The second phase of Jharkhand assembly polls concluded with a voter turnout of 63.36 percent, amid reports of violence where one person lost his life.

One person was killed as security personnel opened fire on assailants who police claimed tried to snatch their arms outside a polling booth in the state.6 others, including policemen, were injured in clashes and subsequent police firing in Jharkhand’s Gumla district.

Jharkhand Additional Director General of Police Murari Lal Meena said the man was killed when personnel of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) fired on the assailants near booth number 36 in Sisai constituency for trying to snatch their arms.

Two persons who were injured in the incident were admitted to hospital, said Meena, who is also the nodal officer for assembly election-related security measures.

Jharkhand Chief Electoral Officer Vinay Kumar Choubey said the incident was being probed and polling in the booth was suspended.

A day earlier Choubey has assured that all preparations were in place to hold peaceful, impartial and transparent polling.

In another incident, in West Singhbhum district, Naxals torched an empty bus near JojoHatu village in Chaibasa constituency, superintendent of police InderjeetMahata said.

Voting for the second of the five-phase assembly election in 20 seats in Jharkhand, began at 7am today.

According to police, more than 42,000 security personnel, including central forces, were deployed in the 20 seats spread across seven districts.

Assembly Speaker Dinesh Oraon (Sisai), Rural Development Minister Neelkanth Singh Munda (Khunti) and BJP’s state unit president Laxman Gilua (Chakradharpur), whose fates were decided in this phase of polling, were among the early voters in their respective constituencies.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had tweeted urging voters to come out in large numbers to exercise their franchise in the state.

A total 48,25,038 voters, including 23,93,437 female and 90 third gender voters, were eligible to exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 260 candidates, including 29 women nominees and 73 independents.