The three-phase election in Bihar began with 71 of the state’s 243 seats voting on Wednesday. More than two crore voters will decide the fa...
The three-phase election in Bihar began with 71 of the state’s 243 seats voting on Wednesday. More than two crore voters will decide the fate of 1,066 candidates across 71 Assembly segments in the first phase of elections.
This is the first election to take place in the country amid the coronavirus crisis. The Election Commission had issued detailed guidelines for campaigning as well as voting. This time, only 1,000 voters will be allowed in a polling booth. Thermal scanners, hand sanitiser, soap and water will be made available for the voters. Postal ballot facility has been offered to those above 80 years of age or those infected with Covid-19.
The polling hours have been extended too. This time, voting will start from 7 am and continue till 6 pm. However, the revised timings will not be applicable to areas affected by Left Wing Extremism.
Voting for the first phase of #BiharElections underway; visuals from a polling station in Gaya pic.twitter.com/LOlxKLX09J
— ANI (@ANI) October 28, 2020
Voting begins for the first phase of #BiharElections ; 1,066 candidates in fray for 71 seats pic.twitter.com/JFRobvnjDS
— ANI (@ANI) October 28, 2020
Tejashwi Yadav is the chief ministerial candidate of the Grand Alliance in Bihar, which comprises the Congress, the Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Left. The Rashtriya...
