As many as 28,37,005 voters in the age group of 26-40 years will exercise their franchise in the third phase of general election in the State on May 12. Chief Electoral officer, Jharkhand, L Khiangte said on Friday that the percentage of voters under the age bracket of 26 -40 years is the highest in the third phase, which is 42.44 per cent of the total number of electorates.
The CEO said that out of 28,37,005 voters of the group, 14,76,772 are males, 13,60,144 are females and 49 are from third gender. In the 2014 elections the number of such voters was 25,34,045, which was 41.32 per cent of the total voters.
Khiangte further said that 9,93,356 voters under the age group of 18 to 25 years will cast their votes in the third phase, which accounts for 14.85 per cent of the total number of voters. In this age group 5,41,8 06 are males, 4,51,509 are females and 41are of third gender. In 2014 elections the percentage of these voters was 19.84 per cent, he added.
More than 66.85 lakh voters will exercise their franchise in 8300 polling booths in the sixth phase of general election 2019 scheduled to take place on May 12 in the State. Giridih, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur and Singhbhum constituencies are going to poll in the third phase of election in Jharkhand.
Khiangte said that 8300 polling stations have been erected for the third phase, out of which 2582 booths are in urban areas and 5718 booths are in rural areas. Out of the total 66,85,401 voters 35,05,565 are males, 31,79,720 are females and 104 are from third gender, he added.
According to the CEO, 84,338 voters are first time voters between 18 and 19 years of age. This accounts for 49,727 male first time voters, 34,604 female first time voters and seven third gender voters. He further said that a total of 67 candidates are in the fray, out of which 57 are males and eight are females.
Additional Chief Electoral Officer Vinay Kumar Chaubey said that elaborate security arrangements have been done for May 12 polls. He said that about 40,000 security personnel have been deployed for peaceful and fearless polling in the State. The security deployment includes 175 companies of paramilitary forces, 52 companies of State police, 20,375 personnel of district police and about 5972 police officers across the State.
Chaubey said that proper security arrangements have been done in sensitive and highly sensitive polling stations. One air ambulance has also been kept ready for emergency situation and it will be available from May 11 to May 13. Also, three choppers have been deployed to keep watch on sensitive booths, he added.