Ranchi:

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) on Thursday released its fourth list of candidates for the upcoming Jharkhand assembly elections, announcing Ganesh Mahli as its nominee for Seraikela seat. Mahli defected from the BJP and joined the JMM on October 22.

Additionally, the party replaced its candidate for Khunti, selecting Ramsurya Munda instead of the previously announced Snehlata Kandulana.

With this, the JMM has now announced candidates for 42 out of the 81 seats, having released three lists earlier for 41 seats.

Out of the 43 seats the JMM had contested in the 2019 elections, it won 30 and came second in five constituencies.

Elections to the 81-member house will take place in two phases on November 13 and 20. Counting is scheduled on November 23.

INDIA bloc partners will contest the upcoming assembly polls together, with the Congress and JMM competing for 70 of the 81 seats, while the remaining 11 will be contested by the RJD and Left parties. The RJD had announced candidates for six seats on Tuesday.

In the opposition, the BJP will contest 68 seats, the AJSU Party will field candidates in 10 constituencies, the JD(U) in 2, and the LJP (Ram Vilas) in 1.

In 2019, the JMM-led alliance won 47 seats, wresting power from the BJP. The BJP had secured 25 seats, JVM-P three, AJSU Party two, and the CPI (ML) and NCP one each, besides two Independents emerging victorious.

Filing of nomination papers for 43 assembly constituencies, which are going to polls on November 13 in the first phase, began on Friday and will continue till October 25.

Altogether 2.60 crore electors, including 11.84 lakh first-time voters and 1.13 lakh persons with disabilities (PwD), third gender and senior citizens over 85 years of age, are eligible to exercise their franchise in the upcoming elections. PTI NAM VN The JMM on Thursday released its fourth list for the upcoming Jharkhand assembly polls, fielding from Seraikela seat Ganesh Mahli, who recently joined the party defecting from the BJP.

Mr Mahli along with other BJP leaders had joined JMM on October 22.

The party also changed its candidate from Khunti and fielded Ramsurya Munda instead of earlier announced Snehlata Kandulana. JMM had earlier released three lists announcing candidature on 41 out of 81 seats.

With one more candidate, it has so far announced candidature on 42 seats.

In 2019, it had contested 43 seats and won 30, ending as runner-up in five constituencies.

The assembly elections are set to take place in two phases on November 13 and 20, with results slated to be announced on November 23.

The INDIA bloc partners will contest the upcoming assembly polls together, with the Congress and JMM competing for 70 of the 81 seats, while the remaining 11 will be contested by the RJD and Left parties.

The RJD had announced candidates for six seats on Tuesday.

In the opposition, the BJP will contest 68 seats, the AJSU Party will field candidates in 10 segments, the JD(U) in 2, and the LJP (Ram Vilas) in 1.

In 2019, the JMM-led alliance won 47 seats, wresting power from the BJP. The BJP had secured 25 seats, JVM-P three, AJSU Party two, and the CPI (ML) and NCP one each, besides two Independents emerging victorious.

Filing of nomination papers for 43 assembly constituencies, which are going to polls on November 13 in the first phase, began on Friday and will continue till October 25.

Altogether 2.60 crore electors, including 11.84 lakh first-time voters and 1.13 lakh persons with disabilities (PwD), third gender and senior citizens over 85 years of age, are eligible to exercise their franchise in the upcoming elections. PTI NAM MNB

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Ranchi:

The JMM has released a list of 35 candidates for the Jharkhand Assembly elections, naming Chief Minister Hemant Soren from Barhait, his wife Kalpana Soren from Gandey and brother Basant Soren from Dumka.

According to the list released on Tuesday, the ruling party has fielded Ravindranath Mahto from Nala, M.T. Raja from Rajmahal, Dhananjay Soren (Boriya), Stephen Marandi (Maheshpur), Uday Shankar Singh (Sarath), Sudiway Kumar (Giridih), Bebi Devi (Dumru), Alok Soren (Shikaripara), and Hafizul Hasan from Madhupur.

Others named in the list include Niral Purti from Majhgaon, Umakant Rajak (Chandankiyari), Samir Mohanty (Baharagora), Deepak Birua (Chaibasa), Bhushan Tirkey (Gumla), Jiga Susaran Horo (Sisai), Vikas Munda (Tamar), Mathura Mahato (Tundi), Mithilesh Thakur (Garhwa), and Baidyanath Ram (Latehar) among others.

Meanwhile, the RJD also released a list of six candidates for the Jharkhand polls. The party has named Suresh Paswan from Deoghar, Sanjay Prasad Yadav (Godda), Subhash Yadav (Koderma), Rashmi Prakash (Chatra), Naresh Prasad Singh (Vishrampur) and Sanjay Kumar Singh Yadav from Hussainabad.

On Monday, the Congress released a list of 21 candidates for Jharkhand. It has nominated Irfan Ansari from Jamtara, Badal Patralekh (Jarmundi), Pradeep Yadav (Poraiyahat), Deepika Pandey Singh (Mahagama), Rameshwar Oraon (Lohardaga), Amba Prasad Sahu (Barkagaon), Kumar Jayamangal (Bermo), Purnima Niraj Singh (Jharia), Banna Gupta (Jamshedpur West), Rajesh Kachhap (Khijri), Shilpi Neha Tirkey (Mandar), Bhushan Bara (Simdega), Naman Vikas Kongari (Kolebira) and Ramchandra Singh from Manika.

Congress has fielded Ajoy Kumar from Jamshedpur East, Munna Singh from Hazaribagh Sadar, Mamta Devi from Ramgarh, Jaleshwar Mahato from Baghmara, Sona Ram Sinku from Jagarnathpur, Ajay Nath Shahdeo from Hatia and Jaiprakash Patel from Mandu.

Elections for 81 assembly seats of Jharkhand, will be held in two phases on November 13 and November 20 while the counting of votes will be taken up on November 23.

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Ranchi:

Tejashwi Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal — which might wind up with six assembly seats in Jharkhand – with the lion’s share cornered by allies Congress and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha or JMM — is playing for more. Senior party leader Manoj Jha said today that anything less than 12 to 13 seats is not acceptable, and spoke of going solo in the coming assembly elections. 

The state’s ruling allies — Congress and Hemant Soren’s JMM — have decided to contest 70 of 81 seats, which would leave just 11 for RJD and the Left parties. Sources said RJD might be offered six  seats, and the Left would get the rest..

Mr Jha said today that his party has a stronghold on 18-20 seats in Jharkhand.

“Our sole aim is to defeat the BJP. We will not sabotage INDIA bloc… Even if we go solo in Jharkhand polls, we will support INDIA bloc candidates in 60-62 seats,” he told reporters.

In the 2019 assembly elections, the RJD had contested on 7 seats and won only one. 

The JMM had contested 43 seats, winning 30 and the Congress contested 31 seats, winning 16. Together their score came to 47 – comfortably above the halfway mark of 41.

The time, the JMM is expected to increase its share, banking on Chief Minister Hemant Soren, whose recent arrest by Central agencies in a corruption case has apparently triggered indignant reactions among the party’s supporters.

The NDA has already finalised its seat-sharing formula, under which the BJP will contest 68 seats, the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) will contest 10, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) will contest two and Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party or LJP will contest one seat.

Jharkhand will vote in two phases on November 13 and 20. The counting of votes will take place on November 23.