Polling progresses smoothly in first phase of Bihar Assembly Elections; 42% turnout till 1 PM

Polling is progressing smoothly in 121 constituencies spread over 18 districts in the first phase of Bihar Assembly Election. 42.31 per cent voter turnout has been recorded till 1 PM, with the maximum turnout of 46.73 per cent in Gopalganj district.

 

Several prominent leaders, including JD(U) President and Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar, BJP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary,  BJP leader and Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Chief Chirag Paswan, and VIP chief and Mahagathbandhan’s Deputy Chief Minister, face Mukesh Sahani, cast their votes.

 

Voting is underway in Patna, Vaishali, Nalanda, Bhojpur, Munger, Saran, Siwan, Begusarai, Lakhisarai, Gopalganj, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Madhepura, and Saharsa. Polling started at 7 AM, and it will continue till 6 in the evening.

 

However, due to security reasons, voting will conclude at 5 PM in Simri Bakhtiyarpur, Mahishi, Tarapur, Munger, Jamalpur, and in 56 polling booths of the Suryagarha Assembly segment. 

Elaborate security arrangements have been made to ensure free, fair, and peaceful polling.