30.23 per cent polling till 11 am in Jharkhand
An estimated 30.23 per cent of the total 66,85,401 voters exercised their franchise till 11 am on Sunday for four Lok Sabha constituencies in Jharkhand, an election official said.
This is the third phase of polling in the state and the country's sixth.
Giridih Lok Sabha constituency registered the maximum 32.24 per cent votes, followed by 30.8 per cent in Singhbhum (ST) seat, 29.33 per cent in Jamshedpur and 29.03 per cent in Dhanbad, an Election Commission release said here.
In Jamshedpur, policemen were seen helping the sick and the differently abled voters cast their votes.
A 106-year-old woman, Pupalata Pal, voted at a booth situated in Rajkiya Kanya Uchh Vidyala in Chaibasa under Singhbhum constitutency.
Pal has been voting in Chaibasa from the first general elections, an official release said.
Polling will be held till 4 pm.
Voters of Singhbhum and Jamshedpur constituencies experienced a cloudy day while weather in Dhanbad and Giridih is moderate, reports ...