2014 Jharkhand Phase III Assembly Election Tuesday Dec 09,2014

Campaigning for the third phase of polling which saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi wooing voters, ended on Sunday Dec 07,2014. 

14 of the 17 constituencies going to the polls are Maoist-affected.The Maoist-hit constiutencies are Kodarma, Barkatha, Barhi, Barkagaon, Ramgarh, Mandu, Hazaribagh, Simaria (SC), Dhanwar, Gomia, Bermo, Ichagarh, Silli and Khijri (ST) and are spread over Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Bokaro, Chatra, Seraikella/ Kharsawan, Ramgarh, Kodarma and Giridih districts

Polling will end at 3 PM in 14 constituencies and continue till 5 PM in Ranchi, Hatia and Kanke constituencies.

The constituencies going to the poll are: Kodarma, Barkatha, Barhi, Barkagaon, Ramgarh, Mandu, Hazaribagh, Simaria (SC), Dhanwar, Gomia, Bermo, Ichagarh, Silli, Khijri (ST), Ranchi, Hatia and Kanke (SC). They are spread over eight districts - Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Bokaro, Chatra, Seraikella/Kharsawan, Ramgarh

A total 289 candidates, including eight sitting MLAs, 26 women and 103 independents are in the fray in the third phase

The  ruling JMM is contesting alone in 16 of the 17 seats and supporting an independent in Dhanwar seat after the nomination of the MLA from the seat in the outgoing House, Nizzamuddin Ansari was rejected by EC following his conviction in a murder case. Ansari had quit JVM and had filed papers as a JMM candidate. 

BJP and Ajsu party, which are in alliance, have put up 14 and three candidates respectively.

 Pre-poll partners Congress and RJD are in fray in 13 and three constitutencies respectively

Hatia has the maximum 29 contestants and Silli the lowest number of 11 nominees

Amid tight security, nearly 13 % of the electorate exercised their franchise in the first two hours of polling till 9AM in 17 constituencies spread across eight districts of Jharkhand today.While Koderma recorded the maximum 16.90 % voting in the first two hours, Barkagaon constituency witnessed the minimum at 7.60 %, polling officials said.

 

Urging the people of Jharkhand to elect a stable government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday Dec 09,2014 said the Opposition has run out of issues, and asked voters to give a decisive mandate to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to ensure the state's speedy development.

Addressing a rally in Dhanbad, Modi asked the people not to hand over power in the hands of thekedars (brokers). 

“These days, leaders of opposition parties are very upset. They have to campaign for the sake of their survival. But they don’t have any issues against the Modi government. They are repeating speeches made during the Lok Sabha elections. There is bankruptcy of issues,” the PM said. 

The third phase of polling in 17 Assembly constituencies in Jharkhand saw an impressive turnout of 61%