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Bihar Elections 2020: 54.53% polling recorded in first phase

The first phase of polling in Bihar Assembly elections began on Wednesday amid coronavirus pandemic. Voting is taking place in 71 constituencies in the 243-seat seat assembly.

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The voter turnout in the first phase of polling for the Bihar Assembly was recorded at 54.53% by the Election Commission of India. Voting took place in 71 constituencies of 16 districts in the 243-seat seat assembly. 1,066 candidates were in fray in the first phase of polling. The fight is between ruling National Democratic Alliance comprising of Bharatiya Janata Party, Janata Dal (United) among others and Mahagthbandhan which includes Rashtriya Janata Dal, Congress and Left Parties. Lok Janshakti Party is fighting the election independently.

The election will decide if Janata Dal (United) leader and NDA’s chief ministerial face Nitish Kumar gets a fourth term as chief minister. He is likely to face a tough contest from Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Tejashwi Yadav who is the chief ministerial candidate of the grand alliance. Another factor making the fight interesting in Bihar is Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party’s solo act in the election.  

Elaborate safety rules will be in place for the polling due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The voting time has been extended by an hour in view of the safety of the voters who will be able to cast their vote from 7 AM to 6 PM. Voters infected with covid and those in quarantine will be able to vote in the extended hour. Apart from this, around 46 lakh masks, seven lakh hand sanitiser units, 6 lakh PPE kits, 23 lakh pairs of hand gloves and 6.7 lakh units of faces-shields have been arranged by the Election Commission to ensure a safe election.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged to people to exercise their franchise and ensure all precautions when they go out to vote. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also took to Twitter on Wednesday and asked people to vote for justice, employment and change.

Take a look at the constituencies undergoing the polling today!

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1. Kahalgaon 2. Sultanganj 3. Amarpur 4. Dhoraiya (SC) 5. Banka 6. Katoria (ST) 7. Belhar 8. Tarapur 9. Munger 10. Jamalpur 11. Suryagarha 12. Lakhisarai 13. Sheikhpura 14. Barbigha 15. Mokama 16. Barh 17. Masaurhi (SC) 18. Paliganj 19. Bikram 20. Sandesh 21. Barhara 22. Arrah 23. Agiaon (SC) 24. Tarari 25. Jagdishpur 26. Shahpur 27. Brahampur 28. Buxar 29. Dumraon 30. Rajpur (SC) 31. Ramgarh 32. Mohania (SC) 33. Bhabua 34. Chainpur 35. Chenari (SC) 36. Sasaram 37. Kargahar 38. Dinara 39. Nokha 40. Dehri 41. Karakat 42. Arwal 43. Kurtha 44. Jehanabad 45. Ghosi 46. Makhdumpur (SC) 47. Goh 48. Obra 49. Nabinagar 50. Kutumba (SC) 51. Aurangabad 52. Rafiganj 53. Gurua 54. Sherghati 55. Imamganj (SC) 56. Barachatti (SC) 57. Bodh Gaya (SC) 58. Gaya Town 59. Tikari 60. Belaganj 61. Atri 62. Wazirganj 63. Rajauli (SC) 64. Hisua 65. Nawada 66. Gobindpur 67. Warsaliganj 68. Sikandra (SC) 69. Jamui 70. Jhajha 71. Chakai

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2024 Lok Sabha election: JD(U) releases name of 16 candidates, former party chief Lalan Singh fielded from Bihar’s Munger

The former party chief Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh to contest from Munger constituency.

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The Janata Dal (United) on Sunday announced the names of its candidates for all the 16 Lok Sabha seats it is set to contest in Bihar. The former party chief Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh to contest from Munger constituency.

The 16-candidates list includes names of Dileshwar Kamait from Supaul, Ramprit Mandal from Jhanjharpur, Devesh Chandra Thakur from Sitamarhi, Lavli Anand from Shivhar, Sunil Kumar from Balmiki Nagar, Mujahid Alam from Kishanganj, Dulalchandra Goswami from Katihar, Santosh Kumar from Purnea, Chandeshwar Prasad on Jehanabad seat, Kaushalendra Kumar from Nalanda seat, Giridhari Yadav from Banka, Ajay Kumar Mandal from Bhagalpur, Alok Kumar Suman from Siwan, Alok Kumar Suman from Gopalganj, and Dinesh Chandra Yadav from Madhepura constituency among others.

Lovely Anand, another turncoat, got the ticket from JD(U) after quitting the RJD earlier this month. She will be contesting the elections from Sheohar’s seat.

Addressing a press conference, JD(U) leader Lalan Singh said that there was no issue in deciding the seat-sharing formula and the candidates among the NDA partners. There was consensus over everything.

Speaking to a reporter, the former JD(U) chief expressed his gratitude to the Bihar Chief Minister for giving him the opportunity to contest from the Munger constituency again. The work that has been done by Chief Minister Kumar is discussed not only in the village but in every house in Bihar.

The Opposition party can pick anyone as a candidate from that very constituency, Munger, adding that he said that he doesn’t have to do anything with that, nor does he want to make any comment on the same, he said.

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On Camera: India’s largest under-construction bridge collapses in Bihar’s Supaul, one dead, nine injured

The Deputy CM’s officials have spoken to the district officer.

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India’s largest road bridge being constructed over the Koshi River between Bheja and Bakaur in Bihar’s Supaul district collapsed on Friday morning, resulting in the death of one person and injured nine.

According to reports, the 10.2 km bridge was being constructed by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) at a cost of Rs 984 crore. Two companies namely Gammon India and Trans Rail Lighting Limited were jointly overseeing its construction.

Speaking to reporters, NHAI Regional Officer YB Singh, said that the bridge has 171 piers, and the span between piers 153 and 154 collapsed.

Bihar Deputy CM Vijay Kumar Sinha, speaking on the matter, said that an inquiry has been ordered and action will be taken against those responsible for the incident.

An accident has occurred on an under-construction bridge over the Kosi River. The portion of that bridge fell which led to the death of 1 person and 10 injured. The Deputy CM’s officials have spoken to the district officer. The deceased family will get Rs 10 lakh through related agencies, he announced. A full-fledged investigation is required to find who is the main culprit, he asserted.

Supaul District Magistrate Kaushal Kumar, speaking to media, said the injured are undergoing treatment at the district hospital. Today an unfortunate incident has happened wherein an under-construction span has collapsed, he added. As per the report, a total of 10 labourers were trapped in the incident and all were rescued. Unfortunately, one person died on the way to the hospital and the other 9 are out of danger with minor injuries. Adequate compensation for the deceased as well as injured victims is being arranged, he further added. 

Kumar said three eminent bridge experts A.K. Srivastava, Ex-ADG MORTH (Ministry of Road Transport and Highways), Mahesh Tandon and G.L. Verma, have reached the site to assess the reason for the accident and taken necessary remedial measures. Senior officials of NHAI (National Highway Authority of India) Anil Choudhary, Member (Projects) have rushed to the site to take immediate action on the matter, he added.

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Mob attacks police, journalists in Bihar after missing woman’s body found

The angry mob set fire to a police vehicle and assaulted journalists who were on the scene to report the news.

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In Bihar’s Nawgachhia, a group of angry people on Sunday allegedly attacked police personnel and journalist following the recovery of the body of woman nearly two days after she went missing.

Furthermore, the angry mob set fire to a police vehicle and assaulted journalists who were on the scene to report the news. Two journalists were harmed severely in the attack.

According to local reports, the situation escalated rapidly when villagers, upon discovering that the body of Shobha Devi, the daughter of Kamleshwari Mandal, had been found, accused the police of inaction. Devi had been missing since February 16 after she left home to deliver milk in Dakshinbadi Tola.

Despite her family’s desperate pleas, it seemed that no one listened until it was too late. The mob’s grief and anger reached its breaking point, causing them to set police vehicles ablaze and physically assault officers and journalists.

The surrounding was charged with unease as the police, who were outnumbered and under attack, had to resort to firing shots in the air to control the chaotic mob and restore order.

The injured were rushed to primary health centers and referral hospitals, highlighting the physical toll of the day’s events. 

Senior police officials arrived at the scene and managed to calm the situation down. According to a statement by the police, an investigation has been initiated, and individuals have been questioned.

Police further said that they have been camping in the area until the situation returns to normalcy. Police have been trying to recover the body of the woman. Local SDO and DSP were deployed for the task in that matter, the SP Nawgachhia, Puran Kumar Jha, said while speaking with the media.

In another incident from Bihar, three officers on-duty including a woman inspector were attacked by mob during an inspection to check the illegal sand mining.

The local police had seized as many as 50 vehicles involved in the illegal sand mining and had registered an FIR against 44 people.

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