Jharkhand Election 2024: Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the former captain of the Indian cricket team, cast his ballot in the Hatia assembly constituency on Wednesday with his spouse, Sakshi.
In addition to exercising his right to vote at booth number 380, Dhoni, the brand ambassador for the Jharkhand assembly elections, urged everyone to take part fully in this democratic celebration.
Ranchi: On Wednesday, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the former captain of the Indian cricket team, and his spouse Sakshi went to the polling station to cast their ballots. To witness Mahi, a sizable throng gathered at the voting station.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his whole family cast their ballots in the afternoon at Hatia assembly constituency booth number 380, according to the information obtained. By guaranteeing attendance at the grand celebration of democracy, Mahendra Singh Dhoni also sent a message to the broader public.
Sakshi Dhoni and Mahendra Singh Dhoni showed up to vote.
People were clamoring to snap photos with Mahendra Singh Dhoni at this moment. In addition, Mahendra Singh Dhoni serves as the Jharkhand assembly elections’ brand ambassador. By voting, Dhoni sent a message to the public that they should absolutely use their right to vote.
People were lining up to snap photos with Mahendra Singh Dhoni as soon as he arrived at the booth. Nevertheless, the gathering was managed by the security guards, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni departed after casting his ballot. He was accompanied by his mother Devki Devi, wife Sakshi Dhoni, and father Pan Singh Dhoni.
Find out how many voters will choose the candidates.
Two rounds of voting were conducted for Jharkhand’s 81 assembly seats. On Wednesday, 43 seats were up for vote in the first phase. EVMs are being used by 1.37 crore voters to decide the fate of 683 candidates. Out of these, 68.73 lakh people are male voters and 68.36 lakh are female voters.
There are 303 voters of the third gender. There are 6.51 lakh voters between the ages of 18 and 19. Early in the morning, a large number of well-known individuals, political party leaders, and candidates for different seats cast their ballots at their designated booths.
VIP contenders in the initial round of voting
Former Chief Minister Champai Soren, six Jharkhand government ministers Dr. Rameshwar Oraon, Mithilesh Thakur, Banna Gupta, Deepak Birua, Baidyanath Ram, and Ramdas Soren, former Chief Minister Arjun Munda’s wife Meera Munda, the daughter-in-law of Odisha Governor Raghuvar Das, former Assembly Speaker CP Singh, former minister Saryu Rai, former IPS Dr. Ajay Kumar, the national spokesperson for the Congress, Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Mahua Maji, and former Chief Minister Madhu Koda’s wife Geeta Koda are among the main candidates whose fate will be determined in the first round of elections.
There are 17 general seats in this phase, while 20 seats are set aside for Scheduled Tribes and 6 for Scheduled Castes.
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