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Filing of nominations for 1st phase of Jharkhand assembly elections ends

<span style="color: #222222;">In Jharkhand, nomination filing for the first phase of assembly elections ended today.<br />'' <br />'' Election to 13 Assembly seats in this phase will be held on 30th November. On the last day today, more than 100 candidates including Sukhdev Bhagat of BJP, Bhushan Tirkey of JMM filed their nomination papers. Scrutiny of papers will take place tomorrow while names can be withdrawn till 6th November.<br />'' <br />'' In the first phase, Mahagathbandhan partner JMM is contesting 4, Congress 6 and RJD are contesting on 3 seats. The BJP has fielded 12 candidates while the AJSU has fielded its candidates on two seats.<br />'' <br />'' On the other hand, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha is contesting on all 13 seats. The seats where polling will be held on 30th November include Chatra, Gumla, Lohardaga, Latehar, Daltonganj, Hussainabad, Garhwa and Bhawanathpur. Four seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes and three for Scheduled castes.<br />'' <br />''<br />''Senior BJP leader and Chief Minister Raghuwar Das today addressed four public meetings in these areas. The campaign is expected to intensify from tomorrow.</span>

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