Crowd of voters in Khagaria.
– Photo: Amar Ujala
Expansion
Voting has ended on five seats in the third phase in Bihar. This time the voting percentage was better as compared to the first and second phases. However, compared to the voting on these five seats held in 2019, this time there was about 1.22 percent less voting. Last time there was 61.22 percent voting. This time it was 60 percent. According to Chief Electoral Officer HR Srinivas, in the third phase, the highest turnout was in Araria at 62.80 percent and the lowest was in Jhanjharpur at 55.50 percent. After this, 62.40 percent voting took place in Supaul, 61 percent in Madhepura, and 58.20 percent in Khagaria. However, voting was higher in Madhepura and Khagaria seats compared to the 2019 elections. In 2019, there was 60.86 percent voting in Madhepura and 57.68 percent voting in Khagaria.
Two including the presiding officer died
At the same time, information about voting boycott on various development issues has been received at a total of 09 polling stations including Madhepura, Supaul. The presiding officer in Supaul and the home guard jawan in Araria died while on voting duty. According to the Election Commission, a total of 12,225 control units, 12,179 ballot units and 13,323 VVPATs including reserves have been used in the third phase of elections, out of which 57 control units, 40 ballot units and 71 VVPATs were changed during the mock poll. Have gone. 18 control units, 18 ballot units and 96 VVPATs have been replaced after the mock poll.
80 lakh cash seized during investigation operation
According to the Election Commission, a total of 54 candidates contested the five Lok Sabha seats in the third phase. In this, the number of male candidates is 51 and the number of female candidates is 03. The total number of general voters in the third phase is 98, 60, 397, in which the number of males is 51,29, 473, the number of females is 47, 30, 602 and the number of third gender is 322. Rs 80 lakh in cash was seized during the checking operation by the Flying Squad and police personnel operating in five parliamentary constituencies of the third phase. A total of 1,40,565 liters of liquor has been seized. Its value is approximately 3.75 crores.
