(Riya Singh, Intern Journalist) Patna: Over 18.3 per cent voter turnout has been recorded till 11 am in the first phase of Bihar Assembly election today, the Election Commission said in its provisional data.
A total of 71 assembly segments of the state’s 243 constituencies are voting in the first phase in which nearly 2.15 crore voters will decide the electoral fate of over 1,000 candidates.
As per the provisional voter turnout data updated by the Election Commission at 11 am, 18.31 percent of the total electorate have voted.
The 71 constituencies are spread across 16 districts.
The maximum 26.76 percent turnout has been recorded in Lakhisarai, followed by Nawada (23.42%) and Banka (22.58 percent).
Among other districts, Buxar has recorded 19.10 percent turnout, Gaya 19.02 percent, Aurangabad 18.46 percent, Sheikhpura 17.31 percent, Kaimur (Bhabua) 16.98 percent, and Bhojpur 16.21 percent.
Munger recorded a turnout of 15.71 percent, Rohtas 15.32 percent, Arwal 14.81 percent, Jamui 13.91 percent, Jehanabad 11.39 percent, Bhagalpur 6.84 percent, and Patna 5.96 percent.
Union Minister and senior BJP leader Giriraj Singh cast his vote at a polling booth in Lakhisarai, while former Bihar Chief Minister and HAM president Jitan Ram Manjhi voted at a booth in Gaya.
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