Jharkhand Assembly election to be held in two phases on November 13 and 20

Jharkhand election 2024: The Election Commission of India (EC) announced dates for assembly elections in Jharkhand on Tuesday. The Jharkhand Assembly election 2024 will be held on November 13 and 20 in two phases. The counting of votes will take place on November 23.

In Short

• Phase 1 polls on Nov 11, Phase 2 on Nov 20
• Counting of votes on November 23
• JMM-Congress-RJD alliance ousted BJP in 2019 polls

The Election Commission of India (EC) announced dates for assembly elections in Jharkhand on Tuesday. The Jharkhand Assembly election 2024 will be held on November 13 and 20 in two phases. The counting of votes will take place on November 23. The dates were announced by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar.

In Phase 1, 43 Assembly constituencies will go to the polls on November 11 while 38 Assembly constituencies will go to the polls in the second phase of the election.

Jharkhand Assembly polls notification day for phase 1 is October 18 and the last date for filling out nominations is October 25.

For phase 2, the date of notification is October 22 and the last day for filling out the notifications is October 29.

The last date for withdrawal of candidature for phase 1 is October 30 and for phase 2 it’s October November 1.

In Jharkhand, the ruling JMM-led alliance will aim to get a second term, while the BJP-led opposition will try to come back to power in the tribal-dominated state.

On Monday, October 14, Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren confirmed that the JMM-led alliance will contest all 81 seats in the Assembly polls.

Speaking after a central committee meeting of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Soren expressed confidence in the party's electoral preparedness and assured that the alliance would regain power in the state.

JHARKHAND ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS 2019

In the 2019 Jharkhand Assembly Elections, the Mahagathbandhan—an opposition alliance comprising the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Congress, and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)—defeated the ruling BJP to form the government.

The BJP secured 30 seats, while the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance won 44, with 7 seats remaining vacant. This gave the alliance a clear majority in the 81-member Assembly, surpassing the 41-seat mark, leading to Hemant Soren of JMM being sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand.