Newsinc24 Team 
Voting for 43 assembly seats in Jharkhand commenced on Wednesday with a total of 683 candidates trying their luck, including former CM Champai Soren and ex-MP Geeta Kora. Polling began around 7 AM in these constituencies across 15 districts and will continue till 5 PM.However, voting in 950 booths will end at 4 pm, though people standing in the queue at that time will be able to exercise their franchise, an official said.
#WATCH | Voting begins for the first phase of Jharkhand assembly elections; In this phase, voting is taking place on 43 out of 81 seats.
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Visuals from a polling centre in Jamshedpur pic.twitter.com/cqSwJqSV6c
Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Governor of Jharkhand casts his vote during the first phase of Assembly election. former CM Champai Soren, contesting on the BJP ticket in Seraikela, faces a challenge from JMM's Ganesh Mahli.Over 15,000 polling stations have been set up for the first phase of voting, with 12,716 booths in rural areas and 2,628 in urban zones. Voting will be held from 7 am to 5 pm on November 13, with 950 booths closing at 4 pm. The election preparations in the state are complete, with polling personnel already dispatched to 194 stations.
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