Voting begins in Phase 1 of Jharkhand Assembly polls

Voting across 43 Assembly constituencies in 15 districts began at 7 am on Wednesday. The 43 constituencies include 17 general seats, 20 reserved for Scheduled Tribes, and six for Scheduled Castes. Among the constituencies going to polls are - Kodarma, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur East, Jamshedpur West and Ranchi. A total of 15,344 polling stations have been set up across the state.