Bihar polls: More than 36 per cent voter turnout recorded till noon

PATNA: Over 36 per cent voters exercised their franchise till noon in 32 constituencies spread over six Naxal-hit districts of Bihar where a cane bomb was found near a polling booth in Aurangabad district.

While Gaya recorded a maximum turnout of 42.97 per cent, Jehanabad recorded the lowest turnout of 33.83 per cent till noon, an EC bulletin said.

A middle aged voter and a CRPF personnel died of heart attack in polling booths in Rafiganj and Imamganj Assembly constituencies.

A cane bomb was found by the security personnel near polling station number 144 located in Balar village of Kasma police station area that falls in Rafiganj Assembly constituency of Aurangabad district, Kasma police station SHO Sujit Kumar.

Meanwhile, Jitan Ram Manjhi, who is contesting from Imamganj constituency against JD(U) Assembly Speaker Uday Narayan Choudhary, alleged that names of many scheduled castes voters have been removed from the voters' list.