MADHEPURA/ARARIA/JHANJHARPUR/KHAGARIA: The 3rd section of Lok Sabha elections in the 5 constituencies of Bihar on Tuesday handed off peacefully barring a couple of incidents of ballot boycotts and system defects in electronic voting machines (EVMs).
The maximum 62.80% of the electors exercised their franchise in Supaul, followed by means of 62.34% in Araria, 59.12% in Madhepura, 58.83% in Khagaria and 56.92% in Jhanjharpur Lok Sabha constituencies. Overall, the 60% voter turnout in the 5 seats used to be zero.92% more than in the 2014 parliamentary elections.
Weather, it seems, performed the function of facilitator as smart shower lashed the high-profile Madhepura constituency early morning and taken down temperature. The Yadav-dominated seat has a triangular contest between sitting MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, Sharad Yadav of RJD and Dinesh Chandra Yadav of JD(U).
Women citizens reached their respective polling booths early in the morning to cast their votes. Homemaker Rekha Ganguly told this newspaper at SNMP Law College sales space in Madhepura town: “I voted for a powerful govt on the Centre.”
First-time citizens, in particular ladies, were observed extra enthusiastic. “I am feeling proud after casting my vote. Now, I am additionally actively eager about deciding who will form the next govt. I would like security for ladies and jobs for youth from the next govt,” stated Deepa at model polling sales space on Parwati Science College premises in Madhepura town.
An 80-year-old voter with disabilities used to be taken to this sales space by means of his neighbours. He used to be unable to pronounce even his identify, but confirmed strength to workout his franchise.
Sushila Devi at Adarsh Middle School sales space stated she voted on the foundation of housing and bathroom schemes. She belonged to a under poverty line family.
The constituency in Kosi area incorporates six assembly segments — 3 each in Madhepura and Saharsa districts. Madhepura Behariganj and Alamnagar assembly segments are in Madhepura district, while Saharsa, Sonbersa and Mahisi are in Saharsa district.
In Muslim-dominated Araria constituency, voting began amid drizzle and cool breeze. Polling used to be non violent barring studies of EVM malfunctioning at more than 12 places and police attack on RJD worker Masoom at sales space numbers 213, 214 at Udahat underneath the Mahalgaon police station house and ballot boycott by means of the villagers at sales space number 79 and 80 at Sohendar underneath the Palasi police station house.
Paramilitary forces were deployed at each vulnerable and delicate sales space in the district. There used to be an immediate battle between BJP nominee Pradip Kumar Singh and RJD candidate Sarfaraz Alam.
“The margin of votes to win this time is perhaps less than in the 2018 byelection,” stated Tirtha Nand Yadav of Raniganj. Sugamlal Yadav stated he voted for development. Majority of the citizens in Araria Assembly segment, then again, didn't open their cards.
Jagdish Rishideo, a Musahar caste leader in Raniganj (R) assembly segment stated other people of his group were satisfied with the works finished by means of the federal government.
Barring a couple of incidents of technical faults in the EVMs in the morning, polling used to be additionally non violent in Jhanjharpur parliamentary constituency. The discernible trend amongst citizens used to be certainly one of sticking to overall caste-preferred alliances with minor variations here and there owing to local and personal reasons. While the main battle looked to be between JD(U)’s Ram Prit Mandal and RJD’s Gulab Yadav, former Union minister and five-time MP from here, Devendra Prasad Yadav, seemed to chip in to feebly make it appear a triangular contest.
NDA nominee Mandal is a recent entrant to JD(U) and is the ‘pramukh’ of Khutauna block, while Gulab is a first-time MLA from Jhanjharpur assembly constituency.
Caste-affiliations of the competing alliances — NDA comprising BJP-JD(U)-LJP and Mahagathbandhan of RJD-Cong-RLSP-VIP-HAM (S) -- are more likely to play a dominant function, without reference to sporadic minor cracks in them, in deciding the winner.
Though polling began on a brisk note in the morning, it bogged down a little in the noon, but picked up again in the afternoon as long queues of women were observed at many polling booths in the constituency.
Poll boycotts were additionally reported from a couple of places. The district administration, then again, persuaded the villagers of Bharhar in Laukaha assembly segment to cast votes after about 4 hours of their boycott. They were agitated over the poor situation of roads resulting in the village. Though now not resorting to ballot boycott, the villagers of Shishbari in the similar assembly segment complained of the state govt’s insensitivity in responding to their repeated requests for improving the situation of health center in the village.
Shila Devi, a subaltern housewife of Magarpatti village in Rajnagar block, together with 4 different women, stated she voted on development factor.
Sunil Jha, a first-time voter of Shishbari, stated: “I am satisfied with the present and robust management in the country.”
Meanwhile, opposite to the apprehension of violence in the Maoist-infested and riverine areas, polling handed off peacefully in Khagaria parliamentary constituency with sporadic incidents of skirmishes, clashes and system defects in the EVMs for a short while.
“We had made elaborate security preparations in the Maoist-hit areas for easy polling,” Khagaria SP Meenu Kumari stated.
Altogether 24 companies of paramilitary forces, but even so 3 sections of Mounted Military Police (MMP) and a chopper were pressed into service to keep an in depth watch on the troublemakers, she added.
The citizens boycotted polls at sales space number 65 of Chautham block underneath Beldaur assembly segment in protest towards loss of proper roads. Altogether 37 other people were arrested on the fee of violating the ballot procedure while 45 cars and money amounting to Rs2.81 lakh were additionally seized, legit assets stated.
Women outnumbered men in the first couple of hours of polling. Young girls and women were observed in two or 3 rows in entrance of several booths against this to unmarried line of fellows.
There were a number of first-time girl citizens at sales space number 66 of Khagaria assembly segment. Pushpa Bharti (21) of Sanhauli village stated she wanted proper tutorial infrastructure and employment alternative for the younger technology.
Sanya Shirmore (20) of Gulabnagar on the identical polling sales space stated she voted for a stable govt on the Centre.
Sukhdeo Singh, a senior citizen of Khagaria town, stated he has been voting for nearly six decades. “I vote as a result of each vote counts,” he stated.
Khagaria Lok Sabha seat incorporates six assembly segments of Alouli (SC), Khagaria, Beldaur and Parbatta in Khagaria, Simri Bakhtiyarpur in Saharsa and Hasanpur in Samastipur districts.
The main contest is between sitting LJP MP Choudhary Mehboob Ali Kaiser and Vikassheel Insaan Party(VIP) chief Mukesh Sahni.
Khagaria seat is supposed to be a litmus test for LJP supremo Ram Vilas Paswan, who hails from Shaharbanni village underneath the Alouli assembly segment of this constituency, in addition to CM Nitish Kumar as JD(U) represents 5 of its six assembly segments.
The maximum 62.80% of the electors exercised their franchise in Supaul, followed by means of 62.34% in Araria, 59.12% in Madhepura, 58.83% in Khagaria and 56.92% in Jhanjharpur Lok Sabha constituencies. Overall, the 60% voter turnout in the 5 seats used to be zero.92% more than in the 2014 parliamentary elections.
Weather, it seems, performed the function of facilitator as smart shower lashed the high-profile Madhepura constituency early morning and taken down temperature. The Yadav-dominated seat has a triangular contest between sitting MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, Sharad Yadav of RJD and Dinesh Chandra Yadav of JD(U).
Women citizens reached their respective polling booths early in the morning to cast their votes. Homemaker Rekha Ganguly told this newspaper at SNMP Law College sales space in Madhepura town: “I voted for a powerful govt on the Centre.”
First-time citizens, in particular ladies, were observed extra enthusiastic. “I am feeling proud after casting my vote. Now, I am additionally actively eager about deciding who will form the next govt. I would like security for ladies and jobs for youth from the next govt,” stated Deepa at model polling sales space on Parwati Science College premises in Madhepura town.
An 80-year-old voter with disabilities used to be taken to this sales space by means of his neighbours. He used to be unable to pronounce even his identify, but confirmed strength to workout his franchise.
Sushila Devi at Adarsh Middle School sales space stated she voted on the foundation of housing and bathroom schemes. She belonged to a under poverty line family.
The constituency in Kosi area incorporates six assembly segments — 3 each in Madhepura and Saharsa districts. Madhepura Behariganj and Alamnagar assembly segments are in Madhepura district, while Saharsa, Sonbersa and Mahisi are in Saharsa district.
In Muslim-dominated Araria constituency, voting began amid drizzle and cool breeze. Polling used to be non violent barring studies of EVM malfunctioning at more than 12 places and police attack on RJD worker Masoom at sales space numbers 213, 214 at Udahat underneath the Mahalgaon police station house and ballot boycott by means of the villagers at sales space number 79 and 80 at Sohendar underneath the Palasi police station house.
Paramilitary forces were deployed at each vulnerable and delicate sales space in the district. There used to be an immediate battle between BJP nominee Pradip Kumar Singh and RJD candidate Sarfaraz Alam.
“The margin of votes to win this time is perhaps less than in the 2018 byelection,” stated Tirtha Nand Yadav of Raniganj. Sugamlal Yadav stated he voted for development. Majority of the citizens in Araria Assembly segment, then again, didn't open their cards.
Jagdish Rishideo, a Musahar caste leader in Raniganj (R) assembly segment stated other people of his group were satisfied with the works finished by means of the federal government.
Barring a couple of incidents of technical faults in the EVMs in the morning, polling used to be additionally non violent in Jhanjharpur parliamentary constituency. The discernible trend amongst citizens used to be certainly one of sticking to overall caste-preferred alliances with minor variations here and there owing to local and personal reasons. While the main battle looked to be between JD(U)’s Ram Prit Mandal and RJD’s Gulab Yadav, former Union minister and five-time MP from here, Devendra Prasad Yadav, seemed to chip in to feebly make it appear a triangular contest.
NDA nominee Mandal is a recent entrant to JD(U) and is the ‘pramukh’ of Khutauna block, while Gulab is a first-time MLA from Jhanjharpur assembly constituency.
Caste-affiliations of the competing alliances — NDA comprising BJP-JD(U)-LJP and Mahagathbandhan of RJD-Cong-RLSP-VIP-HAM (S) -- are more likely to play a dominant function, without reference to sporadic minor cracks in them, in deciding the winner.
Though polling began on a brisk note in the morning, it bogged down a little in the noon, but picked up again in the afternoon as long queues of women were observed at many polling booths in the constituency.
Poll boycotts were additionally reported from a couple of places. The district administration, then again, persuaded the villagers of Bharhar in Laukaha assembly segment to cast votes after about 4 hours of their boycott. They were agitated over the poor situation of roads resulting in the village. Though now not resorting to ballot boycott, the villagers of Shishbari in the similar assembly segment complained of the state govt’s insensitivity in responding to their repeated requests for improving the situation of health center in the village.
Shila Devi, a subaltern housewife of Magarpatti village in Rajnagar block, together with 4 different women, stated she voted on development factor.
Sunil Jha, a first-time voter of Shishbari, stated: “I am satisfied with the present and robust management in the country.”
Meanwhile, opposite to the apprehension of violence in the Maoist-infested and riverine areas, polling handed off peacefully in Khagaria parliamentary constituency with sporadic incidents of skirmishes, clashes and system defects in the EVMs for a short while.
“We had made elaborate security preparations in the Maoist-hit areas for easy polling,” Khagaria SP Meenu Kumari stated.
Altogether 24 companies of paramilitary forces, but even so 3 sections of Mounted Military Police (MMP) and a chopper were pressed into service to keep an in depth watch on the troublemakers, she added.
The citizens boycotted polls at sales space number 65 of Chautham block underneath Beldaur assembly segment in protest towards loss of proper roads. Altogether 37 other people were arrested on the fee of violating the ballot procedure while 45 cars and money amounting to Rs2.81 lakh were additionally seized, legit assets stated.
Women outnumbered men in the first couple of hours of polling. Young girls and women were observed in two or 3 rows in entrance of several booths against this to unmarried line of fellows.
There were a number of first-time girl citizens at sales space number 66 of Khagaria assembly segment. Pushpa Bharti (21) of Sanhauli village stated she wanted proper tutorial infrastructure and employment alternative for the younger technology.
Sanya Shirmore (20) of Gulabnagar on the identical polling sales space stated she voted for a stable govt on the Centre.
Sukhdeo Singh, a senior citizen of Khagaria town, stated he has been voting for nearly six decades. “I vote as a result of each vote counts,” he stated.
Khagaria Lok Sabha seat incorporates six assembly segments of Alouli (SC), Khagaria, Beldaur and Parbatta in Khagaria, Simri Bakhtiyarpur in Saharsa and Hasanpur in Samastipur districts.
The main contest is between sitting LJP MP Choudhary Mehboob Ali Kaiser and Vikassheel Insaan Party(VIP) chief Mukesh Sahni.
Khagaria seat is supposed to be a litmus test for LJP supremo Ram Vilas Paswan, who hails from Shaharbanni village underneath the Alouli assembly segment of this constituency, in addition to CM Nitish Kumar as JD(U) represents 5 of its six assembly segments.
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