Voting is going on for the second and final phase of Bihar assembly elections. In the second phase of voting, 60.40% voting has been recorded till 3 pm. The highest 66.10 percent voting took place in Kishanganj.

According to the Election Department, till 3 pm the voting percentage was 61.99 percent in West Champaran, 61.92 percent in East Champaran, 61.85 percent in Shivhar, 58.32 percent in Sitamarhi, 55.53 in Madhubani, 62.06 percent in Supaul, 59.80 percent in Araria, 66.10 percent in Kishanganj, 64.22 percent in Purnia. 63.80 percent votes were cast in Katihar and 58.37 percent in Bhagalpur.

60.40% voter turnout recorded till 3 pm in the final phase of the Bihar Assembly elections. pic.twitter.com/s19JLDLRJz

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How much voting took place till 3 o’clock?

Apart from this, 63.03 percent voting was recorded in Banka, 62.26 percent in Kaimur, 55.92 in Rohtas, 58.26 in Arwal, 58.72 in Jehanabad, 60.59 in Aurangabad, 62.74 in Gaya, 53.17 in Nawada and 63.33 percent in Jamui. ‎In the second phase, more than 3.7 crore voters of 122 assembly seats will decide the political future of 1302 candidates.

Voters had reached many polling stations even before the voting started. There are long queues of voters in many polling stations. In this phase, women voters are voting in large numbers. Strict security arrangements have been made regarding voting. Armed security forces have been deployed at every booth. About four lakh security forces have been deployed in this phase.

Political future of many veterans at stake

In this phase, the political future of many stalwarts of NDA and Grand Alliance is at stake. 45399 polling stations have been set up for voters to cast their votes. Of these, 5326 are located in urban areas while 40073 are located in rural areas. ‎In the 122 seats where voting is being held in the second phase of elections, 122 candidates from NDA and 127 candidates from Grand Alliance are trying their luck.

How many candidates of which party are in the fray in the second phase?

From the NDA side, in this phase, 53 candidates of BJP, 44 of JDU, 15 of LJP (Ram Vilas), six of Hindustani Awam Morcha, 15 of LJP (Ram Vilas) and four of Rashtriya Lok Morcha are in the fray. On behalf of the Grand Alliance, 71 candidates of RJD, 37 of Congress, 6 of CPI(ML), 4 of CPI, 8 of VIP and one candidate of CPI(M) are contesting in the elections. In the first phase, voting was completed on 121 out of total 243 assembly seats in the state on November 6.