Patna, Nov 03 (UNI) An estimated 52.11 percent of the total 2,86,11,164 electorate exercised
their franchise in 94 constituencies during second of three phased Bihar Assembly Elections,
sealing fates in EVMs of 1463 candidates including CM face of Grand Alliance Tejaswi Prasad
Yadav.
With heavy security arrangements, 52.11 percent electorate exercised their franchise in 94 constituencies during second of three phased Bihar assembly Election. Polling passed off
peacefully with no report of any major untoward incident in any part of the state.
Both Grand Alliance and NDA had put their all energies and resources at their disposal to
get blessings of the people for formation of the government for next term. While Bihar Chief
Minister Nitish Kumar is the CM face of NDA in ongoing Assembly Elections, RJD leader
Tejasvi Prasad Yadav is the CM face of Grand Alliance.
RJD had fielded 56 candidates including four women, its constituent in Grand Alliance,
Congress had fielded 24 candidates including two women. Other constituents of Grand
Alliance, CPI and CPI(M) had fielded four candidates each. A total of 513 Independents
including 45 women were also in the fray for second phase of Bihar assembly Elections.
Similarly, BJP had fielded 46 candidates including two women and JD(U) had fielded 43
candidates including 9 women. Vikassheel Insan Party (VIP), a constituent of NDA had
fielded 5 candidates.
LJP, while remaining with NDA at the Centre and contesting separately from it in Bihar,
had fielded 52 candidates including 7 women, RLSP fielded 36 candidates including 3
women, BSP fielded 33 candidates including two women and NCP fielded 29 candidates
including two women for the second phase of Bihar Assembly Elections.
Maximum number of 9 women had been fielded by JD(U) followed by 7 by LJP, 4 by
RJD, 3 by RLSP, two each by Congress, NCP, BJP and BSP.
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