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Patna, Nov 10 (IANS) The second phase of voting for Bihar Assembly elections will begin at 7 am on Tuesday (November 11), with 1,302 candidates in the fray for 122 constituencies.
Of these, 1,165 are male candidates, 136 are female and one candidate is from the third gender category.
The main contest remains between the NDA and the Grand Alliance, although AIMIM and Jan Suraj Party are also in the fight on some seats.
Of the 122 assembly constituencies where voting is taking place in this phase, 101 are general seats, 19 are reserved for Scheduled Castes, and two are reserved for Scheduled Tribes.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) said that all arrangements have been completed for the peaceful and smooth conduct of voting.
According to the data provided by the Commission, there are 3,70,13,556 registered voters in this phase, including 10,21,812 new voters.
Of these, 1,95,56,899 voters enrolled in the voter list are male, including 5,28,954 new male voters who have been added to the list after SIR.
Similarly, 1,70,68,572 women voters are already in the list, including 4,92,839 new women voters who have been added to the list.
The voters of the third gender are 943, of which 90 are new additions.
A total of 7,69,356 voters are in the 18-19 age group – these will be first-time voters in the assembly elections.
For the second phase, the ECI has created 45,399 polling stations, including 5,326 in urban areas and 40,073 in rural areas.
According to the ECI, a total of 595 polling stations will be completely managed by women, 91 will be managed by persons with disabilities (PWD), and 316 have been designated as model polling stations. There will be web-casting facility at all 45,399 polling stations.
The average number of voters per polling station is 815.
Polling in this phase will take place in 20 districts — West Champaran, East Champaran, Supaul, Sheohar, Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Araria, Purnea, Kishanganj, Katihar, Banka, Bhagalpur, Nawada, Jamui, Aurangabad, Gaya, Rohtas, Kaimur, Jehanabad and Arwal.
–IANS
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