Muzaffarpur:
Before polling day, residents of Sirnia village in Muzaffarpur built a temporary bridge over a stream to help voters reach a polling station.
Parvez Alam, a local, said the bridge will connect people on both sides and facilitate their movement.
“There was no bridge to cross the waterway. We built this bridge to facilitate the movement of people. We wanted as many people as possible to vote. Work on the bridge began on October 27 and ended on November 6, “Alam said. ANI.
He said the polling station and shops are located on one side of the bridge. Previously, people used to cross the stream on the boat to get to the polling station, the local added.
# BiharElections2020: Residents make a temporary bridge in Darbanga to help voters reach a polling station.
“There was no bridge to cross the stream. We built this bridge to facilitate the movement of people. We wanted as many people as possible to vote,” explains a local. pic.twitter.com/slKOkpgjIy
– ANI (@ANI) November 7, 2020
Voting began in 78 assembly constituencies in 16 districts in the third and final phase of elections in Bihar at 7 a.m. today.
The counting of the votes will take place on November 10.
Bihar recorded a turnout of 55.69% in the first phase and 53.51% in the second phase of voting for 243 members of the Assembly.
