Panchayat polls on in Jharkhand
December 20th, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANSRanchi, Dec 20 (IANS) The fourth phase of panchayat election in Jharkhand was under way Monday amid tight security as most polling booths are located in Maoist areas.The polling will end at 3 p.m, an official told IANS.
Polling is taking place in 542 panchayats spread over 36 blocks of 12 districts. A total of 22,886 candidates are in the fray and more than 13 lakh voters are eligible to vote.
The five-phase panchayat elections began Nov 27.
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- Jharkhand panchayat polls: 60 percent ballot in second phase (Lead) - Dec 06, 2010
- Over 67 percent votes cast in Jharkhand panchayat polls - Dec 13, 2010
- 67 percent polling, CRPF trooper killed in Jharkhand (Lead) - Dec 24, 2010
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- Jharkhand panchayat polls: 50 percent voting in first phase (Second Lead) - Nov 27, 2010
- Jharkhand panchayat polls: 67 percent ballot in second phase (Second Lead) - Dec 06, 2010
- Tenth round of Bihar panchayat polls under way - May 18, 2011
- Jharkhand panchayat polls: 47,000 in fray in second phase - Dec 05, 2010
- Third phase of Jharkhand panchayat polls Monday - Dec 12, 2010
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