Bihar Voter Turnout Hits 45.21% in Rural Constituencies

A total of 45.21% of the 1.49 crore voters participated in the Lok Sabha elections in eight Bihar constituencies by 3 PM on Saturday. Voting, which commenced at 7 AM, saw the highest turnout in Vaishali (48.94%) and the lowest in Siwan (39.81%). Most of the voting stations are in rural areas.

Altogether 45.21 per cent of 1.49 crore voters exercised their franchise in eight Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar till 3 pm on Saturday, officials said.

Voting began at 7 am in Valmiki Nagar, Pashchim Champaran, Purvi Champaran, Sheohar, Siwan, Gopalganj, Maharajganj and Vaishali constituencies and will continue till 6 pm, a senior official at the CEO office said. The highest and lowest voter turnout was recorded in Vaishali (48.94 per cent) and Siwal (39.81 per cent) respectively till 3 pm.

The constituencies where elections are underway are largely rural areas with only 1,281 of the total 14,872 polling stations located in urban localities, officials said.