53.51% voter turnout recorded in 2nd phase of Bihar Assembly Elections
New Delhi, November 03 :
The second and largest phase of election for the State Assembly of Bihar today witnessed a voter turnout of nearly 53.51 per cent.
Briefing media in New Delhi, Secretary General of Election Commission of India, Umesh Sinha informed that the second phase of election for Bihar state assembly and the bye-polls for 54 constituencies across 10 states were held peacefully and successfully.
He informed that the second phase of elections in the state of Bihar covered 94 constituencies across 17 districts.
The Election Commission said that nearly 65 crore rupees have been seized till date in Bihar during the ongoing state elections.
The last phase of election for the state will be held on 7th of this month and the counting will take place on 10th.
Earlier, Chief Electoral Officer HR Srinivasa said, elaborate arrangements were made to ensure free and fair polling.
Election Commission has issued orders to follow COVID-19 protocol during the conduct of elections.
Every person has been instructed to wear a mask during election related activities.
Thermal scanning of all persons were carried out and sanitizers were made available at all locations during polling.
All polling booths were sanitized. In view of COVID situation, only one thousand electors were allowed to exercise their right of franchise at each Polling Station instead of 1,500.
1,463 candidates are in the fray in this phase. They include 146 women and one transgender.
BJP is contesting on 46 seats, JD(U) on 43 and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) on five seats in this phase.
While RJD is contesting on 56 seats, Congress has fielded 24 candidates.
LJP has fielded 52 candidates, RLSP-36, BSP-33 and NCP-29 candidates.
Chief Ministerial candidate of Grand Alliance Tejaswi Yadav is seeking re-election from Raghopur constituency.
Political fortunes of four Cabinet Ministers of Nand Kishore Yadav, Shravan Kumar, Rana Randhir and Ram Sevak Singh will be decided in this phase.
Elections are being held in three phases for 243-member Bihar Legislative Assembly.
The First Phase polling was held on 28th of October, while Third and Final Phase polling will be held on 7th of November.
Counting of votes will be taken up on 10th of November.
AIR correspondent reports, political fortunes of four Cabinet Ministers of Nand Kishore Yadav, Shravan Kumar, Rana Randhir and Ram Sevak Singh have been sealed in EVMs.
Chief Ministerial candidate of Grand Alliance Tejaswi Yadav is seeking re-election from Raghopur constituency.
Out of 94 seats BJP is contesting on 46 seats, JD(U) on 43 and Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) on five seats in this phase.
While RJD is contesting on 56 seats, Congress has fielded 24 candidates.
LJP has fielded 52 candidates, RLSP-36, BSP-33 and NCP-29 candidates.
This phase is crucial for RJD as the party had won 33 seats in 2015 Assembly elections.
JD(U) had won 30 seats while BJP 20 and Congress seven seats. Four others were also elected.