An election official said that the nomination exercise for the second phase of the Jharkhand assembly polls ended on Tuesday with a total of 634 candidates filing their nominations.
In the second phase on November 20, 38 seats would go to polls for which as many as 297 aspirants have submitted their documents.
The scrutiny of papers is set to take place on today, while candidates can withdraw their nominations by November 1.
Bharatiya Janata Party nominee Gamliyel Hembrom on Tuesday filed his nomination from the Barhait assembly constituency against Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
“It is not easy to contest elections against the chief minister. People of the constituency are still struggling for even basic infrastructure such as roads and drinking water," Hembrom said after filing the nomination.
He asserted that he would work to improve the basic infrastructure, mainly roads, drinking water, electricity and school education.
Hembrom had contested from Barhait in the 2019 assembly elections on an AJSU Party ticket and polled 2,573 votes, occupying the fourth position.
Soren won both Dumka and Barahit in the 2019 assembly elections and chose to retain the latter.
Elections to the 81-member House will take place in two phases on November 13 and 20. Counting is scheduled on November 23.
Nominations of 743 candidates have been accepted during scrutiny for the first phase of the Jharkhand polls, the election official said.
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