Polling for first phase of Bihar Assembly Elections held

Polling for the first phase of Bihar assembly elections was held on Wednesday.

Voting was held at 71 constituencies across 16 districts in the first phase of the Bihar assembly election.

53.54% voter turnout was recorded till 6 pm.

As many as 1,066 candidates are in the fray including 42 from Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), 35 from Janata Dal (United), 29 from BJP, 21 from Congress and 8 from Left parties.

The campaigning for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly Elections ended on October 26 evening.