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Tuesday, November 24, 2009 (17:45:14)
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Factfile of Jharkhand assembly first phase polls

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New Delhi: The following is a factfile on the first phase of elections to be held to the Jharkhand assembly on Wednesday:

Total electors: 65,32,234 (Male - 3,476,414, Female - 3,055,820)

Total candidates: 470

Total women candidates: 34

Assembly constituencies with maximum number of candidates: Godda - 25 candidates; Tundi - 25 candidates

Assembly constituency with minimum number of candidates: Jugsalai (Scheduled Castes) -11

Assembly constituency with more than one woman candidate: Three women candidates each in Borio, Jharia, Jugsalai, Kanker (Scheduled Castes)

Party-wise list of candidates: Congress- 18, Bharatiya Janata Party - 23, Ratriya Janata Dal - 19, Bahujan Samaj Party - 24, Nationalist Congress Party - 3, Communist Party of India -1, Communist Party of India-Marxist - 6, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha - 25, Jharkhand Vikas Manch-Pragatisheel - 10, Janata Dal-United - 3, Others - 338

Total - 470

Number of EVMs to be used: Control unit - 8,176; Ballot unit - 13,850

Largest assembly constituency (area-wise): Mahagama

Largest assembly constituency (electorate-wise): Hatia with 388,611 electors

Smallest assembly constituency (electorate-wise): Litipara (Scheduled Tribes) with 153,566 electors

Polling stations: 8,176 (IANS)
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