Bihar Assembly Elections, First Phase: As it happened
The high-stake Bihar Assembly Elections began on Monday with voting starting at 7 am in 49 seats, spread over 10 districts, in the first of the five phases of elections.
Oct 12, 2015, 18:21 PM IST
Voting picks up in Bihar, over 33% voting recorded till noon
Over 33.13% polling was recorded till noon as voting in 49 Assembly seats of Bihar in the first phase picked up on Monday.
Oct 12, 2015, 10:28 AM IST
Bihar polls: Giriraj Singh calls for legislation to make voting compulsory
Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Giriraj Singh, who cast his vote during the first phase of polling in Bihar on Monday, called for a legislation to make voting compulsory.
Oct 12, 2015, 10:10 AM IST
Bihar elections: EVM failure briefly halts polling
Polling was temporarily halted at the Ramchandrapur booth number 86 in Sarairanjan constituency due to EVM malfunction during the first phase of the Bihar Assembly Elections here on Monday.
Oct 12, 2015, 10:09 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi urges people to vote in large numbers in Bihar poll
As voting started in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged voters to exercise their franchise in large numbers.
Oct 12, 2015, 09:26 AM IST
