The contest is expected to be interesting in Bermo that goes to the polls during the third phase of the ensuring State Assembly election on December 12. The candidates in fray for the poll in the Bermo constituency have launched a people to people interaction drive.
Recently Congress candidate Rajendra Prasad Singh asked the party workers to speed up complaining in rural and urban areas of the Bermo constituency and also promised development schemes here.
As the countdown begins for the third phase of polling, the campaign has gained momentum in the coal city. According to voters the constituency is going to witness a direct contest between the sitting MLA of BJP, Yogeshwar Prasad Batul and Congress nominee Rajendra Prasad Singh. Batul is hopeful of retaining his seat for the second consecutive term as he had, in 2014, defeated former-energy minister Rajendra Prasad Singh, a Congress nominee, by nearly 12,000 votes.
Social activist Yogendra Giri said that the present situation in Bermo Assembly constituency, Rajendra Prasad Singh, a Congress candidate from Bermo and his supporters, have increased their interaction with voters in entire Bermo specially Kargali, Dhori, Phusro, Kathara Jarandi and BokaroThermal.
Singh informed that he was planning to intensify campaign every area of his constituency to garner the support of voters. Singh is campaigning everyday in different locations of the constituency. On the other hand, BJP candidate Yogeshwar Mahto Batul hit the campaign trail with his party supporters to woo voters in his favour including Jainamore, Kasmar Jaridih and Phusro. Batul on Friday campaigned in village areas of Bermo town.
“I asked people to vote for Modi. He is the saviour of the country and torchbearer of development,” said Batul.
The strong Mahto leader felt that rural voting will be a one-sided affair in Bermo. While attacking sitting MLA, Yogeshwar Prasad Batul, Rajendra Prasad Singh said, he has not done much in rural pockets.
However, local BJP leader and Zila Parisad member Bharat Yadav said the BJP is locked in a tight contest with the Congress for the Bermo seat.
As per the schedule, the filing of nomination for Bermo and Gomia will be done till 25th of this month and scrutiny of nominations will be taken up on 26th. The last date of withdrawal of candidature will be 28th of November.
According to the proposed final roll, there are 13,33,344 voters in four assembly constituencies. Bermo has 306946 voters, Gomia has 273291, while Bokaro and Chandankiyari having 515971 and 237262 voters.