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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...

Elections. in India's 1st Elections website Home » Blog » Second Phase of Bihar Elections : Some Interesting Facts Second Phase of Bihar Elections : Some Interesting Facts By Deepak Parvatiyar October 15, 2015 5.00 / 5 (100.00%) 1 vote The second phase of the five-phase Bihar elections, that takes place on October 16, has the lowest number of constituencies going to poll. While there were 49 constituencies that went to poll in the just concluded first phase that saw a record 57 per cent voters’ turnout, the second phase has only 32 assembly constituencies across six districts — Arwal, Aurangabad, Gaya, Jehanabad, Kaimur and Rohtas.The number of constituencies going to poll in the third, fourth and fifth phase are respectively 50, 55 and 57. However, the number of districts going to polls in the second and third phase are the same at six. While in the first phase voting took place in 10 districts – the l...

Elections. in India's 1st Elections website Home » Blog » Summary of Bihar Phase-1 Election Summary of Bihar Phase-1 Election By Deepak Parvatiyar October 13, 2015 5.00 / 5 (100.00%) 1 vote As many as 49 constituencies from across 10 districts from eastern and central Bihar voted on October 12, sealing the fate of 583 candidates including 54 women nominees in the first phase of five-phased Bihar state assembly elections. The ruling Janata Dal (United) was contesting 24 of the 49 seats in the first phase, while its respective alliance partners Lalu Yadav’s RJD was contesting 17 and the Congress, eight. The BJP is contesting 27 seats in the first phase and its ally Ram Vilas Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (that won four of this regions eight Lok Sabha seats in 2014), 13. Other BJP allies are contesting the nine other seats. Considering that many of the constituencies were Naxal-hit, tight s...