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12 October 2015, 18:21 PM
57% voter turnout in the first phase of Bihar polls, says EC.
12 October 2015, 17:40 PM
In the first phase of voting, more than 50 per cent voting was recorded as polling ended at 3 PM in some of the 49 Assembly seats of Bihar.
The Election office bulletin said that a total of 50.85 per cent voting was recorded at 49 seats by 3 PM, as per PTI.
12 October 2015, 16:05 PM
Polling in four constituencies - Alauli(SC), Beldaur, Katoria (ST), Belhar - ended at 4 pm.
12 October 2015, 15:05 PM
Voting ended at 3 pm in nine constituencies - Tarapur, Jamalpur, Suryagraha, Rajauli (SC), Govindpur, Sikandara (SC), Jamui, Jhajha and Chakai.
12 October 2015, 15:04 PM
The heavyweights in the fray today include state LJP president Pashupati Kumar Paras, BJP ally HAM state president Shakuni Choudhary and Congress leader and former Speaker Sadanand Singh.
12 October 2015, 02:50 AM
Unidentified men fired at LJP candidate Vijay Kumar Singh in Jamui constituency but he escaped unhurt. Police arrest one of the criminals involved in the attack.
12 October 2015, 15:02 PM
By 2 pm, around 46.37 percent of the about 13.5 million voters in the first of the five-phase balloting had voted to pick 49 legislators from among 583 candidates.
12 October 2015, 13:24 PM
Voting in 49 Assembly seats of Bihar in the first phase today picked up with over 33.13 percent polling being recorded till noon. As per the Election Office hourly bulletin, Naxal-hit Jamui saw a maximum of 40.77 percent voting till noon.
12 October 2015, 11:35 AM
27.34 percent polling recorded till 11 am in the 49 Assembly seats spread across 10 districts.
12 October 2015, 10:25 AM
Around 13 percent turnout was recorded in the first two hours of polling in 49 Assembly constituencies of Bihar in a peaceful atmosphere.
Also Read: Bihar polls: 13 percent turnout recorded in first two hours, says EC
12 October 2015, 09:28 AM
Drones are being used for the first time for surveillance and about 1.20 lakh security officials, including 87,600 central paramilitary personnel, have been deployed at 13,212 polling booths.
12 October 2015, 09:03 AM
Polling has been temporarily halted at Ramchandrapur booth number 86 in Sarairanjan constituency due to EVM malfunction, reports ANI.
Also Read: Bihar elections: EVM failure briefly halts polling
12 October 2015, 07:20 AM
Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Giriraj Singh, who cast his vote during the first phase of polling in Bihar, says the Grand Alliance will be wiped out in the state this time.
हमने अपना मतदान कर दिया ..आपने अपना मतदान किया??जरूर करे..share your pic pic.twitter.com/uiSHM5GMXx
— Giriraj Singh (@girirajsinghbjp) October 12, 2015
Also Read: Bihar polls: Giriraj Singh calls for legislation to make voting compulsory
12 October 2015, 07:26 AM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges voters to exercise their franchise in large numbers. He particularly exhorted the young voters to cast their votes.
Urging all those voting today in Bihar to vote in large numbers. I particularly urge my young friends to cast their vote.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 12, 2015
Also Read: PM Narendra Modi urges people to vote in large numbers in Bihar poll
12 October 2015, 09:06 AM
The five-phase election for the 243-seat Assembly will end on November 5. Counting will take place on November 8.
12 October 2015, 07:10 AM
The polling, which began at 7 am, will end at 3 pm in Maoist-hit areas.
12 October 2015, 07:45 AM
According to the Association for Democratic Reforms and the National Election Watch, as many as 130 candidates in the first round of polls face serious criminal charges including murder.
12 October 2015, 07:05 AM
Samastipur, Begusarai, Khagaria, Bhagalpur, Banka, Munger, Lakhisarai, Sheikhpura, Nawada and Jamui districts are voting in the first phase.
12 October 2015, 07:02 AM
About 13.5 million voters are eligible to decide the fate of 586 candidates in 49 constituencies.
12 October 2015, 07:00 AM
Balloting began on Monday in the first of the five-phase Assembly Election in Bihar at 7 am.
