Patna: Over 62 per cent turnout was recorded in five of Bihar's 40 Lok Sabha seats that saw voting in the second phase on Thursday amid cases of poll boycott, malfunctioning of EVMs and stray violence.
According to the Bihar Chief Electoral Officer's office here, polls passed off peacefully amid tight security in Banka, Bhagalpur, Purnea, Kishanganj and Katihar parliamentary constituencies, except a case of reported firing by a Sashastra Seema Bal jawan at a polling booth in Banka.
A senior police official also said that the voting was peaceful so far and there were no reports of violence, except some clashes between supporters of rival parties.
There were also reports of problems in EVMs in Purnea, Katihar and Banka.
More than 85 lakh voters were eligible to decide the fate of 68 candidates in this round.
"Braving scorching heat, people came out in large numbers to cast their votes since morning. The long queue of voters was seen at polling booths," an official said.
However, residents of more than a dozen villages in the five constituencies boycotted the elections, protesting lack of development including roads, school and health centres.
Prominent candidates in the fray are Congress leader Tariq Anwar from Katihar and RJD leaders Jay Prakash Narayan Yadav (Banka) and Bulo Mandal (Bhagalpur).
The first phase of polls was held on April 11 and covered the Gaya, Nawada, Jamui and Aurangabad parliamentary constituencies. All of these are areas affected by Maoist violence.
UPDATES:
- 64.50% polling turn out in Bihar till 6 pm
| Parliamentary constituencies | Poll% (6 PM) |
| Kishanganj | 63.40 |
| Katihar | 61.10 |
| Purnia | 62.50 |
| Banka | 57.64 |
| Bhagalpur | 55.14 |
- 56.22% polling turn out in Bihar till 5 pm
| Parliamentary constituencies | Poll% (5 PM) |
| Kishanganj | 60.40 |
| Katihar | 54.20 |
| Purnia | 58 |
| Banka | 55.2 |
| Bhagalpur | 52.10 |
- 52.02% polling turn out in Bihar till 4 pm.
| Parliamentary constituencies | Poll% (4 PM) |
| Kishanganj | 56.5 |
| Katihar | 50 |
| Purnia | 54 |
| Banka | 54.3 |
| Bhagalpur | 46 |
- Voters turn out in Bihar five constituencies is 45.86% till 3 pm
| Parliamentary Constituencies | Poll % (3:00 pm) |
|---|---|
| Kishanganj | 48% |
| Katihar | 46% |
| Purnia | 46% |
| Banka | 49.3% |
| Bhagalpur | 40% |
- Voters turn out in Bihar five constituencies is 38.44 % till 2 pm
| Parliamentary Constituencies | Poll % (2:00 pm) |
|---|---|
| Kishanganj | 40.3% |
| Katihar | 37% |
| Purnia | 42% |
| Banka | 40.16% |
| Bhagalpur | 33% |
- 31.23 % polling recorded till 1 pm in Bihar
| Parliamentary Constituencies | Poll % (1:00 pm) |
|---|---|
| Kishanganj | 32% |
| Katihar | 32% |
| Purnia | 31.82% |
| Banka | 32.6% |
| Bhagalpur | 28% |
- Voters turn out in Bihar five constituencies is 25.55%% till 12 pm
| Parliamentary Constituencies | Poll % (12:00 pm) |
|---|---|
| Kishanganj | 26.2% |
| Katihar | 25% |
| Purnia | 25.45% |
| Banka | 28% |
| Bhagalpur | 23% |
- Both male and female voters cast their vote at Kahalgaon 'Sakhi Matdan Kendra' Polling booth no. 172 and 173. There were no proper arrangements made for female votersKahalgaon Sakhi Matdan Kendra
- MP Ahmad Ashfaque Karim voted for Katihar Lok Sabha seatMP Ahmad Ashfaque Karim voted for Katihar Lok Sabha seat
Voters turn out in Bihar five constituencies is 18.97% till 11 am
| Parliamentary Constituencies | Poll % (11:00 am) |
|---|---|
| Kishanganj | 19.7% |
| Katihar | 21% |
| Purnia | 18% |
| Banka | 18.3% |
| Bhagalpur | 18% |
- Union Minister and BJP candidate from Buxar, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, cast his vote at a polling station in BhagalpurBJP candidate from Buxar Ashwini Kumar Choubey cast his vote
- Voters turn out in Bihar five constituencies is 14.95 % till 10 am
| Parliamentary Constituencies | Poll % (10:00 am) |
|---|---|
| Kishanganj | 15.5 % |
| Katihar | 15% |
| Purnia | 15% |
| Banka | 14.25% |
| Bhagalpur | 15% |
- 90-year-old Urmila and Usha cast their votes at polling booth number 39 in Bhagalpur90-year-old Urmila and Usha cast their votes
- Congress symbol is seen outside a polling booth at Triveni Nayak School in KatiharCongress symbol is seen outside a polling booth in Katihar
Voters turn out in Bihar five constituencies is 9.19 % till 9 am
Parliamentary Constituencies Poll % (9:00 am)
- Kishanganj 10.5 %
- Katihar 8%
- Purnia 7%
- Banka 10.5 %
- Bhagalpur 10%
- Voters turn out in Bihar five constituencies is 4.54 % till 8 am
Parliamentary Constituencies Poll % (8:00 am)
- Kishanganj 3.5 %
- Katihar 4 %
- Purnia 4%
- Banka 4 %
- Bhagalpur 7%
- Voting begins for the second phase of Lok Sabha election in Bhagalpur.
- EVM machine not working properly at a polling booth 122 in Katihar till 7:30 am
- Women standing in queue for voting in KatiharWomen standing queue for voting in Katihar
