About 68 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 5 pm on Wednesday in 38 Assembly constituencies in Jharkhand where voting in the second and final phase ended, officials said. Polling began at 7 am in 14,218 booths across 12 districts. 

The ruling JMM-led INDIA bloc is seeking to retain power riding on its welfare schemes, while the BJP-headed National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is trying to wrest it.
“A voter turnout of 67.59 per cent was recorded till 5 pm. Voting has been peaceful,” an Election Commission official said.