2020 updates of voting percentage elections in Bihar: In the first phase of the Assembly elections in Bihar, a voter turnout of 51.91 per cent was recorded in ten hours of voting in 71 electoral districts of 243 members
Percentage Voting Elections in Bihar 2020 LATEST Updates: In the first phase of the Assembly election in Bihar, a voter turnout of 51.91 per cent was recorded in ten hours of voting in 71 constituencies of the 243-member Assembly.
The highest share of 49.84 percent was recorded in Lakhisarai, followed by Buxar (48.91 percent), Kaimur (49.26 percent), Banka (47.44 percent) and Patna (45.77 percent). ) until 3 pm.
In the first phase of the Assembly election in Bihar, a 44.10 percent voter turnout was recorded in eight hours of voting in 71 districts of the 243-member Assembly.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses his last rally of the day in Patna as Bihar witnesses the elections in the first phase.
Rahul Gandhi started his speech in the West Champaran district of Bihar on Wednesday. The former head of Congress blamed the Nitish Kumar government for the loss of jobs in the state.
Returning officer to file an FIR against Bihar minister and BJP leader Prem Kumar for violation of the model code of conduct. Kumar wore a mask with his party’s symbol at the polling place.
Baghalpur had the highest turnout with 34.34 percent as of 1 pm, followed by Banka with 33.14 percent. Meanwhile, Jahanabad remains in last place with a voter turnout of 11.39 percent.
According to the voter participation data updated by the Electoral Commission at 12 pm, 18.31 percent of the total electorates have exercised their right to vote.
Narendra Modi criticized the Ayodhya issue at an election rally in Darbhanga, saying that “those who made fun of us for delaying the construction of the Ram temple are applauding.”
Addressing the public in Raj Maidan, Darbhanga, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that Bihar has witnessed several events under the Nitish Kumar government.
According to the Voter Turnout app, the highest turnout was recorded in Lakhisarai with 26.28 percent. While the lowest was recorded in Bhagalpur with 5.27 percent.
According to the voter turnout application, 7.35 percent voter turnout was recorded as of 10 am in the 71 constituencies of the 243-member Assembly in the phase one elections.
One day after the violence in Munger, the Mahagathbandhan criticized the state government for the situation of law and order in Bihar.
In phase 1 of the Assembly elections in Bihar, the Dalit votes will be the most important, while in the third phase the Muslim voters will be in greater proportion.
Voting for the first phase of the 243-seat Bihar Assembly elections is underway with precautionary arrangements due to the coronavirus pandemic.
More than two million voters will decide the fate of 1,066 candidates in 71 segments of the Assembly in the first phase.
Voting will take place between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m., with the last hour reserved for those who have contracted COVID-19 or are in quarantine.
In the 2015 Bihar Assembly elections, the first phase of the polls in 49 constituencies registered a voter turnout of 57 percent, while the overall voter turnout was 56.91 percent, down from 52, 7 percent in 2010. In particular, the survey percentage among women with 59.92 percent exceeded https: //twitter.com/SimpsonsQOTD/status/1321114826584793089men (56.8 percent) according to a report in The times of India.
According to data provided by the Electoral Commission, 1.01 crore of the 2.14 crore voters who will exercise their right to vote on Wednesday are women, while 599 belong to the third gender.
The candidates include 952 men and 114 women, the maximum number (27) being in the fray in Gaya Town and the minimum (5) in Katoria in the Banka district.
The ruling alliance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJPU and Janata Dal (United), which has also teamed up with former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustani Awami Morcha (HAM) and the Vikassheel Insan Party (VIP) is fighting against the Mahagathabandhan of the RJ (D), the Congress and the left parties to retain power in the state.
Among the main political parties, Prime Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD (U) is contesting 35 of the 71 seats, followed by his ally BJP (29), while the opposition RJD has put forward its candidates in 42 and its coalition partner , Congress, is in the fray. in 20 mounting segments.
The Lok Janshakti Party, led by Chirag Paswan, is in the fray in 41 seats, including the 35 contested by JD (U), in line with the convocation of the young party chairman, who recently retired from the NDA in the state to “evict” the prime minister from power.
Featured candidates
Prominent candidates include Shreyasi Singh, the Commonwealth Games gold medalist who makes her political debut at the age of 27 as a candidate for Jamui’s BJP.
Shreyasi faces Vijay Prakash Yadav of the RJD, the acting MLA whose older brother, Jaiprakash Narayan Yadav, is a former Union minister and a close associate of party supreme Lalu Prasad.
Notably, the 28-year-old daughter of former Union Minister Divya Prakash is also making her debut in the neighboring district of Tarapur as a candidate for her father’s party.
Half a dozen members of the state cabinet: Prem Kumar (Gaya City), Vijay Kumar Sinha (Lakhisarai), Ram Narayan Mandal (Banka), Krishnanandan Prasad Verma (Jehanabad), Jaikumar Singh (Dinara) and Santosh Kumar Nirala (Rajpur) are also fighting the electoral battle in the first phase.
Of the six, Verma, Singh and Nirala belong to JD (U), while the rest are from BJP.
Imamganj’s reserved seat in the Gaya district, which belongs to the Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituency, will see a proverbial clash of the titans. The offer by NDA candidate Jitan Ram Manjhi to retain the seat faces a challenge from his predecessor Uday Narayan Chaudhary, who had been associated with the JD (U) until a few years ago, but has now been sent by the RJD.
Coronavirus guidelines
In light of the coronavirus pandemic across the country, the survey panel had issued guidelines for the safe conduct of elections. These include reducing the maximum number of voters for a voting booth from 1,600 to 1,000, staggered voting hours, and a postal voting facility for those over 80, or those affected or suspected of carrying the virus.
In addition, electronic voting machines will need to be disinfected, election officials will need to wear masks and other protective equipment, and the availability of a thermal scanner, hand sanitizer, soap and water will be guaranteed.
The second and third phase of the elections are scheduled to take place on November 3 and 7. The results will be announced on November 10.
With PTI inputs
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