New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Over 53.77 per cent of eligible electors had cast their votes by 3 p.m. in the first phase of the Bihar Assembly polls on Thursday, with Begusarai district leading among 18 districts with 59.82 per cent turnout, according to provisional data on the ECI website.

Patna district recorded the most sluggish polling with turnout reaching 48.69 per cent till 3 p.m.

Among the seven Assembly constituencies in Begusarai district, Cherai-Bariarpur (AC 141) recorded the highest turnout of 62.55 per cent by 3 p.m. It was followed by Bachhwara (AC 142) with 60.98 per cent voting percentage till 3 p.m. and Teghra (AC 143) with 60.27 per cent turnout.

The turnout in Bhojpur district at 3 p.m. was 50.07 per cent, Buxar 51.69 per cent, Darbhanga 51.75 per cent, Gopalganj 58.17 per

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