM IST
Jharkhand: Congress releases election manifesto, unemployment allowance, Jobs, anti-lynching law among key poll promises
Counting of votes for Jharkhand election will be held on November 23.
Nov 24, 2019, 17:03 PM IST
BJP releases fifth list of candidates for Jharkhand assembly election
The fifth list includes the names of eight candidates which include Beni Prasad Gupta from Pakud constituency, Loknath Mahato from Bargaon, Ranjan Kumar from Ramgarh, Pradeep Sah from Dumri, Laxman Nayak from Gomia, Vikram Pandey from Tudu, Devender Singh from Jamshedpur West and Samri Lal from Kake seat.
Nov 20, 2019, 23:42 PM IST
Congress releases fifth list of three candidates for upcoming Jharkhand assembly election
Congress on Sunday released its fifth list of three candidates who will be contesting in the upcoming Jharkhand assembly election, taking the total number of candidates announced till now to 30.
Nov 17, 2019, 22:27 PM IST
Minister Saryu Rai to contest against Chief Minister Raghubar Das in Jharkhand
Saryu Rai got angry after BJP put his ticket on hold. He said he will fight as independent from both the seats. The last date of filing nomination is Monday for both the seats
Nov 17, 2019, 17:57 PM IST
Jharkhand assembly election: Congress takes a backseat in Ranchi, fields JMM member against BJP
The Congress has decided not to field its own candidate against the BJP from the much contentious seat of Ranchi in the upcoming assembly election in Jharkhand, scheduled to take place in five phases.
Nov 17, 2019, 16:58 PM IST
Jharkhand elections: Congress fields Prof Gourav Vallabh against CM Raghubar Das from Jamshedpur east
Vallabh, a former faculty member at the Xavier School of Management (XLRI) Jamshedpur, had recently been in news for his debate with BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra.
Nov 17, 2019, 08:46 AM IST
Jharkhand assembly election: Congress' Gourav Vallabh to contest against CM Raghubar Das
National spokesperson of Congress Gourav Vallabh has been fielded against Jharkhand Chief Minister and BJP leader Raghubar Das from Jamshedpur East assembly seat for the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.
Nov 17, 2019, 00:08 AM IST
PM Modi, Amit Shah named in BJP's list of 40-star campaigners for upcoming Jharkhand assembly poll
The list also includes the name of current Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das and Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath who are likely to address several rallies in the state.
Nov 16, 2019, 23:15 PM IST
Jharkhand assembly election: PM Narendra Modi likely to address five to eight rallies
Besides PM Narendra Modi, party chief Amit Shah will also address at least 10 rallies which will likely start from November 21. The sources said that BJP working president JP Nadda will address at least 15 rallies in the state.
Nov 16, 2019, 20:56 PM IST
In Jharkhand, BJP and AJSU alliance hits roadblock
The BJP on Wednesday announced its candidate Sukhdeo Bhagat from the Lohardaga Assembly seat. He is a former Congress president of Jharkhand and joined the BJP just before the announcement of the poll dates. However, the AJSU had already fielded Niru Bhagat from the seat, who filed his nomination on November 11 in the presence of the party president. Soon after the BJP fielded its own candidate, the AJSU leaders went into a huddle.
Nov 13, 2019, 18:33 PM IST
LJP names 5 candidates for Jharkhand Assembly election
LJP has fielded Rekha Chaubey from Nagar Bhavanathpur, Anand Pratap Singh from Husainabad, Shashikant Kumar from Chhatarpur (SC), Shashi Ranjan Dhar Dubey from Vishrampur and Ramdev Prasad Yadav from Panki assembly constituencies.
Nov 12, 2019, 20:56 PM IST
Crisis hits BJP as allies decide to contest independently, Congress releases third list of candidates; top news from Jharkhand
The 81-member Jharkhand Assembly will vote in five phases starting from November 30 to December 20. Counting of votes will take place on December 23.
Nov 12, 2019, 14:21 PM IST
Lok Janshakti Party will contest alone on 50 seats for Jharkhand Assembly election: Chirag Paswan
Chirag was appointed as the Chief of LJP during the party`s national executive meeting on November 5. He has replaced his father and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan as LJP president. Ram Vilas Paswan will be the party`s patron now, according to news agency ANI.
Nov 12, 2019, 12:23 PM IST
Jharkhand assembly election: Congress releases third list of 19 candidates
The Congress on Monday released its third list naming 19 candidates for the upcoming Jharkhand assembly election. The elections in Jharkhand will be panned out in five phases from November 30 to December 23. The counting of votes will take place on December 23.
Nov 11, 2019, 23:03 PM IST