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New Delhi: Bihar is undergoing third and final phase of polling in 78 assembly seats amid tight security and COVID-19 protocol in place today. While the stakes run quite high for the ruling NDA as they fight anti-incumbency, voters will also decide political future of several veteran leaders of the Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance).
The last leg of polling will see more than 2.35 crore voters exercising their franchise in 78 assembly constituencies in 15 districts for which 33,782 polling booths have been set up.
Prominent candidates in this phase include Vijay Kumar Chaudhary of JD (U),Speaker of the outgoing assembly, famed for his ability to win over hostile opponents with a disarming smile, who seeks to do a hat-trick in Sarairanjan.
JD(U) ministers in the fray are Bijendra Prasad Yadav (Supaul), Narendra Narayan Yadav (Alamnagar), Maheshwar Hazari (Kalyanpur), Ramesh Rishideo (Singheshwar), Khurshid alias Firoz Ahmed (Sikta), Lakshmeshwar Roy (Laukaha), Bima Bharti (Rupauli) and Madan Sahni (Bahadurpur).
Four ministers are in the fray from the BJP Pramod Kumar (Motihari), Suresh Sharma (Muzaffarpur), Binod Narayan Jha (Benipatti) and Krishnakumar Rishi (Banmankhi).
Another keenly watched candidate is Subhashini Yadav from Bihariganj whose father, veteran socialist leader and former Union minister Sharad Yadav, had been a multiple-term MP from Madhepura under which the assembly segment falls. She is contesting on a Congress ticket.
In Bihar, elections are being held in three phases for 243 assembly seats. Polling for the first phase was held on 71 seats on October 28 and 94 seats on November 3. Counting of votes will be held on November 10.
Bihar Phase 3 Voting LIVE Updates: Polling in the third and final phase of Bihar Assembly elections has concluded. The counting of votes will take place on November 10.
Bihar Phase 3 Voting LIVE Updates: 54.1% voter turnout recorded till 5 PM. Polling to end shortly, exit polls soon.
Bihar Phase 3 Voting LIVE Updates: Voting in Bihar’s final phase elections about to draw to close. Exit polls to give a clear picture of who’s likely to win.
Bihar Phase 3 Voting LIVE Updates: 45.85% voter turnout recorded till 3 pm in the third and final phase of Bihar assembly elections
Bihar Phase 3 Voting LIVE Updates: 45.85% voter turnout recorded till 3 pm in the third and final phase of Bihar assembly elections
Bihar Phase 3 Voting LIVE Updates: Former MP Anand Mohan’s wife and RJD candidate Lovely Anand alleged there were disturbances in the polling process and their voters were being ‘harassed’. She said she will approach the Election Commission in this regard.
Bihar Phase 3 Voting LIVE Updates: “Nitish Kumar will never become CM again,” Chirag Paswan claims yet again, shows confidence over LJP’s performance with ‘Bihar first, Bihari first’ campaign.
Bihar Phase 3 Voting LIVE Updates: According to reports, Benipatti candidate Neeraj Jha died of Covid as the state voted for final phase of assembly election.
Bihar Phase 3 Voting LIVE Updates: The firing incident was triggered after heated arguments between villagers and security forces who allegedly beat up voters for breaking a queue at booth number 282. Police detained three persons even though it was not clear who fired the shots. No official statement had come forth on the incident till the time of filing of the report.
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