Nearly 60% women electorate came out to vote, while only 54.5% men exercised their franchise
This time, women outnumbered men by turning out in larger numbers
A welcome fact on these assembly seats was that all of them recorded high voting percentage ranging from 49-59.5%
Prime Minister Modi has been critical of Lalu and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during his election rallies in the state
A total of 1.35 crore voters will choose from among 583 candidates in this phase
Naxal-hit Jamui saw a maximum of 40.77% voting till noon
She said the NDA government was only focussing on development as its election plank
Banning the telecast would deprive voters of constituencies which are yet to go to polls from listening to the PM, they said
A sting video surfaced showing senior minister Awadhesh Prasad Kushwaha purportedly accepting bribe after which he had to resign
Kushwaha was caught on video in a sting operation, taking money from a businessman and promising to help him after returning to power
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While Banka has recorded a maximum turnout of 14%, Samastipur recorded the lowest turnout of 7% till 9 a.m.
Polling for the first phase of the five-phase Bihar Assembly elections began amid tight security in 49 constituencies
He particularly exhorted the young voters to cast their votes
As 30% of the election will be over in two phases by this week, factors such as industrial backwardness, crime, poor infrastructure, erratic power supply and poor educational infrastructure will also
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