In Pics: Temperature Checks & Face Masks Mark Polling In Bihar, Voters Brave Pandemic To Exercise Franchise

Written By : ABP News Bureau | Updated at :

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Among other Covid-19 precautions the EC has also made face mask mandatory, temperature checks will also be done at every polling station and it will be disinfected at regular intervals. Image (AFP)

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A total of 1,066 candidates are in the fray for the first phase of Bihar elections out of which 114 are female candidates. Image (AFP)

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An electoral official sprays sanitiser on the hand of a voter as she waits in a queue to cast her ballot for Bihar state assembly elections at a polling station in Patna

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An electoral official (R) wearing a facemask and a shield as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus marks a voter's finger with ink after casting her ballot for Bihar state assembly elections in a polling station in Patna.

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A policeman stands guard as voters queue up to cast their ballots for Bihar state assembly elections at a polling station in Patna. The first phase of voting has started from today. Image (AFP)

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An electoral official checks body temperature of a voter at a polling station in Patna. round 7 lakh hand sanitizers, 46 lakh masks and 6 lakh face shields have been arranged for voters. Image (AFP)