Jharkhand Jharkhand civic polls: 12% voter turnout recorded in 48 ULBs till 9 a.m. February 23, 2026 gopalkumarthakur@gmail.com As many as 562 candidates, including 235 women, are in the fray for the posts of Mayor and chairperson, while 5,562 candidates, including 2,727 women, are contesting the posts of ward councillors Related posts: Raghubar Das alleges Hemant Soren government of doing politics of appeasement Kurmi agitators lift blockade from all but 2 rail stations post Centre’s assurance of talks Three Maoists killed in gunfight with security forces in Jharkhand’s Gumla Maoist with ₹5 lakh reward on head surrenders in Jharkhand’s Latehar
