India News: The by-election for the Dumri assembly seat in Jharkhand is underway with a peaceful polling process and a recorded turnout of 11.40% in the first two
Over 2.98 lakh voters, including 1.44 lakh women, are eligible to exercise their franchise in the by-election and will decide the electoral fate of six candidates, including three independents. Heavy security arrangements have been made with the deployment of Jharkhand Armed Police and Central Reserve Police Force personnel along with home guards, the official said.
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The by-election saw the INDIA alliance putting up a united front in the Ghosi constituency in Uttar Pradesh, where the voting was moderate at around 50.30 per cent, and in Jharkhand s Dumri where a total of 64.84 per cent of 2.98 lakh voters exercised their franchise.