Total voters: 48,25,038
Polling booths: 6,066
Candidates in the fray: 260, including 29 women
Poll timing: 7am-5pm for Jamshedpur East and West, 7am-3pm for the other seats.
Queue situation: Can be monitored in real time through the Booth app for Jamshedpur East, West, and Chaibasa.
HOT SEATS
• Jamshedpur East
Chief minister Raghubar Das vs former cabinet colleague Saryu Roy vs XLRI professor Gaurav Vallabh
• Jugsalai
Drinking water and sanitation minister Ram Chandra Sahis (Ajsu) vs BJP’s Muchiram Bauri and JMM’s Mangal Kalindi
• Chakradharpur
BJP state president Laxman Giluwa vs JMM’s Sukhram Oraon and Ajsu’s Ramlal Munda
• Baharagora
JMM sitting MLA Kunal Sarangi, who joined BJP in October, vs Sameer Kumar Mohanty, who joined JMM from BJP in November
• Tamar
Sitting JMM MLA Vikash Kumar Munda vs murder-accused Raja Peter and former Maoist Kundan Pahan
• Khunti
Rural development minister Nilkanth Singh Munda vs Sushil Pahan of JMM vs activist Dayamani Barla of JVM
• Sisai
Assembly Speaker Dinesh Oraon (BJP) vs JMM’s Jiga Susaran Horo alias Jigga Munda
