53.54% turnout in Bihar phase-I: How much did the pandemic impact polls?
The coronavirus pandemic did not have much impact on the voter turnout in the first phase of Bihar assembly polls as an estimated 53.54 voters exercised their franchise compared to 54.75 per cent in these districts in 2015, according to provisiona...
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The coronavirus pandemic did not have much impact on the voter turnout in the first phase of Bihar assembly polls as an estimated 53.54 voters exercised their franchise compared to 54.75 per cent in these districts in 2015, according to provisional figures.
HAM (S) president Jitan Ram Manjhi shows her finger marked with indelible ink after cast their vote at Polling station for the first phase Bihar Assembly polls, at Atri in Gaya district.
A woman wearing a face mask as a protective measure against the coronavirus screens the body temperature of voters at a polling station, during the first phase of state elections at Paliganj. Bihar Minister Prem Kumar rides a cycle on his way to the polling booth to cast his vote during Bihar Assembly elections, in Gaya on Wednesday.
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