Mahendra Singh Dhoni, a former captain of the Indian cricket team, has been appointed as the brand ambassador for Jharkhand ahead of the next election. As per Chief Electoral Officer K Ravi Kumar, Dhoni has granted the Election Commission approval to use his picture for the assembly elections.
“Mahendra Singh Dhoni has given his consent to the Election Commission to use his photo. We are in touch with him for other details. Mahendra Singh Dhoni will work for the mobilization of voters,” said Kumar, addressing a press conference held in Jharkhand’s Ranchi on Friday.
As part of the SWEEP (Systematic Voters Education and Electoral Participation) program, Dhoni will try to raise voter awareness. The polling organization hopes to use Dhoni’s popularity and appeal to boost voter enthusiasm and encourage more people to cast votes. On November 13, 43 constituencies will cast votes in the first phase of the election.
The work of filing nominations was completed on Friday. Former Chief Minister Champai Soren, who filed his nomination as BJP candidate from Seraikela. He said that “Congress and its alliance have no existence in Jharkhand, and they do not stand anywhere in the elections”.
Sudesh Mahato, a former deputy chief minister of Jharkhand and the president of the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) party, submitted his nomination on Friday from the Silli assembly constituency.
The governing JMM-led alliance finalized the details of their seat-sharing agreement on October 19, the same day that the BJP revealed its first list of 66 candidates for the Jharkhand assembly. Alongside the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU), Janata Dal (United), and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), the BJP will run in the next Jharkhand assembly elections. 10 seats will be contested by AJSU, two by JD-U, 68 by the BJP, and one by the LJP.
The results will be announced on November 23. The 81 seats in the Jharkhand assembly are up for election in two phases on November 13 and November 20.
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