Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019 LIVE UPDATES
4:55 PM | Complete election schedule for Jharkhand Assembly elections
First Phase: 30 November on 13 assembly seats
Second Phase: 7 December 20 assembly seats
Third Phase: 12 December 17 assembly seats
Fourth Phase: 16 December 15 assembly seats
Fifth Phase: 20 December 16 assembly seats
Result to be declared on 23 December
4:50 PM | Polls to take place in five phases from November 30, result on December 23
4:45 PM | EC press conference to declare poll schedule begins
The Election Commission is all set to announce the poll schedule for the Jharkhand Assembly election on Friday evening, an official statement said.
Earlier it was speculated that the EC would announce the schedule for the Delhi Legislative Assembly elections along with that of Jharkhand, but the EC invite-only refers to poll schedule for Jharkhand only state.
The Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha is the unicameral state legislature with the Vidhan Sabha situated at Ranchi, the capital of the state. The Vidhan Sabha comprises 81 Members of Legislative Assembly, directly elected from single-seat constituencies.
The term of the current assembly expires on January 5, 2020.
Jharkhand is likely to see elections conducted in three to four phases. In 2014, the assembly polls had taken place in five phases.
The election comes at a time when the Haryana and Maharashtra elections have not yielded results as per the expectations of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
In Haryana, Manohar Lal Khattar-led BJP fell short of the majority mark and had to seek Jannayak Janata Party (JJP)’s support to form the government.
In Maharashtra, the BJP is engaged in a power tussle with its ally Shiv Sena over government formation. The BJP is significantly short of being able to form the government in Maharashtra on its own.
In Jharkhand, Chief Minister Raghubar Das-led BJP is hoping to retain power in the state.
In 2014, while the BJP won 37 seats, its ally All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) won five.
The combined tally was enough for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to cross the majority mark of 41 in the 81-member Assembly.