Bihar Polls: 55 Per Cent Voting In Second-Phase, Says EC | News World India

In Bihar elections, voting is underway for 32 seats in six districts of Kaimur, Rohtas, Arwal, Jehanabad, Aurangabad and Gaya.

Voting is underway for the second of the five-phase assembly elections in Bihar.

Around 8.58 million voters are eligible to decide the fate of 456 candidates in 32 constituencies in the districts of Gaya, Aurangabad, Jehanabad, Arwal, as well as Kaimur and Rohtas, which saw some horrific caste massacres in the 1980s and 1990s.

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55 per cent voter turnout was registered in second phase of Bihar Assembly election on Friday, says EC.
52.53 polling has been recorded until 4 PM, according to the Election Commission.
Defying Maoists, Bihar comes out to vote in large number. Till 3 PM, 51.11 polling recorded

46.99 percent polling recorded till 2pm

Defying Maoists, Bihar comes out to vote in large number. Till 12 noon, 36.27 polling recorded

Amid few glitches in EVMs, 26.62 percent polling recorded till 11 am.

Cane bomb found near Rafiganj (Aurangabad) poll booth no. 144. Voting has not started there yet.

Polling interrupted due to technical snag in EVM machine in Sasaram booth 135, Bikramganj booth 64 & Dinara booth 99 & 112.

6.5 % voters turnout till 8:00 am, Jehanabad- 5%, Aurangabad 4%, Arwal 4%, Rohtas 7%, Gaya 8%

PM Modi appeals to voters to cast their vote in the second phase of Bihar Polls.

आज बिहार विधानसभा चुनाव के दूसरे चरण के मतदान में सभी मतदाताओं से निवेदन- अपना मतदान अवश्य करें ।

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 16, 2015

After proper inspection and clearance, Defective EVMS have been replaced in Jehanabad, Polling begins in booth 247.
Polling not started in Polling Booth 247, Jehanabad (Bihar) due to a technical snag with EVM machines.
Long queues seen outside polling station as people waiting for their turn to cast the ballot in Aurangabad
The 32 seats are spread across six naxal-hit districts- Jehanabad, Arwal, Gaya, Rohtas, Kaimur and Aurangabad. Most of the 8,849 polling booths which will see voting on Friday are in rural areas.
Only 9 out of a total of 32 seats would see voting from 7 AM to 5 PM. 12 Constituencies would witness voting till 4 PM, while 11 others would have balloting only till 3 PM, Additional Chief Electoral Officer R Lakshamanan said.
The Election Commission has cut short the time for voting by one to two hours in as many as 23 constituencies, depending upon its perception of the threat from outlawed naxalite groups.
The sting video of JD(U) minister Awadhesh Prasad Kushwaha gave additional ammunition to the NDA for launching a spirited assault on the JD(U)-RJD-Congress combine during the electioneering for the second phase of the 5-phase polls.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi prominently raised the issue at his rallies in Jehanabad and Bhubua on October 12, a day after the damning video surfaced on the 113th birth anniversary of socialist icon Jayaprakash Narayan.
The Grand Alliance’s campaign was led by Nitish Kumar and Lalu. Neither Congress president Sonia Gandhi nor her deputy Rahul Gandhi made any appearance for this phase of poll.
The first phase on Monday had seen a 57 percent turnout. The third phase of polling will take place on October 28, fourth on November 1 and the final phase will be on November 5. Counting will take place on November 8.