Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), Nov 11 (PTI) Nearly 74 per cent of the 2.56 lakh voters exercised their franchise in the by-election to the Ghatshila assembly seat in Jharkhand at the official close of polling at 5 pm on Tuesday, an official said.

The figure, however, is likely to increase as a number of voters who were in the queue at 5 pm would cast their votes.

The polling percentage in the Ghatshila seat in the 2024 assembly elections was 76.4 per cent.

Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) K Ravi Kumar said, “The voting passed off peacefully in all 300 polling stations across the constituency, and a 73.88 per cent turnout was recorded till 5 pm. The final turnout is likely to increase.” The votes will be counted on November 14.

The election result, however, will not leave any major impact on the

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