Ranchi, Dec 14 (UNI) Campaigning has come to an end for the fourth phase of elections
on 15 seats where polls will be held on December 16.
A total of 221 candidates are in the race for these seats which included 198 male and 23
female candidates. A maximum of 25 candidates were in Bokaro seat while a minimum of 8 candidates were on the Nirsa Seat.
Among these 15 seats Deoghar, Jamua and Chandankiyari are reserved for SC while the remaining are in the general category
The number of candidates on these 15 seats was as follows: Madhupur (13), Deoghar
(SC) (12), Bagodar (12), Jamua (SC) (14), Gandey (12), Giridih (12), Dumri (15), Bokaro
(25), Chandankiyari (SC) (15), Sindri (16), Nirsa (08), Dhanbad (22), Jharia (17), Tundi (13)
and Baghmara (15).
A total of 47,81,422 voters are eligible to cast their votes on these 15 seats which are
spread across four districts of Deoghar, Giridih, Bokaro and Dhanbad.
Prominent candidates who are in the race for these seats included Labour Minister Raj
Paliwar, Tourism Development Amar Kumar Bauri, Ragni Singh, Raj Kishore Mahto and
Dhullu Mahto.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi campaigned for the candidates of the BJP in this phase
alongwith Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Smriti Irani and Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Senior Congress leaders Jyotriaditya Scindia and Sachin Pilot campaigned for the
candidates of the Congress and so did Babulal Marandi of JVM, Sudesh Mahto of AJSU
and Hemant Soren of JMM.
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