11:58 AM: Babulal Marandi consolidates lead in Dhanwar

BJP's Babulal Marandi is leading by 10298 votes against CPI(M)'s Raj Kumar Yadav.

11:46 AM: BJP's leader of opposition trails further

JMM's Umakant Rajak has widened his lead over BJP's leader of oppostion Amar Kumar Bauri. He is now leading with 9118 votes.

11:35 AM: Hemant Soren Extends Lead

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has widened his lead over BJP's Gamaliyan Hembrom in Barhair constituency. As of now, Soren has garnered 15189 votes and has a lead of 8202.

11: 16 AM: Kalpana Soren Trails In Gandey Constituency

JMM's Kalpana Soren is trailing BJP's Muniya Devi in Gandey constituency by 4593 votes. Kalpana is Hemant Soren's wife.

11:15 AM: Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024: BJP Chief Babulal Marandi Leading In Dhanwar Seat

Election Commission of India reported that BJP's Babulal Marandi is leading by 5,000 votes over CPI (ML) (L) candidate Rajkumar Yadav in the initial count for Dhanwar assembly constituency.

Marandi previously won here in 2019 representing Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik), defeating BJP's Lakshman Prasad Singh with a margin of 17,550 votes, before switching to BJP.

11:05 AM: Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024: Champai Soren Takes Lead In Seraikela seat

Ex-chief minister of Jharkhand, Champai Soren, is currently ahead in the Seraikela constituency while running as a BJP candidate for the first time. He is competing against his former colleague, JMM's Ganesh Mahali, and is leading by 8542 votes.

10:30 AM: Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024: JMM-Congress Alliance Crosses Halfway Mark

The INDIA bloc may be behind in Maharashtra but in Jharkhand the alliance has crossed the halfway mark. At 10:30 AM, tally of JMM-led alliance (wins+leads) was at 48, well past the of halfway mark of 42.

10:10 AM: Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024: BJP And JMM Neck-And-Neck

As counting of votes goes on, the individual tally of BJP and JMM is neck-and-neck. Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in 21 constituencies while JMM is leading in 20 constituencies.

10:09 AM: Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024: Sita Soren trails by 4370 votes

In Jamtara, JMM's Sita Soren is trailing Congress' Irfan Ansari by 4370 votes. Sita Soren is sister-in-law of Hemant Soren.

9:50 AM: Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024: BJP's leader of opposition trails from Chandankiyari

BJP's Leader of Opposition Amar Kumar Bauri is trailing JMM's Umakant Rajak in Chandankiyari by 1265 votes.

9:27 AM: Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024: What Are The Latest Figures With The Election Commission?

Here is the latest situation in Jharkhand as per figures released by Election Commission of India.

NDTV has reported that NDA is leading on 42 and INDIA bloc has a lead on 35 seats.

9:25 AM: Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024: CM Hemant Soren Takes A Lead From Barhait

Early trends indicate Hemant Soren from Jharkhand Mukti Morcha party to be leading against Soren BJP's Galiyel Hembrom from Barhait constituency.

9:21 AM: Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024: Top Fights To Look Out For

As counting of votes begins in Jharkhand, all eyes are on these high profile contests:

Hemant Soren (JMM) vs Gamaliyan Hembrom (BJP) (Barhait)

Kalpana Soren (JMM) vs Muniya Devi (BJP) (Gandey)

Amar Kumar Bauri (BJP) vs Umakant Rojak (JMM) (Chandankiyari)

BJP's Leader of Opposition Amar Kumar Bauri vs Umakant Rajak (JMM)

Champai Soren vs Ganesh Mahali (JMM) (Seraikella)

Basant (JMM) vs Sunil Soren (BJP) (Dumka)

Rajya Sabha MP Mahua Maji (JMM) vs CP Singh (BJP) (Ranchi)

Rameshwar Oraon (Congress) vs Niru Shanti Bhagat (BJP) (Lohardaga- SC)

Babulal Marandi (BJP) vs Niazamuddin Ansari (JMM) (Dhanwar)

Irfan Ansari (Congress) vs Sita Soren (JMM) (Jamtara)

Hafizul Hasan (JMM) vs Ganga Narayan Singh (BJP) (Madhupur)

9 AM: Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024: BJP Confident Of Victory In Jharkhand

As counting of votes began in Jharkhand, BJP spokesperson Pratul Shah exuded confidence and said that a new era was beginning.

"Not only the counting of votes has started in Jharkhand but a new era is also starting with the end of misrule of Soren govt. Hemant Soren is on his way out and we will come back with a thumping majority," he said as quoted by ANI.

8 AM: Jharkhand Election Result 2024 LIVE: Vote Counting Begins In State

Counting of votes began for Jharkhand's 81 assembly seats began at 8 am on Saturday. The election took place occurred in two separate stages, with the first stage held on November 13 and the subsequent stage on November 20. During the initial stage, voters participated in casting votes in 43 districts, while the second phase included voting in the remaining 38 districts.

7:45: Jharkhand Election Result 2024 LIVE: First round results to be declared by 9:30 AM

K Ravi Kumar, the state's chief electoral officer, announced that a counting center has been established in all 24 districts prior to the vote tallying. All the necessary arrangements have been completed, and the procedure has started. Counting of postal ballots will commence at 8 am, with EVM counting to follow at 8:30 am. The announcement of the first round's results is anticipated at 9:30 am.