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The police fired booths, 5,342 have been marked the hugely emotive Citizenship tear gas shells and baton- as hypersensitive booths on the (Amendment) Bill, officials charged the protesters, who basis of the presence of Left said. Three Army columns also sought to fight back. Wing Extremist (LWE) groups were put on standby in Assam Detailed report on P4 in the constituencies, said police. and Tripura. The Election Commission of Curfew was imposed in India (ECI) has relocated 10 Guwahati from 6.15 pm on polling booths, including six in Wednesday till 7 am on ! " Ichagarh, for security reasons. Thursday. Internet services Ichagarh falls in one of the high- other source of communication. were suspended in 10 districts ly-sensitive zones in terms of These areas in Jharkhand are of Assam for 24 hours, begin- LWE menace in Jharkhand and !" # % also most likely to have presence ning 7 pm on Wednesday, he controversial Citizenship is prone to attacks by insurgents. of LWE groups. However, no casualties have 17 constituencies, a press com- amid massive protests over the T(Amendment) Bill (CAB) is “Sufficient security per- going to polls on Thursday are urban as well as rural areas. The The five-phase election in been reported in LWE incidents muniqué from the CEO’s office Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. just one step away from becom- sonnel have been deployed in Ranchi, Khijri, Silli, Ichagarh, remaining eight constituen- Jharkhand began on November on any of the polling dates here said on Wednesday. Amid the spiraling protests ing an Act after the Rajya Sabha all the constituencies to ensure Mandu, Barkagaon, Barhi, cies — Barkatta, Barhi, Mandu, 30 and will conclude on so far during this election. As many as 53,516 voters in the North-East, the Centre is on Wednesday passed it 125-105, peaceful polling. The voting will Barkatta, Koderma, Hazaribag, Simaria, Barkagaon, Gomia, December 20. The first two A total of 13,504 ballot who are older than 80 years are rushing 5,000 Central paramil- bringing down the curtain on a begin at 7 am in all the 17 con- Simaria, Ramgarh, Dhanbad, Dhanwar and Silli — only have phases of polls — on November units and 9,123 VVPAT expected to cast their votes on itary personnel for law and order seven-hour proceedings marked stituencies and continue till 5 Bermo, Hatia, Gomia and rural polling stations. 30 and December 7 — wit- machines will be used during Thursday. Besides, 63,754 spe- duties in containing the protests. by sharp exchanges between the pm in five of them, including Kanke. Ranchi is the only con- At least 98 polling booths nessed a fair share of LWE the polls in the third phase. The cially-abled voters are also in Tens of thousands of anti- Opposition and treasury Ranchi. In the remaining 12 stituency in the third phase that fall in shadow areas in this phase menace. CPI (Maoist) rebels ECI has set up 8,772 control the electoral roll. As per a lat- CAB protesters thronged the Benches.The Bill will now constituencies, voters who has polling stations only in of polls. As many as 26 of these blew up a culvert in Gumla on units for smoothly conduction est initiative taken by the ECI, streets of Assam on become an Act after Presidential reach the polling station by 3 urban areas. Koderma, 98 booths are in Koderma. The November 30, while rebels the elections across the 17 con- voters above 80 years of age and Wednesday, clashing with notification, but it is bound to pm will be allowed to cast Hazaribag, Ramgarh, Bermo, ECI identifies shadow areas as attacked a polling party in stituencies. There are a total of disabled voters can use postal police and plunging the State face judicial challenge. their votes,” Choubey said. Ichagarh, Khijri, Hatia and areas where there is no mobile Khunti and torched a bus in 329 model polling booths and ballot facility to cast their votes into chaos of a magnitude not Detailed report on P4 The 17 constituencies Kanke have polling stations in network connectivity or any Chaibasa on December 7. 44 women-only booths in the in this election. !"!# $ 4 7& Bermo constituencies. 2-* 9:--,% constituencies. Bermo and poll even in the difficult terrain Prime Minister Narendra 2".!"-" Gomia will go to polls on of the constituency. n all, 697 polling stations Modi campaigned in favour of ."-,%"" December 12 while Bokaro Meanwhile, vehicle check- Ihave been set up to conduct BJP candidate earlier. Besides and Chandankiyari on up has been intensified to pre- smooth polling in Bermo and him, Defence Minister Rajnath --0*""-,% December 16. vent the transportation of cash Gomia, district election officer- Singh, BJP Executive presi- 2"./=4!" Bokaro, SP, P Murugun and materials in order to con- cum-Bokaro DC, Mukesh dent JP Nadda and Union )*! urged voters, “No need to fear. duct the upcoming assembly Kumar said on Wednesday. Minister Smriti Irani sought We are ready to tackle any elections in a peaceful and Campaigning in two Assembly vote for nominees of the saffron untoward incidents during clean environment across the constituencies Bermo and party at different places, includ- Prasad Singh is taking on sit- polls. Sufficient numbers of Bokaro district. Gomia ended on Tuesday as ing Bokaro, Makoli, Kargali ting BJP MLA Yogeshwar security personnel along with Many Flying Squad Teams the third of the five-phase and Peterwar. Mahato from Bermo, while magistrates were deployed to (FST) and Static Surveillance polling in the seats will be held According to police, sitting MLA Babita Devi of conduct peace and fair poll.” Teams (SST) along with district on Thursday. around 3,000 security person- JMM, Lambodar Mahto of Besides webcasting, administrative officials were About 5.86 lakh electorates, nel, including CRPF, CISF, AJSU, Laxman Nayak of BJP videography and still photog- engaged in monitoring and including female and third RPSF, and State police and former Minister Madhav raphy two choppers will keep investigation round the clock to gender voters, will decide the forces have been deployed for Lal Singh of Independence are a close watch on free and fair conduct a corruption-free poll. fate of 35 candidates, including a smooth and peaceful contesting from Gomia seat. 20 in Bermo and 15 in Gomia. voting in the two Assembly Bokaro consists of four According to Kumar, vot- constituencies. constituencies, including !" ing will commence at 7 am and Former Minister and Bermo and Gomia and Bokaro # % will end at 3 pm at Gomia and Congress candidate Rajendra and Chandankiyari, Assembly # $ Seraikela-Kharsawan SP, 4&'& Karthik S confirmed that naxal movement is on in the istrict Electoral Office district, including in the area Dcum-Bokaro Deputy shall be made on account of a falling under Ichagarh Commissioner Mukesh Kumar holiday having been granted for Assembly constituency. directed all outsiders (who the poll and if such the person “We have made proper rushed here for a political cam- is employed on the basis that he security arrangements. The paign) to leave the constituen- would not ordinarily receive para-military forces that have cies immediately and said they wages for such a day, he shall been deployed for maintaining could only return after the nonetheless be paid for such day security during the poll include polling is over. the wages he would have drawn CRPF, CISF, Jharkhand Jaguar, On the directive of Election had not a holiday been granted Jharkhand Armed Police, Commission all political lead- to him on that day, informed an Border Security Force and dis- ers, functionaries or party official. trict police,” the SP said. workers, who are not the reg- “If an employer contra- Karthik pointed out that istered voters, have to vacate venes the provisions then such the para-military forces as well the constituency till the polls an employer shall be punish- as the district police have been are over, said Kumar adding able with fine which may instructed to follow standard “it’s prohibition protocol and extend to five hundred rupees operational process (SOP) necessary guidelines have been though this section shall not while extending security cover issued to the police.” apply to any elector whose 67$ movement till June this year, 14. The rebels who had come to the polling parties as well as The campaign period for absence may cause danger or but after massacre of five in two bikes attacked the police the voters. Gomia and Bermo Assembly substantial loss in respect of the he police administration policemen by the CPI-Maoist party which was patrolling at A police officer posted at constituencies have ended on stituencies to arrest such peo- 135B, every person employed employment in which he is Thas put Khukru block in rebels at Khukru haat on June the vicinity of a weekly-haat the Chandil sub-division point- Tuesday and none of the polit- ple.