Chief Electoral Officer HR Srinivas gave information about the fifth phase of voting.
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Voting has ended on five seats in the fifth phase in Bihar. This time the voting percentage was less as compared to the fourth phase. Moreover, if we compare the voting on these five seats in 2019, this time there was about 1.11 percent less voting. Last time there was 57.07 percent voting. This time it was 55.85 percent. According to Chief Electoral Officer HR Srinivas, although voting started slowly in Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency, the record of 2019 was broken here. Last time, 55.22 percent votes were cast in Hajipur, this time the information about 56.84 percent has come so far. By the way, this time Muzaffarpur remained at the forefront in voting percentage with 58.10 percent. It was followed by Sitamarhi with 57.55 percent, Hajipur with 56.84 percent and Saran with 54.50 percent. The lowest turnout was in Madhubani at 52.20 percent.
86 VVPATs changed after mock poll
According to the Election Commission, a total of 11,486 control units, 13,562 ballot units and 12,573 VVPATs including reserves have been used in the fourth phase of elections, out of which 36 control units, 45 ballot units and 59 VVPATs were changed during the mock poll. Have gone. 28 control units, 32 ballot units and 86 VVPATs were replaced after the mock poll. Voting was boycotted at two booths of Muzaffarpur (Gaighat and Aurai).
Rs 2.09 crore cash seized during investigation operation
According to the Election Commission, a total of 74 candidates contested the elections for five Lok Sabha seats in the fifth phase. In this, the number of male candidates is 74 and the number of female candidates is 06. The total number of general electors in the five phases is 95, 11, 186, in which the number of males is 49, 99, 627, the number of females is 45, 11, 259 and the number of third gender is 300. Rs 2.09 crore in cash was seized during the checking operation by the Flying Squad and police personnel operating in five parliamentary constituencies of the fifth phase. A total of 2, 11, 779 liters of liquor has been seized. Its value is approximately Rs 4.49 crore.