The third phase of the Jharkhand assembly elections 17 constituencies across eight districts was concluded with 62.6% voter turnout till 5 pm on December 12.
Crux of the Matter
309 candidates, including 32 women candidates are contesting in the 3rd phase.
Polling at Ranchi, Hatia, Kanke, Barkatha and Ramgarh seats ended at 5 pm and at 3 pm in rest of the constituencies.
7,016 polling stations were set up out of which 1,008 were identified as ‘critical‘ and 543 as ‘sensitive‘ in Naxal-affected areas with 2,014 polling stations equipped with webcasting facilities.
Due to the tense situation after the passage of the CAB, amidst high-security arrangements about 40,000 polling personnel have been deputed.
Jharkhand Chief Election Officer Vinay Kumar Choubey said, “polling personnel of 96 polling stations were dropped by helicopters and 10 polling stations have been re-located on security grounds.”
The 4th and 5th phase is scheduled to be held on 16th & 20th December 2019.
Curiopedia
The Red Corridor is the region in the eastern, central and the southern parts of India that experience considerable Naxalite–Maoist insurgency. These are also areas that suffer from the greatest illiteracy, poverty and overpopulation in modern India. As per the Ministry of Home Affairs, altogether 1,048 incidents of Left-wing extremism (LWE) violence took place in these 10 states in 2016. The districts that comprise the Red Corridor are among the poorest in the country. Areas such as Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Telangana are either impoverished or have significant economic inequality or both. The region has significant natural resources, including mineral, forestry and potential hydroelectric generation capacity. 18 out of 24 districts in the state of Jharkhand are Naxalaite affected and are marked as sensitive areas. More Info
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