A voter turnout of 64.46 per cent was recorded provisionally at the close of polling in 121 seats in the first phase of Bihar elections on Thursday, an official said.

Amid stray incidents of violence, including an attack on Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sinha's vehicle, 64.46 per cent of 3.75 crore voters exercised their franchise.

Stakes are high for both the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc in the first phase of the assembly elections, with several key leaders, including RJD's Tejashwi Yadav, Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Sinha, and several ministers, in the fray. With PTI

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