Altogether 63.55 per cent polling was recorded today in the third and final phase of polling in four Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand.

The fate of 72 candidates including former chief ministers Shibu Soren of JMM, Babulal Marandi of the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantric and BJP’s Sunil Soren, was sealed in EVMs.

Polling was held in Dhanbad, Dumka, Raj Mahal and Godda Lok Sabha constituencies.

The first phase of polling for four seats was held on April 10 (58.3 per cent) and the second phase (63.45 per cent) for six seats on April 17.

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