Voting is underway for the bye-elections in eight seats across six states and one Union Territory, with Nagrota in Jammu and Kashmir recording the highest turnout so far at 34.47 per cent as of 11 am, followed by Dampa in Mizoram at 34.38 per cent, according to the Election Commission of
The highest voter turnout of 34.74 per cent was recorded in Kishanganj district, while the lowest voter turnout with 28.66 per cent was recorded in Madhubani district.
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) MP Rajesh Verma, along with his family, cast his vote at Durga Charan High School polling station in Bhagalpur during the second phase of the Bihar elections, and said that an increase in the voter turnout indicates "rising awareness."
RJD candidate from the Bodh Gaya Assembly constituency, Kumar Sarvjeet, on Tuesday urged people to cast their vote in the Bihar assembly elections, calling voting "a festival that changes a person's life."
As voting for the bye-elections on eight seats of six States and one Union Territory is underway, Dampa constituency in Mizoram recorded the highest turnout of 18.38 per cent as of 9 am, as per the data of the Election Commission of India, followed by the Ghatsila constituency in Jharkhan
"There is a wave of change in Bihar. In the second phase of voting as well, immense public support is going to be received by Tejashwi Yadav and the Mahagathbandhan," Tiwari told ANI here.
A voter turnout of 14.55 per cent was recorded in the second phase of Bihar assembly polls till 9 am, according to the data of the Election Commission of India, which is relatively higher than the 13.13 per cent turnout recorded in the first phase of polls.
"This time the people of Bihar have an alternative and in the first phase of elections, the people of Bihar voted in large numbers. This is a celebration of democracy," the Jan Suraaj spokesperson told ANI.
"The names of 69 lakh voters got deleted following the SIR exercise, then how come the voting percentage in the first phase of elections increase?... Bihar is moving towards a big change. The new voters (Gen Z) want change. Why is the Prime Minister using such language like Katta, Bomb, d