Jharkhand Assembly Election 2019: Stage set for third phase polling tomorrow5Photo© firstpost.com

Jharkhand Assembly Election 2019: Stage set for third phase polling tomorrow

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| Published: Thursday, December 12, 2019, 0:26 [IST]

Ranchi, Dec 12: Polling for 17 seats in third phase of Jharkhand assembly elections will take place on Thursday. The constituencies that are going for voting are Barhi, Barkagaon, Barkatha, Bermo, Dhanwar, Gomia, Hatia, Hazaribagh, Ichagarh, Kanke, Khijri, Kodarma, Mandu, Ramgarh, Ranchi, Silli, and Simaria.

The BJP had secured nine of these 17 seats in 2005 with a contested vote-share of 25% across the 15 seats from where it fielded its candidates.

The fate of 309 candidates, including 32 women nominees, will be decided in the 17 constituencies with 56,18,267 electorate that includes 26,80,205 women and 86 third-gender voters.