Over 47 per cent polling in Bihar till 3 PM
Patna: Undeterred by the scorching sun, 47 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 3 PM in polling for six Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar today in the last leg of the general elections.Though the
Film-maker Prakash Jha and former Union minister Raghubansh Prasad Singh were among the 90 candidates contesting from the six seats.
The Election Commission reduced the duration of polling by two hours in five assembly segments in view of perceived Maoist threat.
Security was provided by 58,000 security personnel.
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