Patna, April 24 (IANS) Women and young voters made up the majority of the electorate who Thursday cast their ballot for seven Lok Sabha seats and two state assembly seats in Bihar. The state saw 53 percent polling till afternoon.
Additional chief electoral officer R. Lakshmanan said voting was peaceful in the state despite fears of violence.
"So far, polls have been peaceful with no report of violence," he said.
Long queues of women and mostly first-time voters were seen since morning, particularly in rural areas.
Voting is being held in Kishanganj, Purnea, Araria, Katihar, Supaul, Bhagalpur and Banka constituencies.
Over 10 million electors will decide the fate of 108 Lok Sabha candidates and 10 assembly hopefuls.
This is the third round of polling in the state that sends 40 members to the Lok Sabha.
Tarique Anwar of the Nationalist Congress Party, Shahnawaz Hussain of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Mohammad Taslimuddin of the Rashtriya Janata Dal are in the fray.
Bihar's most backward pockets with high poverty and illiteracy are part of the five constituencies - Kishanganj, Purnea, Araria, Katihar and Supaul - known as Seemanchal region as they share the border with Nepal, Bangladesh or West Bengal.
It has a sizable Muslim population - from 17 percent in Supaul to nearly 70 percent in Kishanganj.
Delhi turns into Fortress ahead of Obama visit
New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS) India's national capital will turn into a virtual fortress ahead of US
‘Dhurandhar 2’ has set several records within just 15 days. It has surpassed some of
Anil Sharma Plans to Send Gadar 2 to Oscars: No one had imagined the success of Sunny Deol and Am
Where did that famous Corona model of Kerala go? JP Nadda took a jibe at the rising cases
The cases of Covid-19 have increased rapidly in Kerala. Bharatiya Janata Party national JP Nadda
Mulayam Singh discharged from Gurgaon hospital
Gurgaon, March 12 (IANS) Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Si
Supreme Court: Advised to implement digital DIN system in states, Supreme Court directed
The Supreme Court has directed the Center and the GST Council to advise the states to implement t
The Malaysian Prime Minister indicated that his government can consider India's request for the e
99 percent rise in crime in Delhi: Police
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) A whopping 147,230 cases of crimes were reported in the national capita
Lupin to complete Pharma Dynamics acquisition by March-end
Mumbai, March 16 (IANS) Mumbai-based drug maker Lupin on Monday said it is in the process of ac
Amidst the apprehension of the fourth wave of the Corona epidemic, the central government has sta
