Voter turnout in Bishrampur assembly constituency under Palamu Lok Sabha seat was as low as 1.9% in some polling booths. The constituency has a history of poor voter turnout, with challenges faced in the recent election.
Former top Maoist and ex-MP, Kameshwar Baitha received 733 postal ballots in the Palamu Lok Sabha seat in the 2024 election, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI) results. His EVM votes were scarce, and he finished with only 39,267 votes, losing his deposit of Rs 12,500. This is not the first time Baitha lost his deposit, as in the 2014 Lok Sabha election he contested on TMC ticket and suffered a similar fate. Learn more about his electoral journey and defeats.
The Palamu administration has identified and isolated 18 poll personnel who defied, disobeyed, and neglected the orders of the returning officer during the Lok Sabha voting. These personnel are facing show-cause notices for their actions.
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1,000 personnel will be trained in Daltonganj under Palamu parliamentary seat ahead of the counting for Lok Sabha polls. Training to take place on May 28. Bank officials form the major bulk of the counting brigade. Expecting 19-23 rounds of counting for Daltonganj assembly constituency.