Five ex-ministers in third phase of Jharkhand polls (Lead)
December 8th, 2009 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Ranchi, Dec 8 (IANS) The third phase of the Jharkhand assembly elections was under way Tuesday afternoon after beginning on a dull note.
The balloting will decide the fate of five former ministers, including former deputy chief minister Stephen Marandi and Hemant Soren, son of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren.
Security has been beefed up for the third phase as half of the 11 assembly constituencies going to the polls are considered Maoist strongholds.
According to a Jharkhand Election Commission official, the fate of 273 candidates will be decided Tuesday.
The 11 assembly seats are Bermo, Bokaro, Chankyarai, Dhanwar, Bagodar, Jamua, Hazaribagh, Shikaruipara, Dumka, Jarmundi and Jama.
The other key candidates in the fray are Shailendra Mahto of JMM and former minister Harinayan Rai.
In the first and second phases Nov 25 and Dec 2, a total of 40 constituencies saw polling.
The five-phased polling for 81 seats will end Dec 18 and vote count will take place Dec 23.
- Over 50 percent polling in Jharkhand, two BSF men killed (Second Lead) - Dec 08, 2009
- Top leaders address rallies in Jharkhand for third phase - Dec 06, 2009
- Polling begins for third phase of Jharkhand polls - Dec 08, 2009
- Jharkhand sees 55.3 percent polling, two BSF men killed (Third Lead) - Dec 08, 2009
- Voting begins for third phase of Jharkhand assembly polls - Dec 08, 2009
- Rahul, Rajnath and Nitish hit Jharkhand campaign trail - Dec 04, 2009
- Rahul, Rajnath, Nitish hit campaign trail in Jharkhand (Lead) - Dec 04, 2009
- Jharkhand headed towards hung assembly (Third Lead) - Dec 23, 2009
- Congress gains as Jharkhand heads towards hung assembly (Fourth Lead) - Dec 23, 2009
- BJP ahead, early trends indicate hung Jharkhand assembly (Second Lead) - Dec 23, 2009
- BJP undecided over Jharkand by-poll pact - Nov 14, 2011
- No decision on assembly seat Soren will contest - Apr 25, 2010
- Son Hemant gives resignation letter to Soren - May 06, 2010
- Soren rejects Munda's plea, JMM joins Jamshedpur by-poll (Lead) - Jun 11, 2011
- Munda faces tough by-poll as campaigning ends - Feb 08, 2011
Tags: assembly constituencies, assembly elections, assembly seats, deputy chief minister, election commission, fate, hemant, jmm, maoist, marandi, mukti, polls, rai, shibu soren, strongholds, tuesday afternoon, vote count
