Patna: The stage is set for the fifth and final round of voting for 57 seats in the Bihar Assembly poll. Voting will take place tomorrow to decide the fate of senior minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav of JD(U) and RJD Legislature party leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui among others.
The 57 constituencies include 24 in the Seemanchal region bordering West Bengal and spread over nine districts of Madhubani, Darbhanga, Supual, Madhepura, Saharsa, Araria, Kisanganj, Purnea, and Katihar.
A total of 1,55,43,594 electors are eligible to vote to decide the fate of 827 candidates, including 58 women.
Except for two seats in Simri Bhaktiyarpur, polling will take place on the remaining 55 constituencies at the scheduled 7 am to 5 pm, Additional Chief Electoral Officer R Lakshmanan said.
Like in the previous four phases there is a bitter fight between the NDA and the grand alliance of JD(U), RJD and Congress in all 57 seats in the fifth round. This round would also be watched keenly to see if All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) of Hyderabad lawmaker Asauddin Owaisi manages to successfully launch itself in Bihar.
Besides, AIMIM, impact of third front particularly Jan Adhikar Party of Madhepura lawmaker Pappu Yadav would also be keenly watched in the Kosi belt.
In 2010, the BJP had bagged 23 out of the 57 seats where election will take place tomorrow. The JD(U), which was with the BJP in the last poll, had bagged 20 seats, the RJD of Lalu Prasad 8, Congress 3, LJP 2 and Independent 1.
JD(U) candidates are trying their luck in 25 seats, RJD in 20 and Congress 12.
The 57 constituencies include 24 in the Seemanchal region bordering West Bengal and spread over nine districts of Madhubani, Darbhanga, Supual, Madhepura, Saharsa, Araria, Kisanganj, Purnea, and Katihar.
A total of 1,55,43,594 electors are eligible to vote to decide the fate of 827 candidates, including 58 women.
Except for two seats in Simri Bhaktiyarpur, polling will take place on the remaining 55 constituencies at the scheduled 7 am to 5 pm, Additional Chief Electoral Officer R Lakshmanan said.
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Like in the previous four phases there is a bitter fight between the NDA and the grand alliance of JD(U), RJD and Congress in all 57 seats in the fifth round. This round would also be watched keenly to see if All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) of Hyderabad lawmaker Asauddin Owaisi manages to successfully launch itself in Bihar.
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Besides, AIMIM, impact of third front particularly Jan Adhikar Party of Madhepura lawmaker Pappu Yadav would also be keenly watched in the Kosi belt.
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In 2010, the BJP had bagged 23 out of the 57 seats where election will take place tomorrow. The JD(U), which was with the BJP in the last poll, had bagged 20 seats, the RJD of Lalu Prasad 8, Congress 3, LJP 2 and Independent 1.
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JD(U) candidates are trying their luck in 25 seats, RJD in 20 and Congress 12.
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