Election Commission registered 55.45% of polling in 8 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar till 6 pm.
Election Commission registered 55.45% of polling in 8 Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar till 6 pm.
Patna May 25: The election commission registered 55.45% after the polling of the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha election in Bihar on Saturday. The polling was held in Paschim Champaran, Purvi Champaran, Valmiki Nagar, Sheohar, Siwan, Gopalganj, Maharajganj and Vaishali Lok Sabha constituencies.
HR Srinivasa, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Bihar said the polling was registered 3.02% lower compared to the 2019 Lok Sabha election on these 8 seats. The election commission had registered 58.47% in the 2019 general election.
A maximum of 59.75% voting registered in Paschim Champaran, 58.50% in Vaishali, 58.25% in Valmiki Nagar, 57.30% in Purvi Champaran,56.30% in Sheohar, 52.50% in Siwan, 51.27% in Maharajganj and 50.70% in Gopalganj (SC Reserved Seat) on Saturday.
The election commission had registered 61.79% in Paschim Champaran, 61.85% in Vaishali,61.88% in Valmiki Nagar, 59.94% in Purvi Champaran, 59.40% in Sheohar, 54.73% in Siwan, 53.80% in Maharajganj and 55.26% in Gopalganj Lok Sabha constituencies in 2019 general election.
The voting was held in 14872 polling booths which were established in 8790 polling centers in those 8 Lok Sabha constituencies.
“We have used 17911 control units, 17940 ballot units and 19458 VVPATs during the polling in these 8 constituencies. The electoral officers have changed 46 control units, 50 ballot units, and 135 VVPATs during the mock poll and 44 control units, 44 ballot units and 190 VVPATs were changed after the mock poll,” Srinivasa said.
“We have also seized Rs 2.86 crore cash and 3 lakh, 53 thousand 742 liters liquor worth Rs 9.46 crore during the polling in these 8 Lok Sabha constituencies,” he said.
The election commission has also established 77 model polling stations, 2134 micro observers, 62 polling booths run by women, 54 polling booths run by PwD and 7781 polling booths were monitored through web-casting.
“During the sixth phase, 86 candidates were in the fray of on the 8 seats of Lok Sabha including 78 were males and 8 were females. A total of 1 crore, 49 lakhs, 32 thousand and 165 eligible voters including 78 lakhs, 23 thousand 793 male and 71 lakh, 07 thousand 944 female voters. The number of third-gender voters is 428,” the CEO said.
He further said that the villagers boycotted the polling for various reasons at polling booth numbers 272 and 273 in Narkatiaganj block under Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha constituency.
“We have also received 217 complaints during the polling in the 8 Lok Sabha constituencies and we resolved the complaint immediately. A polling officer named Kanhaiya Prasad died in a tragic train accident at Sugauli railway station in Purvi Champaran Lok Sabha constituency,” he said.
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