Jharkhand polls: For some, vote more important than marriage

Ranchi: A brother-sister duo in Jharkhand decided to give importance to elections more than their weddings and arrived with their faces plastered with turmeric paste, a part of wedding ritual, to caste their votes.

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They arrived at booth No. 259 of the Lohardagga Assembly seat here on Saturday, used their franchise and left to take part in their wedding preparations.

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While Rajan Ram is getting married on Saturday itself, his sister Chanda Kumari will enter the wedlock on Sunday.

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Turmeric paste is applied on body of bridegroom and bride in Hindu marriages.

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“We decided to vote with family members. We get to use our voting rights once in five years. Marriage is also important, but it’s in the evening” said Rajan Ram.

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Jharkhand has witnessed more than 52 per cent voting in first phase of polls. Polling began at 7am and ended at 3pm in 13 of the 81 Assembly seats.

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