New Delhi: Jharkhand will go the polls in five phases from November 30 with the counting to be held on December 23, the Election Commission announced on Friday.
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Chief Election Commissioner, Sunil Arora: Phase-1: Polls on 30 November, phase 2: Polls on 7 December, phase 3: Polls on 12 December, phase 4: Polls on 16th December, phase 5: Polls on 20th December, and counting on 23rd December. https://t.co/ZI432DMXdo pic.twitter.com/AhZiX4TAw3
— ANI (@ANI) November 1, 2019
The first phase of polling to the 81-member Jharkhand assembly will be held on November 30, the second phase on December 6, the third phase on December 12, fourth phase on December 16 and the last phase on December 20.
"A total of 2.26 crore electors, including 1.18 crore male and 1.08 crore female, are eligible to exercise their franchise in the state," Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora to the media here(ANI)
