New Delhi: Bihar recorded a voter turnout of 53.51 per cent in the second phase of state assembly elections on Tuesday with the percentage expected to go up further after all votes are taken into account, Election Commission said.
The second phase election was held in 94 assembly seats across 17 districts of the state. The poll panel said that voting was being held in some polling stations beyond the closing time due to presence of queues. The last phase of polling in Bihar will be held on November 7.
In the bye-elections in ten states, Nagaland recorded the highest poll percentage of 83.69 per cent while Madhya Pradesh, where the largest 28 seats are going to the polls, saw voter turnout of 66.37 per cent.
Election Commission said Uttar Pradesh saw 51.57 per cent polling, Chhattisgarh 71.99 per cent, Gujarat 57.98 per cent, Haryana 68 per cent, Jharkhand 62.51 per cent, Karnataka 51.3 per cent, Odisha 68.08 per cent and Telangana 81.44 per cent.
Voting will be held from 7 am to 6 pm, except in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and Nagaland where the timings are different.
In Madhya Pradesh, the highest voter turnout in the state has been witnessed on Agar seat (80.46 per cent) while the lowest is in Sumaoli (41.79 per cent), as per the data provided by the Election Commission’s Voter Turnout app.
The by-poll for seats in 10 states is being held along with assembly polls in Bihar. The results will be declared on November 10.
