Bihar Election First Phase: Voting begins on 121 seats... Fate of these leaders will be decided

Bihar Election First Phase Voting: Voting is taking place today in 121 seats across 18 districts in the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections. Some key seats in this political battle include Tejashwi Yadav's Raghopur seat, Tej Pratap Yadav's Mahua seat, and Tarapur, where Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary is contesting. Also Read: Bihar gears up for phase 1 voting; Heavyweights Samrat Choudhary, Vijay Sinha, Tejashwi Yadav in fray

Other seats in focus include Alinagar, where singer Maithili Thakur is contesting on a BJP ticket; Lakhisarai, held by Deputy CM Vijay Kumar Sinha; Mokama, held by JDU candidate strongman Anant Singh, RJD candidate Osama Shahab, son of the late Mohammad Shahabuddin. Voting for the remaining 122 seats will take place in the second phase on November 11. The election results will be declared on November 14. The Election Commission has made elaborate security arrangements for voting and has installed surveillance cameras at polling booths. The Commission will monitor all booths through live webcasting. According to the Election Commission, over 30 million voters will exercise their franchise in the first phase, including 19.8 million men, 17.6 million women, and third-gender voters.

First Phase Voting in Bihar Today

Bihar elections first phase of voting today, where 37.5 million voters will decide the fate of 1,314 candidates. The main contest is between Tejashwi Yadav (Raghopur) and Samrat Chaudhary (Tarapur). Also Read: Mokama Murder: JD (U) candidate Anant Singh arrested and 80 detained in link with Jan Suraaj worker killing case

Fate of 1,314 candidates will be decided

Bihar Election First Phase Voting: The Election Commission has set up a total of 45,341 polling stations for the first phase of voting, of which 36,733 are in rural areas.