Turnout surges in Bihar phase 1 polls, surpassing the highest polling figures ever. Voting took place across 121 constituencies, with women voting in large numbers
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Ashlin Mathew is senior associate editor, Outlook. She is based in Delhi
Polling in the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections saw 42.31 per cent turnout by 1 pm on Thursday across 121 constituencies. Gopalganj recorded the highest turnout at 46.73 per cent, while Patna remained lowest at 37.72 per cent.
Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav, Samrat Choudhary, and Maithili Thakur among 1,314 candidates in 121 seats voting on November 6
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Both Mahagathbandhan and the NDA are locked in endless talks with their allies for the 243 seats with each party trying to one-up the other
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