Patna: Over 52.01 percent of the total 2.85 crore electors in 94 constituencies of Bihar exercised their franchise till 6 pm in the second phase of voting on Tuesday, according to Election Commission’s Voter Turnout App.
Among the 17 districts where these 94 seats are located, the highest poll percentage of 58.72 has been recorded in Muzaffarpur and the lowest voter turnout was registered at Patna with 46.57 percent.
Raghopur in Vaishali, where RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav is contesting from, has recorded a turnout of 52.34 percent.
The second phase of the Bihar Assembly elections began on Tuesday with 94 constituencies — more than a third of the 243-strong assembly — going to the polls.
In these 94 seats, spread across 17 districts, 1,463 candidates are in the fray and nearly 10 per cent (146) are women and one transgender.