Voting in progress for 8 seats of Teachers' and Graduates' constituencies in biennial elections

Patna, Oct 23 (UNI)Polling for the eight seats of Teachers' and Graduates' constituencies in the biennial elections to the Bihar Legislative Council is underway amid tight security, with the electoral fate of 150 candidates at stake. The seats where polling is underway are four Graduate constituencies, namely Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut and Koshi, and four Teacher constituencies -- Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut, and Saran. According to the Election Commission, 11.08 per cent of the electorate had exercised their franchise till 10:00 a.m. in Teachers' constituencies, while the voting percentage in the Graduate constituencies was recorded at 5.86 per cent. According to the…