Third Phase of Jharkhand Polls Witnesses 61.19% Voter Turnout

PM Narendra Modi, on Twitter, urged people to vote in large numbers.

Over 61 percent voter turnout was recorded on Thursday, 12 December, at the end of third-phase of elections, in which 17 assembly seats of Jharkhand went to polls.

Voting ended at 5 pm for the Ranchi, Hatia, Kanke, Ramgarh and Barkatha Assembly seats. There are a total of 309 candidates whose fate will be decided by 56,06,743 voters.

These 17 seats are spread across Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Chatra, Giridih, Bokaro, Koderma and Saraikela. More than 35,000 security personnel have been deployed to ensure peaceful polling.

Jharkhand Governor Draupdi Murmu cast her vote at ATI Ranchi while AJSU president Sudesh Mahtyo cast his vote along with his wife at Silli. Jayant Sinha cast his vote in Hazaribagh.