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Bihar Council polls end peacefully; 43.87 pc turnout in graduate, 74.55 pc in teachers' seats

Patna, Oct 23 (UNI) Polling for eight seats of the Bihar Legislative Council biennial elections, comprising four graduate and four teachers' constituencies, concluded peacefully this evening, with a voter turnout of 43.87 per cent in graduate constituencies and 74.55 per cent in teachers' constituencies.

A total of 90 candidates had thrown their hats in the graduate constituencies, while 60 candidates tried their luck in the teachers' constituencies where polling ended at 4 pm.
The polling was held in four graduate constituencies viz., Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut and Koshi and four teachers' constituencies Patna, Darbhanga, Tirhut and Saran.
According to the Election Commission, Saran recorded the highest turnout among the teachers' constituencies at 87.16 per cent, followed by Darbhanga at 79 per cent, Tirhut at 78 per cent and Patna at 56.89 per cent.
Among the graduate constituencies, Kosi recorded a turnout of 52 per cent, followed by Tirhut at 42.15 per cent, Darbhanga at 42 per cent and Patna at 36.19 per cent.
Polling was conducted at 933 stations, including 598 in graduate constituencies and 335 in teachers'' constituencies.
The EC said 13 complaints were received during the polling process and resolved promptly.
Prominent JD(U) candidates in the contest include Neeraj Kumar from Patna graduate, Abhishek Jha from Tirhut graduate, Ghanshyam Rai from Darbhanga teachers'' and Anand Pushkar from Saran teachers'' constituencies.
The BJP has fielded Nawal Kishore Yadav from Patna teachers', Dr N K Yadav from Koshi graduate, Sarvesh Kumar from Darbhanga graduate and Narendra Prasad Singh from Tirhut teachers' constituencies.
The RJD candidates include Sanjeev Kumar Singh from Patna teachers', Dilip Kumar from Patna graduate, Nitesh Kumar from Koshi graduate, Anil Kumar Jha from Darbhanga graduate, Prof Jairam Yadav from Saran teachers', Dr Rashmi Vinayak Gautam from Tirhut graduate and Kunwar Rai from Darbhanga teachers' constituencies.
The Congress has fielded Dr Sanjay Yadav from Patna teachers', Dr Asadullah Khan from Patna graduate, Rajnikant Pathak from Darbhanga graduate, Manoj Kumar Jaiswal from Koshi graduate and Dr Madan Mohan Jha from Darbhanga teachers' constituencies.
The opposition Grand Alliance has witnessed a lack of consensus over seat-sharing, with the RJD and Congress fielding candidates against each other in several constituencies. The two parties are directly contesting against each other in Patna teachers', Patna graduate, Darbhanga graduate and Koshi graduate constituencies.
The Jan Suraaj Party is also contesting all eight seats. It has fielded Dr Anuj Singh from Patna graduate, Dr Mohammad Imtiaz Noorani from Darbhanga graduate, Dr Vimohan Kumar from Tirhut graduate and Rajnish Ranjan from Koshi graduate constituencies.
Its candidates in the teachers' constituencies are Divya Jyoti from Patna, S P Rai from Darbhanga, Afaq Ahmad from Saran and Shyam Nandan Yadav from Tirhut.
The counting of votes is scheduled for October 27.
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