There was a 55.22 per cent turnout in Phase 3 of Bihar polls, the Election Commission said today. In the last elections in 2015, the total turnout was 56.66 per cent. An estimated 54.1 per cent of the 2.34 crore voters have cast vote till 5 pm in Bihar where 78 assembly segments of the 243-strong Bihar Assembly are voting in the third and final phase of assembly elections in the state, in which stakes are quite high for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is up against multiple rivals, including former ally Chirag Paswan.
Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD) chief Sharad Yadav's daughter Subhashini Raj Rao, who is contesting on a Congress ticket, is among the 1,204 candidates, including the outgoing Bihar Assembly Speaker and 12 members of the state cabinet, contesting in this phase. Counting of votes is scheduled on November 10.
Besides, polling will also take place for Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha seat where a by-election has been necessitated by the death of sitting JD(U) MP Baidyanath Mahato.
In 2015 polls, JD( U ) and BJP won 43 of these 78 seats, while the RJD-Congress combine garnered 31 seats in the third phase.
Here are the LIVE updates on Bihar Election 2020 Voting Phase 3:
The opposition coalition in Bihar led by Tejashwi Yadav will win 128 seats, just past the majority mark, and incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's National Democratic Alliance will win 99, an aggregate of opinion polls said on Saturday after three-phase voting completed in the state. Read more
There was a 55.22 per cent turnout in Phase 3 of Bihar polls, the Election Commission said today. In the last elections in 2015, the total turnout was 56.66 per cent.
Bihar Elections 2020 Poll Of Exit Polls Predictions Live Updates: Bihar Votes In Final Phase TodayThe third and final phase of assembly elections concluded today in Bihar in which stakes are quite high for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is up against multiple rivals, including former ally Chirag Paswan. The Rashtriya Janata Dal, once considered an election-winning machine in Bihar, is hoping for a comeback, enthused by the response its chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav, 31, received in his over two dozen rallies. The RJD is part of an alliance comprising its old ally, the Congress, besides the Left parties. This morning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an appeal to voters to "set a new record" as polling began in the final phase. PM Modi, who attended 12 rallies during the campaign, had come out with an open letter addressed to the people of the state on Thursday saying he "needed" Nitish Kumar in the state so that the development of Bihar continued unhindered."
Poll Percentage
- CEO Bihar #ElectionDepartmentBihar (@CEOBihar) November 7, 2020
3rd Phase (5:00 PM)#BiharElections_ThirdPhase pic.twitter.com/3mq6V0OubT
01-Valmikinagar PC Bye-Election, 2020
- CEO Bihar #ElectionDepartmentBihar (@CEOBihar) November 7, 2020
Poll Percentage by 5:00 PM#BiharElections_ThirdPhase pic.twitter.com/J3Zag2u8kN
In Phase 3 of Bihar elections, the voter turnout till 5pm was 54.1 per cent
वैशाली: विभिन्न मतदान केंद्रों में वोटिंग जारी है
- CEO Bihar #ElectionDepartmentBihar (@CEOBihar) November 7, 2020
मास्क पहनकर बूथ चलेंगे, वोट करेंगे।#BiharElections_ThirdPhase pic.twitter.com/qz4tTJr5CK
कटिहार में उत्साह के साथ वोटिंग में भागीदारी करती महिला मतदाता
- CEO Bihar #ElectionDepartmentBihar (@CEOBihar) November 7, 2020
मास्क पहनकर बूथ चलेंगे, वोट करेंगे।#BiharElections_ThirdPhase pic.twitter.com/yHwTzIi9kl
मुजफ्फरपुर: उत्साह के साथ वोटिंग करते मतदाता
- CEO Bihar #ElectionDepartmentBihar (@CEOBihar) November 7, 2020
मास्क पहनकर बूथ चलेंगे, वोट करेंगे।#BiharElections_ThirdPhase pic.twitter.com/eSbDkBC9gf
Watch | "One party says they will give 10 lakh job. Others say they will create employment opportunities. People understand creating opportunities more": Voter tells NDTV's @alok_pandey #ElectionsWithNDTV #BiharElections2020 pic.twitter.com/3Et9KRrYzO
- NDTV (@ndtv) November 7, 2020
#BiharElections2020: Locals make a temporary bridge in Darbanga to help voters reach a polling station.
- ANI (@ANI) November 7, 2020
"There was no bridge to cross the water stream. We constructed this bridge for easy movement of people. We wanted maximum people to cast their vote," says a local. pic.twitter.com/slKOkpgjIy
Bihar Assembly Election: Nitish Kumar Has Played His Innings, People Will Send Him Into Retirement: Sanjay RautAmid the ongoing polling for the third phase of Bihar Assembly, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday took a swipe at incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, stating that people will send him into retirement as the Janata Dal-United (JDU) chief has played his innings."
An estimated 34.80 per cent of the 2.34 crore voters have cast vote till 1 pm.
#BiharElections2020 | Voter turnout at 1 pm in Phase 3.#ElectionsWithNDTV
- NDTV (@ndtv) November 7, 2020
Live updates: https://t.co/jmc91xqN63 pic.twitter.com/QmxvskIQyc
#BiharElections2020: Locals make a temporary bridge in Muzaffarpur to help voters reach a polling station
- NDTV (@ndtv) November 7, 2020
(Photos: ANI) pic.twitter.com/hkyiYUVAKs
#WATCH Bihar: An old man was brought to a polling booth in Katihar on a cot by his family members to help him cast his vote in the third and final phase of #BiharElections2020. pic.twitter.com/LG49dn1eMM
- ANI (@ANI) November 7, 2020
Watch | Security increased in Bihar's Motihari as voting for the third phase of assembly elections is underway. @alok_pandey reports #BiharElections2020#ElectionsWithNDTV pic.twitter.com/7hgfioWKel
- NDTV (@ndtv) November 7, 2020
#WATCH | नीतीश जी बहुत बड़े नेता हैं। वो अपनी पारी खेल चुके हैं। अगर कोई नेता कहता है कि ये मेरा आखिरी चुनाव है तो उन्हें सम्मान के साथ विदाई देनी चाहिए। बिहार की जनता इस विदाई के मौके का इंतज़ार कर रही थी। इस चुनाव में जनता उनको रिटायर कर देगी: शिवसेना नेता संजय राउत pic.twitter.com/Ju2puHzSY7
- ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) November 7, 2020
Watch | "No government hospital, no rail connectivity here": Voters tell NDTV's @umashankarsingh in Bihar's Madhubani district #BiharElections2020 #ElectionsWithNDTV pic.twitter.com/MmrSmgWW4S
- NDTV (@ndtv) November 7, 2020
7.70% voter turnout has been recorded till 9 am in the final phase.
#BiharElections2020 | Voter turnout at 9 am in Phase 3.#ElectionsWithNDTV
- NDTV (@ndtv) November 7, 2020
Live updates: https://t.co/jmc91xqN63 pic.twitter.com/c8RN7OkOBy
पूर्णिया के ग्रामीण अंचलों में उत्साहित होकर मतदाता वोटिंग में भागीदारी कर रहे हैं।
- CEO Bihar #ElectionDepartmentBihar (@CEOBihar) November 7, 2020
मास्क पहनकर बूथ चलेंगे, वोट करेंगे।#BiharElections_ThirdPhase pic.twitter.com/pAqlPbTht6
#BiharElections: People stand in queues outside a polling station in Sitamarhi's Riga as electronic voting machine (EVM) at the booth is not functioning currently. pic.twitter.com/ZaxA1PdK6o
- ANI (@ANI) November 7, 2020
#ElectionsWithNDTV | Party-wise breakup of contesting candidates in the third phase of #BiharPolls
- NDTV (@ndtv) November 7, 2020
LIVE election updates: https://t.co/a8ArHFvmDw pic.twitter.com/1khA93o6HV
People cast their votes in the third phase of #BiharElections; visuals from a polling station in Muzaffarpur.
- ANI (@ANI) November 7, 2020
A voter says, "I want our leader to work for the welfare of the country and society." pic.twitter.com/phBxr0p9PG
Bihar: Voters cast votes at polling booth number 195 and 196 in Kishanganj in the third and final phase of #BiharPolls. pic.twitter.com/pjBrsVSOnF
- ANI (@ANI) November 7, 2020
#WATCH: Sanitisation work being done at a polling booth in Muzaffarpur for the third and final phase of #BiharPolls. pic.twitter.com/DUhPddzp8G
- ANI (@ANI) November 7, 2020
The way people are connecting with 'Bihar first, Bihari first', I believe our performance will be good in this phase too. One thing is very clear Nitish Kumar Ji will never become the CM: Chirag Paswan, LJP chief #BiharPolls pic.twitter.com/RsxQ8Zcgcy
- ANI (@ANI) November 7, 2020
