Bihar Election 2020 Live Updates: 55.69 per cent voter turnout in 1st phase, says EC
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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Oct 29, 2020, 22:11:49 IST
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Bihar Election 2020 Live Updates: 55.69 per cent voter turnout in 1st phase, says EC

Masking their fear of the virus to vote for a new government, 54.3% of the Bihar electorate on Wednesday stepped out to exercise their franchise in Phase I of the country’s first full-fledged assembly elections under the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic, surpassing the corresponding 53.5% turnout in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Stay here for all live updates
08:42 (IST) Oct 28
Average assets of candidates in phase 1 is Rs 1.99cr
Average assets of candidates in phase 1 is Rs 1.99cr
08:40 (IST) Oct 28
23% phase 1 candidates have serious criminal cases
23% phase 1 candidates have serious criminal cases
08:36 (IST) Oct 28
Rahul Gandhi exhorts voters to choose Grand Alliance
08:30 (IST) Oct 28
BJP president JP Nadda reminds voters of adhering to Covid protocols
08:24 (IST) Oct 28
"A single vote given to Nitish Kumar ji will not only weaken and ruin Bihar, but will also strengthen the RJD and the Grand Alliance. He has done preparations to leave the BJP and go with the RJD after the elections. Earlier also, he has formed the government with the blessings of RJD," read Paswan's tweet roughly translated from Hindi.
08:17 (IST) Oct 28

We have taken all security measures in every polling booths. Adequate security forces have been deployed. Covid-19 measures have also been taken in all the booths

Rakesh Rathi, IG Magadh

08:07 (IST) Oct 28
"Elections are democracy's festivals. I want to say to the people of Bihar to use their vote to ring in a change in this election," Tejashwi Yadav told ANI. "For 15 years, the incumbent government kept the youth unemployed, worsened the situation of farmers and labourers. They were not able to establish one industry in the state. Poverty was not removed and the situation of education and healthcare worsened in the state," he added.
07:57 (IST) Oct 28
Phase 1: The facts and figures
Phase 1: The facts and figures
07:53 (IST) Oct 28
PM Modi appeals Bihar voters to exercise their rights, but keeping in mind all Covid protocols
07:51 (IST) Oct 28
Phase 1: The hot seats
Phase 1: The hot seats
07:50 (IST) Oct 28
Phase 1: The hot seats
Phase 1: The hot seats
07:35 (IST) Oct 28
Phase 1 elections 2020 : Hot seats in Bihar
Phase 1 elections 2020 : Hot seats in Bihar
07:28 (IST) Oct 28
Bihar: Union minister Giriraj Singh visited a temple in Lakhisarai
Bihar: Union minister Giriraj Singh visited a temple in Lakhisarai

He says," Election is the biggest festival of democracy. I appeal to everyone to exercise their right to vote."

07:27 (IST) Oct 28
Two Improvised explosive devices recovered and defused by Central Reserve Police Force from Aurangabad's Dhibra area, earlier today, reports ANI
Polling for the first phase of Bihar elections is underway.
07:20 (IST) Oct 28
Voting for the first phase of Bihar elections underway; visuals from a polling station in Gaya
Voting for the first phase of Bihar elections underway; visuals from a polling station in Gaya
07:04 (IST) Oct 28
Voting begins for the first phase of Bihar elections
Total 1,066 candidates in fray for 71 seats.
06:48 (IST) Oct 28
Preparations underway at a polling station in Munger as the voting for the first phase of Bihar elections to begin shortly
Preparations underway at a polling station in Munger as the voting for the first phase of Bihar elections to begin shortly
06:22 (IST) Oct 28

Voting for the first phase of the Bihar Elections 2020 will begin shortly. I appeal to people of the State to exercise their right to vote.

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav (As reported by ANI)

06:16 (IST) Oct 28
Voting for the first phase of Bihar elections to begin today
Voting for the first phase of Bihar elections  to begin today
05:42 (IST) Oct 28
PM Modi, Rahul in Bihar on Wednesday for second round of campaigning

This will be the second electoral visit of the two leaders to Bihar. Both of them had plunged into campaigning for the three-phased state assembly elections on October 23 and addressed a series of rallies. Modi will address three public meetings at Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur and Patna to garner support for the NDA nominees in constituencies that will go to the polls in the second phase on November 3. Rahul Gandhi, who will visit Bihar on the same day as the prime minister, will address rallies at Valmiki Nagar and Kusheshwar Asthan in Darbhanga district to canvass for the Grand Alliance.

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