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Bharat Decides 2019: 57.86 percent voting registered till 6 pm in Bihar

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Published : May 6, 2019, 7:15 AM IST

Updated : May 6, 2019, 10:43 PM IST

2019-05-06 20:08:57

  • 57.86 per cent of the over 87 lakh electorate in Bihar's five constituencies which went to the polls in the fifth phase cast their vote till 6 p.m., officials said.
  • Voting in Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, Hajipur and Saran parliamentary constituencies was held amid tight security and passed off without any violence, save some clashes between supporters of rival parties, as per officials at the police headquarters here.
  • Long queues were seen at polling booths in rural as well as urban pockets of these constituencies despite heat wave-like conditions. Women were seen in large numbers outside polling booths in the initial three hours of voting.

2019-05-06 18:41:02

  • 57.86% voter turnout recorded till 6 pm

2019-05-06 17:09:42

  • 52.96% polling percentage till 5 pm
Constituency

Voter turnout
Saran 51%
Hajipur 52%
Sitamarhi 53.4%
Madhubani 52%
Muzaffarpur 56.38%

2019-05-06 15:18:38

  • 44.28% voter turnout till 3 pm 
Constituency Voter turnout
Saran 46%
Hajipur 42.65%
Sitamarhi 44.60%
Madhubani 42.65%
Muzaffarpur 44.71%

2019-05-06 15:04:16

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  • Supporters of Chandrika Rai create ruckus alleging booth capturing 

2019-05-06 15:03:55

  • Reports of vandalisation of EVM in Saran

2019-05-06 14:52:00

  • Saran's BJP candidate Rajiv Pratap Rudy casts vote along with his family
  • He said that this day is special to him as three generations of his family are voting together 

2019-05-06 14:51:53

  • 39.97% polling percentage till 2 pm

2019-05-06 14:37:24

Bihar polling
  • Police lathicharghed a man for creating nuisance outside a polling booth in Bihar's Hajipur

2019-05-06 13:43:32

  • 32.24% voter turnout till 1 pm 

2019-05-06 12:22:25

  • 26.19% voters turnout in Bihar till 12 pm

2019-05-06 11:28:38

  • 20.95% voter turnout till 11 am
CONSTITUENCY VOTER TURNOUT
Saran 21%
Hajipur 21%
Sitamarhi 21%
Madhubani 18.25%
Muzaffarpur 23.58%

2019-05-06 10:42:58

  • 15% voter turnout till 10 am
Constituency Voting Percentage
Saran  17%
Hajipur  16%
Sitamarhi 15%
Madhubani  13%
Muzaffarpur 14.1%

2019-05-06 10:29:40

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  • One Ranjit Paswan arrested on charges of vandalizing an EVM machine at polling booth number 131 in Chhapra

2019-05-06 09:55:36

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  • Visuals from polling booth number 46 to 49 in Hajipur

2019-05-06 09:26:57

  • 8.9 polling percentage till 9 am
Constituency Polling percentage
Saran 13%
Hajipur 9%
Sitamarhi 7.2%
Madhubani 9.2%
Muzaffarpur 6.35%

2019-05-06 08:23:56

  • 3.86 voting percentage in Bihar till 8 am 
Constituency Polling percentage
Sitamarhi 5.00 %
Madhubani  2.50%
Muzaffarpur 3.58%
Saran   4.25%
Hajipur  4.00%

2019-05-06 07:59:36

  • People wait in long queues outside polling booths

2019-05-06 07:21:49

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  • Saran: Elderly man on a wheelchair brought to a polling booth in Chhapra

2019-05-06 07:21:10

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  • Visuals from a model polling booth in Saran

2019-05-06 07:02:31

Bharat Decides 2019: 57.86 percent voting registered till 6 pm in Bihar

Patna: Voting began on Monday amid tight security for five Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar, officials said.

The voting is underway in Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, Hajipur and Saran parliamentary constituencies. More than 87 lakh voters would decide the fate of 82 candidates. 

Heavy security forces have been deployed at the polling booths and three helicopters requisitioned to assist the security forces. 

The prominent candidates in the fray are Chandrika Rai (RJD, Saran), father in law of RJD chief Lalu Prasad's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav. He is taking on senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy. 

In Muzaffarpur, sitting BJP MP Ajay Nishad is caught in a tough battle with Vikassheel Insaan Party's Raj Bhusan Choudhary. 

In Hajipur, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) candidate Pashupati Kumar Paras is being challenged by RJD's Shiv Chandra Ram. Paras is the younger brother of LJP chief and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan who is not contesting this time. 

There were some reports of problems in EVM machines at several booths in Darbhanga, Begusarai, Samastipur and Munger. 

Also Read: Bharat Decides 2019: Key constituencies, contestants, states in Phase 5

2019-05-06 20:08:57

  • 57.86 per cent of the over 87 lakh electorate in Bihar's five constituencies which went to the polls in the fifth phase cast their vote till 6 p.m., officials said.
  • Voting in Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, Hajipur and Saran parliamentary constituencies was held amid tight security and passed off without any violence, save some clashes between supporters of rival parties, as per officials at the police headquarters here.
  • Long queues were seen at polling booths in rural as well as urban pockets of these constituencies despite heat wave-like conditions. Women were seen in large numbers outside polling booths in the initial three hours of voting.

2019-05-06 18:41:02

  • 57.86% voter turnout recorded till 6 pm

2019-05-06 17:09:42

  • 52.96% polling percentage till 5 pm
Constituency

Voter turnout
Saran 51%
Hajipur 52%
Sitamarhi 53.4%
Madhubani 52%
Muzaffarpur 56.38%

2019-05-06 15:18:38

  • 44.28% voter turnout till 3 pm 
Constituency Voter turnout
Saran 46%
Hajipur 42.65%
Sitamarhi 44.60%
Madhubani 42.65%
Muzaffarpur 44.71%

2019-05-06 15:04:16

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  • Supporters of Chandrika Rai create ruckus alleging booth capturing 

2019-05-06 15:03:55

  • Reports of vandalisation of EVM in Saran

2019-05-06 14:52:00

  • Saran's BJP candidate Rajiv Pratap Rudy casts vote along with his family
  • He said that this day is special to him as three generations of his family are voting together 

2019-05-06 14:51:53

  • 39.97% polling percentage till 2 pm

2019-05-06 14:37:24

Bihar polling
  • Police lathicharghed a man for creating nuisance outside a polling booth in Bihar's Hajipur

2019-05-06 13:43:32

  • 32.24% voter turnout till 1 pm 

2019-05-06 12:22:25

  • 26.19% voters turnout in Bihar till 12 pm

2019-05-06 11:28:38

  • 20.95% voter turnout till 11 am
CONSTITUENCY VOTER TURNOUT
Saran 21%
Hajipur 21%
Sitamarhi 21%
Madhubani 18.25%
Muzaffarpur 23.58%

2019-05-06 10:42:58

  • 15% voter turnout till 10 am
Constituency Voting Percentage
Saran  17%
Hajipur  16%
Sitamarhi 15%
Madhubani  13%
Muzaffarpur 14.1%

2019-05-06 10:29:40

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  • One Ranjit Paswan arrested on charges of vandalizing an EVM machine at polling booth number 131 in Chhapra

2019-05-06 09:55:36

undefined
  • Visuals from polling booth number 46 to 49 in Hajipur

2019-05-06 09:26:57

  • 8.9 polling percentage till 9 am
Constituency Polling percentage
Saran 13%
Hajipur 9%
Sitamarhi 7.2%
Madhubani 9.2%
Muzaffarpur 6.35%

2019-05-06 08:23:56

  • 3.86 voting percentage in Bihar till 8 am 
Constituency Polling percentage
Sitamarhi 5.00 %
Madhubani  2.50%
Muzaffarpur 3.58%
Saran   4.25%
Hajipur  4.00%

2019-05-06 07:59:36

  • People wait in long queues outside polling booths

2019-05-06 07:21:49

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  • Saran: Elderly man on a wheelchair brought to a polling booth in Chhapra

2019-05-06 07:21:10

undefined
  • Visuals from a model polling booth in Saran

2019-05-06 07:02:31

Bharat Decides 2019: 57.86 percent voting registered till 6 pm in Bihar

Patna: Voting began on Monday amid tight security for five Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar, officials said.

The voting is underway in Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Muzaffarpur, Hajipur and Saran parliamentary constituencies. More than 87 lakh voters would decide the fate of 82 candidates. 

Heavy security forces have been deployed at the polling booths and three helicopters requisitioned to assist the security forces. 

The prominent candidates in the fray are Chandrika Rai (RJD, Saran), father in law of RJD chief Lalu Prasad's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav. He is taking on senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy. 

In Muzaffarpur, sitting BJP MP Ajay Nishad is caught in a tough battle with Vikassheel Insaan Party's Raj Bhusan Choudhary. 

In Hajipur, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) candidate Pashupati Kumar Paras is being challenged by RJD's Shiv Chandra Ram. Paras is the younger brother of LJP chief and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan who is not contesting this time. 

There were some reports of problems in EVM machines at several booths in Darbhanga, Begusarai, Samastipur and Munger. 

Also Read: Bharat Decides 2019: Key constituencies, contestants, states in Phase 5

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