95L voters to seal fate of 55 netas in 5 Bihar seats today

Patna: The Lok Sabha poll chariot will cover nearly the halfway mark in the state on Monday when five more constituencies – Darbhanga, Ujiarpur, Samastipur, Begusarai and Munger – will go to polls in the fourth phase of elections.The first two phases of the seven-phase elections, in which polling was conducted in nine of the state’s 40 Lok Sabha constituencies, were marred by low voter turnout apparently due to a sense of ennui among voters and intense heat.

Though the weather was pleasant on May 7 when the third phase of elections was conducted in five seats, the voter turnout still dropped by 1.22% when compared to the 2019 numbers.In the fourth phase, 95,83,662 voters will decide the fate of 55 candidates, including four women, at 9,447 polling booths across five constituencies. Of the 9,447 booths, 4,810 have been declared sensitive. There are eight candidates in fray in Darbhanga, 13 in Ujiarpur, 12 in Samastipur, 10 in Begusarai and 12 in Munger.While the lower-than-expected voter turnout has made the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) jittery, the opposition INDIA bloc is eyeing to improve its tally substantially this election. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the opposition alliance had barely managed to open its account in the state with Congress’s Mohammad Jawed emerging victorious from Kishanganj. This time, the RJD-led opposition is hopeful of stopping the BJP juggernaut by cashing in on anti-incumbency factor and playing the caste card right.

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