In a 1st, no Maoist violence in peaceful J'khand 2nd phase
The Morning Standard|November 21, 2024
For the first time since the formation of Jharkhand 24 years ago, Assembly polls in Jharkhand were conducted without any incident of Maoist violence.
Mukesh Ranjan
In a 1st, no Maoist violence in peaceful J'khand 2nd phase

The second phase of polling concluded peacefully for 38 Assembly seats in the state on Wednesday with overall voter turnout at 68%.

The first phase of polling on November 13 also saw peaceful voting for 43 Assembly constituencies with a 64.86% turnout.

Of the 38 seats where polling was conducted, the BJP contested 32 and ally AJSU 6 from the NDA side.

The ruling JMM contested 20 seats, Congress 12, RJD 2 and CPI (M-L) 4 seats from the INDIA bloc.

This story is from the November 21, 2024 edition of The Morning Standard.

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