GUWAHATI, Nov 13: Voting is underway in the first phase of assembly elections in Jharkhand. 43 seats in the 81-member assembly are going to polls in the first phase today.
The 43 constituencies include 17 general seats, 20 reserved for Scheduled Tribes and six for Scheduled Castes.
The remaining 38 will vote in the second phase on Nov 20.
Voting began at 7 am and will continue till 5 pm with the option of allowing voters in queue to exercise their democratic right. Voting in sensitive booths will end at 4 pm.
