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Fifth
phase of Bihar polls under way
Tuesday November 09, 2010 10:04:50 AM,
IANS
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Caste to
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Caste arithmetic will be on test in Bihar Tuesday as 35
constituencies, more than a dozen of them in Maoist-affected
areas, go to the polls in the penultimate round of the six-phase
assembly elections.
This phase is crucial for both Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and
Rashtriya Janata
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Patna: The fifth and
penultimate phase of the Bihar assembly elections to pick a new
243-member house began Tuesday amid tight security in 35
constituencies, over a dozen of which are Maoist-affected.
The constituencies, where voting is being held Tuesday, are spread
across eight districts.
Ignoring the Maoists' call of poll boycott, voters, particularly
women and youths, queued up outside the polling booths soon after
balloting began at 7 a.m.
"Five to seven percent voting was recorded in the first one and
half hour," sources in the Bihar chief electoral officer's office
said.
According to reports, voters in over a dozen villages boycotted
the polls and shouted slogans saying they would not vote because
of lack of development in their area.
Bihar Police Chief Neelmani told IANS that polls were under way
peacefully under tight security.
Neelmani said that central para-military force personnel were
manning 90 percent of the booths in Maoist-affected constituencies
and officials of special task force were keeping air surveillance
to ensure free and fair polls.
The fifth phase is crucial for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is
seeking the people's mandate for another term, as well as
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad.
About 8.1 million people are eligible to vote in this round, where
490 candidates are in the fray. Polling is being held in the eight
worst drought-hit districts of Gaya, Patna, Nalanda, Bhojpur,
Arwal, Jehanabad, Nawada and Sheikhpura.
The heavyweights in this phase include Bihar ministers Hari
Narayan Singh, Prem Kumar, Jitan Ram Manjhi and Bhagwan Singh
Kushwaha.
The first four phases passed off peacefully except for stray
incidents of violence.
The last round of the elections will be held Nov 20. Votes will be
counted Nov 24.
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