A total of 86,13,870 voters are expected to decide the fate of 456 candidates, 32 out of whom are women.
of elections in Bihar. The fate of
456 candidates in 32 constituencies spread over six districts is up for the mandate. The districts are Kaimur, Rohtas, Arwal, Jehanabad, Aurangabad and Gaya.
After the completion of the first phase of polling in 49 seats, the second phase saw the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance sharpening its attack on the 'Grand Alliance' in the backdrop of a sting video that purportedly showed a minister accepting Rs 4 lakh bribe.
On the last day of electioneering on Wednesday, Nitish Kumar and
Lalu Yadav attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his "delayed" reaction to the Dadri lynching incident. PM Modi took on the 'Grand Alliance' over charges of corruption against the minister.
The second phase of polling constitutes a great challenge for the security personnel as the six districts are heavily affected by Naxalism. In view of the security concerns, voting time has been curtailed by one hour and two hours in as many as 23 constituencies.
Additional Chief Electoral Officer R Lakshamanan said that while voting would start at 7 AM in all 32 constituencies it would end at 3 PM in 11 constituencies and at 4 PM at 12 others. Only nine seats would have scheduled voting from 7 AM to 5 PM.
A total of 86,13,870 voters are expected to decide the fate of 456 candidates, 32 out of whom are women. There are 9,119 polling stations.
A total of 993 companies of Central Para Military forces and state police would be deployed on the day to ensure peaceful voting. As many as 334 companies would be in service in Gaya, 201 in Rohtas and 193 in Aurangabad.
The
elections in the state are being conducted in five-phases. The counting will take place on November 8.