Jharkhand will vote today in the fourth of five rounds of polling for assembly elections, with 15 seats up for grabs
A total of 221 candidates, including 23 women, are contesting this phase of polling.
A total of 47,85,009 people are eligible to cast their votes for the 15 seats going to polls today, Vinay Kumar Choubey, Jharkhand's Chief Electoral Officer, told news agency PTI.
Polling will be held in Deoghar, Jamua, Chandankiyari, Madhupur, Bagodar, Gandey, Giridih, Dumri, Bokaro, Sindri, Nirsa, Dhanbad, Jharia, Tundi and Baghmara constituencies spread across four districts of the state. Jamua, Deoghar and Chandankiyari seats are reserved constituencies.
The fourth phase will see two ministers from the ruling BJP among the big names in the fray, with Labour Minister Raj Paliwar and Land and Revenue Minister Amar Kumar Bauri contesting the Chandankiyari and Madhupur seats, respectively.
Of the two, Mr Bauri's fight against Umakant Razzak of the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) is significant given the AJSU is a member of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) at the centre.
Mr Paliwar will fight Hussain Ansari of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's (JMM), which is in an alliance with the Congress, for the Madhupur seat.
Another interesting fight could take place in Jharia constituency, where the BJP has nominated Ragini Singh, the wife of incumbent MLA Sanjeev Singh who is in prison in connection with the murder of his cousin - Niraj Singh of the Congress.
In response the Congress has fielded Niraj Singh's widow, Purnima Niraj Singh.
Also up for election is the Deoghar constituency, a reserved seat, where the BJP's Narayan Das will look to defend his seat against Suresh Paswan of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), whom he beat by more than 45,000 votes in 2014 polls
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