Jharkhand Assembly election 2019: 45.14% voter turnout till 1 pm in third phase; peaceful polling in all 17 constituencies, says police
FirstpostAltogether 56,18,267 voters, including 26,80,205 women and 86 third gender voters, are eligible to vote to decide the fate of 309 candidates, including 32 women nominees in the third phase of Jharkhand assembly elections Ranchi: An estimated 45.14 percent of over 56 lakh eligible voters exercised their franchise till 1 pm on Thursday in the third of the five-phase Jharkhand assembly elections in 17 constituencies, officials said. Governor Droupadi Murmu cast her vote in Ranchi while senior Congress leader and former Union minister Subodh Kant Sahay was among the early voters at a booth in Khijri assembly constituency. While polling at Ranchi, Hatia, Kanke, Barkatha, and Ramgarh seats will end at 5 pm, voters in the rest of the constituencies can exercise their franchise till 3 pm. The voters include a total of 26,80,205 women and 86 third gender voters,” Vinay Kumar Choubey, the chief electoral officer of Jharkhand, said.