Jharkhand and Maharashtra assembly exit poll results 2024: Date, time, where to watch; know all about it

The stage is set for Maharashtra assembly elections, which are scheduled to be held in a single phase on Wednesday, November 20, along with the second phase of Jharkhand.

Jharkhand assembly elections
The assembly elections in Jharkhand were held in two phases, with the first phase of voting on November 13 and the second phase scheduled for November 20.

Constituencies voting in Phase 1
The first phase of elections in Jharkhand took place across 43 constituencies.

Kodarma

Barkatha

Barhi

Barkagaon

Hazaribagh

Simaria (SC)

Chatra (SC)

Baharagora

Ghatsila (ST)

Potka (ST)

Jugsalai (SC)

Jamshedpur East

Jamshedpur West

Ichagarh

Seraikella (ST)

Chaibasa (ST)

Majhgaon (ST)

Jaganathpur (ST)

Manoharpur (ST)

Chakradharpur (ST)

Kharsawan (ST)

Tamar (ST)

Torpa (ST)

Khunti (ST)

Ranchi

Hatia

Kanke (SC)

Mandar (ST)

Sisai (ST)

Gumla (ST)

Bishunpur (ST)

Simdega (ST)

Kolebira (ST)

Lohardaga (ST)

Manika (ST)

Latehar (SC)

Panki

Daltonganj

Bishrampur

Chhatarpur (SC)

Hussainabad

Garhwa

Bhawanathpur

Constituencies voting in Phase 2In the second phase of the Jharkhand assembly elections, 38 constituencies will be up for grabs.

Rajmahal

Borio (ST)

Barhait (ST)

Litipara (ST)

Pakaur

Maheshpur (ST)

Sikaripara (ST)

Nala

Jamtara

Dumka (ST)

Jama (ST)

Jarmundi

Madhupur

Sarath

Deoghar (SC)

Poreyahat

Godda

Mahagama

Ramgarh

Mandu

Dhanwar

Bagodar

Jamua (SC)

Gandey

Giridih

Dumri

Gomia

Bermo

Bokaro

Chandankiyari (SC)

Sindri

Nirsa

Dhanbad

Jharia

Tundi

Baghmara

Silli

Khijri (ST)

Major parties in Jharkhand
The state is currently governed by Chief Minister Hemant Soren. The election sees a primary contest between two major alliances. The incumbent Congress-JMM coalition, along with the Rashtriya Janata Dal and Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist), has already distributed most of the constituency tickets.

1st Phase key candidates
The first phase of Jharkhand election has 683 candidates in fray. Major candidates in the 1st phase include:

Champai Soren of BJP who is contesting from Seraikella

Mahua Maji of JMM from Ranchi

Banna Gupta of INC from Jamshedpur West

Geeta Koda of BJP from Jaganathpur

Ajoy Kumar of INC from Jamshedpur East

Sukhram Oraon of JMM from Chakradharpur

2nd Phase key candidates
Major candidates for the second phase of the Jharkhand elections include:

Current chief minister Hemant Soren of JMM contesting from Barhait

Babulal Marandi of BJP from Dhanwar

Rabindra Nath Mahato nominated by JMM from Nala

Bebi Devi of JMM from Dumri

Hafizul Ansari of JMM from Madhupur

Deepika Pandey of INC from Mahagama

Dr. Irfan Ansari, belonging to INC from Jamtara

Badal Patralekh of INC from Jarmundi

Randhir Singh of BJP from Sarath

Pradeep Yadav of INC from Poreyahat

Stephen Marandi of JMM from Maheshpur

Basant Soren of JMM from Dumka

Lois Marandi of JMM Jama

Hemlal Murmu of JMM from Littipara

Mathura Mahato of JMM from Tundi

Amar Bauri of BJP from Chandankiyari

Kalpana Soren of JMM from Gande

AJSU chief Sudesh Mahto from Silli

Sita Soren of BJP from Jamtara

Lobin Hembrom of BJP from Borio

Vinod Singh of CPI from Bagodar

Anup Singh of INC from Bermo

Jharkhand assembly voting turnout
The first phase of voting in Jharkhand began at 7 am, was carried out peacefully with no incidents of violence reported. A voter turnout of 66.65 per cent had been recorded across polling stations in Jharkhand, surpassing the 63.9 per cent turnout in the same 43 assembly constituencies during the 2019 assembly elections.

Women voters turned out enthusiastically, surpassing the overall male turnout by 4.8 per cent, highlighting their growing involvement in the democratic process. Male turnout was recorded at 64.27 per cent, while female turnout reached 69.04 per cent. Voter participation among the third gender stood at 31.02 per cent.

Maharashtra assembly elections
Maharashtra is set to hold its assembly elections on all 288 seats in a single phase on Wednesday, November 20. The election will feature a neck tight contest between the ruling BJP-led Mahayuti alliance and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).

Major Parties in the political landscape
Maharashtra's political landscape has undergone a major shift since the last elections, marked by splits within the Shiv Sena and NCP, as well as Uddhav Thackeray's faction of the Sena breaking away from the BJP to align with Congress. This has made the upcoming electoral contest particularly important.

The state has a voter base of 9.6 crore, which includes 20.9 lakh first-time voters aged 18-19, and 1.8 crore voters in the 20-29 age group, spread across 288 constituencies.

This year the battle would be between the Mahayuti alliance, consisting of the BJP, Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar's faction of the NCP and the MVA (Maha Vikas Aghadi) which brings together Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), and the NCP led by Sharad Pawar.

Key candidates and constituencies
Maharashtra's current CM Eknath Shinde from Shiv Sena (Shinde) is contesting from Kopri-Pachpakhadi

Nana Patole of Congress from Sakoli

Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis of BJP is contesting from Nagpur South-West

Aaditya Thackeray of Shiv Sena (UBT) from Worli

Milind Deora of Shiv Sena (Shinde) from Worli

Zeeshan Siddique of NCP (AP) from Bandra East

Nawab Malik of NCP (AP) from Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar

Ajit Pawar of NCP (AP) from Baramati

Rohit Patil of NCP (SP) from Tasgaon

Exit Polls: When and where to watch it
As the voting will conclude, all attention will turn towards the exit poll predictions for Jharkhand and Maharashtra which will offer insights into the potential outcomes for the state's future government.

These results are expected to be available after 6:30 pm on November 20, Wednesday, once voting has finished.

The exit poll predictions for the Jharkhand and Maharashtra assembly elections 2024 will be visible on The Times of India's website.