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Residents of Chormara village in Bihar’s Jamui district will be able to vote peacefully for the first time in more than 25 years with their village declared Naxal-free. Voters of Chormara will now cast their votes at polling station number 220 established at Chormara Primary School. Earlier, due to security reasons, voters had to go to Koywa School in Barhat block, about 22 kilometers away, to exercise their franchise. The new polling station in the village has also created an atmosphere of enthusiasm among the residents.

Local people have expressed hope that as a result of being free from Naxalism, the area will now see development with electricity, better roads and better connectivity. Resident Sitaram Kora expressed happiness at being able to vote again after 25 years. Kora said, “This area was completely under the control of Naxalites. Earlier the situation was very bad. People were forcibly abducted. Even children were taken to join the organization. Now people are coming back; elections will be held after 30 years. We are very happy that this is happening.”

In 2004, many people, including Munger resident Rajendra Singh, had tried to contest the elections, but by 2005 the situation had worsened as the Naxalites had strengthened their hold. They kidnapped villagers on the charge of being police informers and hanged them in the Jan Adalat. There were attacks on polling stations, forcing officials to move them away from the village. In 2005, Munger Superintendent of Police KC Surendra and six others were killed in a blast carried out by Naxalites in a forest.

“I have seen around 10-20 people dying here. I have seen people getting shot. Now Naxalites don’t come here, the government has eliminated them. Elections are going to be held after 25-30 years. We are very happy, there is no electricity, no roads, nothing, now we can get by,” he said. He told that the villagers who opposed the forced recruitment of Naxalites were hanged.

“From 2005 to 2017-18, the Naxalite organization was active in the area and they forcibly recruited young men and women with guns in their hands to fight against the government. When these people protested, they were sentenced to death in their courts. Women were also exploited.” She further revealed that the same thing happened to her son; His son was being forcibly recruited into the Naxalite organization. Near Chormara village, there are many areas which were affected by Naxalism and are now becoming Naxal free, including Gurmaha, Jamuniya, Bichlatola and Hanumantan.

Jamui Assembly constituency, which falls under Jamui Lok Sabha constituency, will go to polls in the second phase of Bihar Assembly elections on November 11, which is an important moment for the voters of Chormara. According to the Election Commission of India, there are 523 female voters along with 488 male voters in this village.

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