36 hours before Jharkhand voting, 95 polling parties are airlifted and transported to Maoist-hit Singhbhum region for the first time or after decades.
36 hours before Jharkhand voting, polling parties are being airlifted by helicopters and transported via trains in Maoist-hit Singhbhum region, where voting is set to take place in areas for the first time or after decades. Singhbhum LS seat houses Asia's densest Sal forest, one of the worst-hit extremism zones. A total of 95 polling parties were dispatched, with 78 sent by helicopters and 17 by a special train.
May 11, 2024
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