Second phase of the Jharkhand elections (Factfile)
December 1st, 2009 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The second phase of the Jharkhand assembly elections will take place Wednesday. Here are some facts:
Total electors: 30,96,854 (Male - 16,35,006, Female - 14,61,848)
Total constituencies: 14
Total candidates: 259
Total women candidates: 15
Constituency with maximum candidates: Khijri - 24
Constituencies with minimum candidates: Barhi and Khunti - 11 each
Party-wise list of candidates: Congress - 12, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) - 14, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) - 11, Communist Party of India (CPI) - 3, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) - 1, Janata Dal-United - 3, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha - 14, Jharkhand Vikas Manch-Pragatisheel -3, Others and independents -191.
Total candidates - 259
Number of EVMs to be used: Control unit - 4,315; Ballot unit - 7,409
Largest constituency (area-wise): Mandu
Largest constituency (electorate-wise): Mandu - 299,624 electors
Smallest constituency (electorate-wise): Khunti - 161,076 electors
Polling stations: 4,315
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