Yashwant Sinha casts vote

Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday cast his vote at Hupa village under Hazaribagh constituency from where he is seeking election.

External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday cast his vote at Hupa village under Hazaribagh constituency from where he is seeking election as the first Lok Sabha polls got underway in Jharkhand after its creation.

Accompanied by elder brother, wife and daughter, Sinha pressed the EVM button at his Hupad village.

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Sinha is facing a stiff challenge from Opposition-backed candidate Bhubaneswar Prasad Mehta of the CPI.

The ultras on Monday night withdrew their boycott call through handbills in Chatra and Hazaribagh.

Former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi, facing sitting Congress MP Tilakdhari Singh, also exercised his franchise at Khoro in Koderma.