Bihar polls: 9% turnout in first two hours; Lalu, Modi cast their vote

Patna: Around nine percent turnout was recorded in the first two hours of polling in 50 Assembly constituencies of six districts of Bihar on Wednesday.

“Around 9.12 percent turnout has been reported from 50 Assembly constituencies in the third phase. Polling is peaceful in the state as we have not received information of any untoward information so far,” Additional Chief Electoral Officer (ACEO) R Lakshmanan told PTI.

Polling is currently underway in six districts of Saran, Vaishali, Nalanda, Patna, Bhojpur and Buxar in the third phase.

As per hourly EC bulletin, Saran recorded 10.29 percent turnout, Vaishali recorded 13.32 percent, Nalanda 8.80 percent, Patna 7.41 percent, Bhojpur 6.61 percent and Buxar 9.41 percent.

While Vaishali district recorded a maximum turnout of 13.32 percent, Bhojpur recorded the lowest turnout of 6.61 percent till 9 AM.

However, there were reports of EVM malfunctioning at few places in the Assembly constituencies of Digha, Masaurhi, Mahnar, Buxar where polling began nearly an hour later.

Prominent political personalities who cast their vote in the first two hours of voting included Governor Ram Nath Kovind and his wife Savita Kovind, RJD chief Lalu Prasad, his wife Rabri Devi and son Tejaswi Yadav, former Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi and others.

Talking to reporters after exercising his franchise, Lalu Prasad claimed that the grand secular alliance (comprising JD(U), RJD & Congress) will sweep the polls in all the phases of polling.

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Source:Zeenews