Bihar Assembly Election 2020 Voting LIVE Updates: Villagers in Lakhisarai Balgudar Boycott Polls; 14.56% participation until 11 a.m. M.

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Bihar Election 2020 Phase 1 Voting LATEST updates: Voters from Balgudar village of Lakhisarai constituency did not appear at the polls to protest against the construction of a museum on a playground.

Demanding a higher court-supervised investigation, RJD leader Tejshwai Yadav condemned Munger’s firing. “This twin-engine government definitely had a role in it. We want to ask MP CM Sushil Modi who gave permission to become General Dyer.” I ask.

Urging people to vote for Mahagathbandhan, Rahul Gandhi said in a Hindi tweet: “This time, vote for justice, jobs, farmers and workers and for Mahagathbandhan.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged voters in Bihar to take all precautions, including maintaining social distancing and wearing masks.

In Phase 1 of the 2020 Bihar Assembly Elections on October 28, Wednesday (November 28), voting will take place in 71 constituencies across the state.

With the safety of voters in mind in light of the coronavirus pandemic, the voting time has been extended by one hour.

Voters will be able to exercise their franchise from 7 am to 6 pm. The last hour has been reserved for those who have contracted COVID-19 or who are in quarantine, reported Times of India.

Additionally, to ensure that social distancing can be followed at each polling station, the Electoral Commission (EC) has reduced the number of voters in each polling place to 1,000. As a result of this, the number of polling stations has increased to more than one lakh.

In the 2015 Bihar Assembly elections, the number exceeded 65,000.

In order to hold the 2020 Bihar Assembly elections safely amid the pandemic, the EC has organized more than seven lakh of hand sanitizer units, around 46 lakh of masks, 6 lakh of PPE kits, 6, 7 billion units of face shields, 23 lakh pairs of hand gloves, reported The times of India.

The mandate of the current Assembly will end on November 29. There are 243 seats in Bihar Assembly.

Here is a detailed list of the Bihar Assembly constituencies that go to the polls in Phase 1:

1. Kahalgaon
2. Sultanganj
3. Amarpur
4. Dhoraiya (SC)
5. Banka
6. Katoria (ST)
7. Belhar
8. Tarapur
9. Munger
10. Jamalpur
11. Suryagarha
12. Lakhisarai
13. Sheikhpura
14. Barbigha
15. Mokama
16. Barh
17. Masaurhi (SC)
18. Paliganj
19. Bikram
20. Sandesh
21. Barhara
22. Arrah
23. Agiaon (SC)
24. Tarari
25. Jagdishpur
26. Shahpur
27. Brahampur
28. Buxar
29. Dumraon
30. Rajpur (SC)
31. Ramgarh
32. Mohania (SC)
33. Bhabua
34. Chainpur
35. Chenari (SC)
36. Sasaram
37. Kargahar
38. Dinara
39. Nokha
40. Dehri
41. Karakat
42. Arwal
43. Kurtha
44. Jehanabad
45. Ghosi
46. ​​Makhdumpur (SC)
47. Goh
48. Work
49. Nabinagar
50. Kutumba (SC)
51. Aurangabad
52. Rafiganj
53. Gurua
54. Sherghati
55. Imamganj (SC)
56. Barachatti (SC)
57. Bodh Gaya (SC)
58. Gaya Town
59. Tikari
60. Belaganj
61. Atri
62. Wazirganj
63. Rajauli (SC)
64. Hisua
65. Nawada
66. Gobindpur
67. Warsaliganj
68. Sikandra (SC)
69. Jamui
70. Jhajha
71. Chakai