come may 13, many interior areas in the maoist den of singhbhum lok sabha seat in jharkhand will witness voting for the first time, or after decades-long gap, as polling teams and materials will be air dropped from helicopters to enable people living in saranda, asia’s densest sal forest, to exercise their franchise. as many as 118 remote booths will be set up by personnel and materials dropped from choppers.
Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Maoist-hit areas in Jharkhand s Singhbhum to witness voting for first-time thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Despite improvement in the situation, West Singhbhum remains one of the worst left-wing extremism-affected districts of the country. It had witnessed 46 Maoist-related incidents resulting in 22 deaths last year
Polling stations such as Middle School, Nugdi and Madhya Vidyalaya, Borero will witness voting for the first time this election, Elections News - Times Now