Chatra seat saw about 11.43 per cent voter turnout till 9 am while the same was at 12.04 per cent and 11.56 per cent in Hazaribag and Koderma seats, respectively.

Maoist-hit Singhbhum seat saw about 12.67 per cent voter turnout till 9 am while the same was at 12.20 per cent, about 10.97 per cent and 11.47 per cent in Khunti, Lohardaga and Palamu seats, respectively.

The fortunes of 45 candidates, including Union Minister and BJP leader Arjun Munda, are tied up in today's poll, in which the highest number of 15 contestants are in Lohardaga, followed by Singhbhum (14), Palamu (9), and Khunti (7).

The Chief Electoral Officer, Jharkhand sought data of migrant labourers from the Labour Department.