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Summary of Bihar Phase- II Election

Elections. in India's 1st Elections website Home » Blog » Summary of Bihar Phase- II Election Summary of Bihar Phase- II Election By Deepak Parvatiyar October 17, 2015 5.00/5 (100.00%) 1 vote Despite threats from Naxals, the second phase polling was peaceful polling in the six districts in Central Bihar, considered the ‘red zone’. Elaborate security measures were taken and voting time has been curtailed by one hour and two hours in as many as 23 constituencies. ( In Gaya district alone polling time was slashed by one to two hours in nine out of ten assembly constituencies). You may also like to read First Poll Summary This resulted in an impressive overall 55 per cent voters’ turnout which was a three per cent improvement on the 2010 assembly elections in the region. What was remarkable was that like in the first phase, women again took the lead in voting and their turnout was 57.5 p