Ramgarh set for third bypoll in 50 years

The bypoll for the Ramgarh assembly constituency will be held on February 27. The seat covers Chief Minister Hemant Soren's native village, Nemra in Gola Block. People of Nemra, including Soren's family, are on the electoral list for the constituency. The district administration has said they are preparing for peaceful polls in the constituency, which covers four blocks and 334 lakh voters. A total of 405 polling stations will be set up. The seat was won by Congress of the ruling JMM-Congressrjd Mahagathbandhan in the 2019 assembly election. The bypoll was necessitated after Congress's Mamta Devi, who won the seat in 2019, was convicted and sentenced to fiveyear jail last month in connection with a 2016 rioting case. Devi was accused of leading a protest against inland power limited and the district administration when violence broke out. She is currently serving time in the Hazaribag Central Jail. Electoral roll-wise, Gola is the biggest block with 153 polling stations to be set up in 100 identified buildings. A total of 116853 people will cast their votes from here. The other blocks included Ramgarh Chitarpur and Dulmideputy Development Commissionercumofficiating Deputy Commissioner