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Voting
under way for fourth phase of Bihar polls
Monday November 01, 2010 08:47:24 AM,
IANS
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Patna:
The fourth phase of the Bihar assembly elections to elect a new
243-member house began Monday amid tight security in 42
constituencies which include some Maoist-affected areas.
About 10.4 million people, including 4.6 million women, are
eligible to vote to determine the electoral fate of 568 candidates
in eight districts.
The eight districts are Begusarai, Lakhisarai, Bhagalpur, Khagaria,
Munger, Banka, Jamui and Patna.
Voting began at 7 a.m and will end 5 p.m. But balloting will take
place in 14 constituencies in the Maoist-affected areas till 3
p.m.
The first three rounds of the elections Oct 21, Oct 24 and Oct 28
passed off peacefully. They were held for 47, 45 and 48 seats
respectively.
Voting for the fourth phase is a challenging task for the Election
Commission as well as the state government in view of the Maoist
threat.
The heavyweights in this phase include Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) stalwarts and ministers Ashwini Kumar Choubey (Bhagalpur),
Nand Kishore Yadav (Patna Sahib), Ramnarayan Mandal (Banka) and
Janata Dal-United minister Damodar Raut.
The authorities have put in place heavy security arrangements as
close ground and air surveillance are being provided to prevent
any possible disturbances during the elections. Borders with
Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh have been sealed.
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