Elections in Bihar: 55.69% of voters in total voted in the first phase.
Patna:
Observers did not recommend repolluting any of the 71 seats that went to the polls in the first phase of Bihar assembly elections on October 28, an Election Commission statement said on Friday.
State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) HR Srinivas, in his report based on input from returning officers and district election officials, also concluded that repollage was not necessary in any of the seats, did he declare.
The general observers carried out a post-ballot examination of the 71 seats in the presence of candidates / political parties and concluded: “ Voting took place peacefully on polling day and in accordance with statutory instructions in the 31,371 voting booths. spread over 71 constituencies in 16 districts of the state, ”the statement said.
In total, 55.69% of voters exercised their right to vote in the first phase of the elections.
Meanwhile, the CEO’s office said various law enforcement agencies have so far seized items worth Rs 50 crore, including cash, since the imposition. of the model code of conduct on September 25, according to another statement.
Of the total amount in cash, 3.21 crore rupees was seized by income tax officials during raids in various parts of the state on Thursday.
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Patna seized 561kg of ganja from a vehicle in Lakhisarai district, he said, without giving details of its value.
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