Bihar Phase 3 Voting LIVE Updates: Saharasa Records Maximum Voting; Overall Turnout Stands At 47% Till 4 PM

Bihar Phase 3 polling LIVE Updates, Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 Voter Turnout: The voting process for the crucial Bihar assembly polls will close today as the fate of CM Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav and Chirag Paswan will be sealed in EVMs and sent for counting. Counting will take place on November 10 and by the evening a clear picture of who will rule Bihar will emerge.ABP News will also telecast its exit poll today after the voting for phase 3 will end. Stay tuned for the accurate projections based on CVoter survey.Check LIVE & LATEST updates on the third and final phase of Bihar Assembly Elections 2020

Background

Bihar Polls, Bihar Assembly Elections 2020 LIVE Updates: The elections to the 243-member assembly of Bihar is taking place in three phases. It is one of the biggest elections globally to be held during the prevailing COVID-19 situation. The first and second phase of the elections on 94 seats concluded in the state amid strict Covid-19 protocols. The third phase of polls is scheduled for November 7. The results will be announced on November 10.JD(U) ministers in the fray are Bijendra Prasad Yadav (Supaul), Narendra Narayan Yadav (Alamnagar), Maheshwar Hazari (Kalyanpur), Ramesh Rishideo (Singheshwar), Khurshid alias Firoz Ahmed (Sikta), Lakshmeshwar Roy (Laukaha), Bima Bharti (Rupauli) and Madan Sahni (Bahadurpur).Four ministers are in the fray from the BJP Pramod Kumar (Motihari), Suresh Sharma (Muzaffarpur), Binod Narayan Jha (Benipatti) and Krishnakumar Rishi (Banmankhi).Besides, wife and daughter-in-law respectively of recently deceased ministers Vinod Kumar Singh (BJP) and Kapil Deo Kamat (JDU) respectively are in the fray from the late legislatorss respective seats Pranpur and Babubarhi.Another keenly watched candidate is Subhashini Yadav from Bihariganj whose father, veteran socialist leader and former Union minister Sharad Yadav, had been a multiple-term MP from Madhepura under which the assembly segment falls. She is contesting on a Congress ticket.

07/11/2020 16:46:30

Firing at a polling booth in Purnia's Sarsi, one dead


According to local news reports, there has been a firing incident at a polling booth in Sarsi seat in the Purnia district. One person has reportedly died in the incident, Prabhat Khabar reported.


The firing incident was triggered after heated arguments between villagers and security forces who allegedly beat up voters for breaking a queue at booth number 282, said a New Indian Express report. There has been no official statement on the matter yet.

07/11/2020 16:36:31

Firing at a polling booth in Purnia's Sarsi, one dead


According to local news reports, there has been a firing incident at a polling booth in Sarsi seat in the Purnia district. One person has reportedly died in the incident, Prabhat Khabar reported.


The firing incident was triggered after heated arguments between villagers and security forces who allegedly beat up voters for breaking a queue at booth number 282, said a New Indian Express report. There has been no official statement on the matter yet.

07/11/2020 16:15:08

According to the Election Commission, the poll percentage at 1 pm was 34.82, higher than the corresponding figures for the first phase (33.10) and the second phase (32.82) of polls. The maximum turnout of 40.15 per cent till 1 pm has been recorded in the Muzaffarpur district, and the minimum in Darbhanga (26.58).

07/11/2020 16:14:01

While the polling so far has been peaceful, police had to open fire in the air in Purnia to disperse a crowd trying to disturb voting, even as people boycotted polling at 12 booths in Katihar in protest against barriers not being set up at two railway crossings.

07/11/2020 16:07:10

The political future of 12 ministers of the Nitish Kumar government is at stake in the third and final phase of the Bihar assembly elections taking place today. In the third phase, elections for 78 seats is underway and as per Election Commission, total voter turnout till 3 pm stands at 45.91%.

07/11/2020 15:18:25

Bihar Elections LIVE Updates : 42.88% polling recorded till 3pm



As per the 3 pm report updated at voter turnout app, 42.88% polling was done in Bihar so far. Saharasa leads polling with nearly 49% turnout




Araria: 37.59%


Darbhanga 41.15%


Katihar :40.89%


Saharasa: 48.98%


Purnia: 44.4%

07/11/2020 13:36:41

Bihar Elections LIVE 34.82% polling till 1 pm


With Araria constituency recording the maximum turnout, the overall turnout of the state for the third and the last phase of the elections was recorded as 34.82% as per the data updated on EC's voter turnout app.

07/11/2020 12:03:04

Future of 12 Nitish ministers at stake in final phase



In this phase, apart from Assembly speaker Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, the future of several RJD leaders including 12 members of Nitish cabinet will be finalised. The assembly constituencies going to the polls include West Champaran, East Champaran, Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Supaul, Araria, Kishanganj, Katihar, Madhepura, Saharsa, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Vaishali and Samastipur.




In the final phase besides Bihar Assembly speaker Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, state ministers Bijendra Prasad Yadav, Narendra Narayan Yadav, Maheshwar Hazari, Ramesh Rishidev, Firoz Ahmed, Lakshmeshwar Roy, Bima Bharti Pramod Kumar, Suresh Sharma, Binod Narayan Jha, Madan Sahni and Krishnakumar Rishi are in the fray.

07/11/2020 11:35:57

Bihar Elections LIVE Updates : 19.74% Turnout Till 11 AM



As per the latest data by Election Commission’s Voter Turnout application, 19.74% turn out was recorded till 11am.

07/11/2020 11:32:30

Bihar Elections LIVE Updates : A look at poll percentage in different constituencies :



The highest polling till 9 a.m. was registered in Araria and Vaishali districts with 10.67 and 10.28 per cent respectively. Supaul district recorded 10.11 per cent voting.



Other districts such as East Champaran registered 9.18 per cent, West Champaran 7.73, Sitamarhi 7.38, Madhubani 6.31, Kishanganj 6.83, Purnea 6.44, Katihar 5.36, Madhepura 5.65, Saharsa 4.05, Darbhanga 6.09, Muzaffarpur 7.25, and Samastipur 7.32 per cent.

07/11/2020 10:18:26

Bihar Elections LIVE Slow Start To Polling , 7.69% Voter Turnout Till 10AM



So far 7.69% votes have been polled in the third and final phase of Bihar assembly elections, as per the 10 am report of the Voter Turnout application of the Election Commission.

07/11/2020 09:22:50

Bihar Elections LIVE Updates :

Among 15 districts, Kishanganj, Purnia, Araria and Katihar have dominance of Muslim community. As per the data of Election Commission, Kishanganj has maximum 60 per cent Muslim voters, followed by Araria with 45 per cent, Karihar 40 per cent and Purnia 35 per cent. These four districts have 24 Assembly constituencies.



Kosi has three prominent districts Saharsa, Madhepura and Supaul having majority of Yadav community while Muslim community is less than 20 per cent. These three districts jointly have 13 assembly constituencies.

07/11/2020 09:20:11

Bihar Elections LIVE Updates :

In the third phase, voters will be able to exercise their franchise in general Assembly constituencies from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. while from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. in four Assembly constituencies. Security forces have been deployed at all polling booths. More elaborate security arrangements have been made in Seemanchal areas.

07/11/2020 08:28:34

Bihar Elections Phase 3 Polling:

Rajya Sabha MP Ahmad Ashfaque Karim casts his vote at a polling station in Katihar.

He says, "I appeal to people of the State to exercise their right to vote so that deserving candidates are elected."

07/11/2020 08:21:06

Bihar Elections LIVE Updates : Nitish Ji Will Never Become CM, Says Chirag Paswan



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

07/11/2020 08:20:04

Note: Voting also being held for by-election in Valmiki Nagar Parliamentary seat, following the demise of sitting JD(U) MP Baidyanath Mahato.

07/11/2020 08:00:48

Bihar Elections LIVE Updates : 1204 candidates in fray


As per the Elections Commission of India, as many as 2.34 crore voters, spread across 78 assembly segments of the 243-strong Assembly, will decide the fates of 1,204 candidates, including the Speaker and 12 members of the state cabinet.

07/11/2020 07:42:49

Bihar Election Phase 3 Voting Live: As voting begins, PM appeals people to turn out in large numbers


"I request all voters to participate in this festival of democracy in large numbers and set a new voting record. However, it is necessary to wear masks and maintain social distancing," tweeted PM Narendra Modi