PATNA: The first phase of voting in the Bihar Assembly election is moving into its final hours. The latest figures available are up to 5 p.m. According to these numbers, the polling percentage stands at 60.13%. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, INDIA bloc’s chief ministerial candidate and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, and Union ministers Giriraj Singh and Rajiv Ranjan Singh were among the prominent leaders who cast their votes.

A total of 1,314 candidates are in the fray across 121 constituencies, including Raghopur, where Tejashwi Yadav is contesting and Tarapur, where BJP’s Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary is contesting. Among the candidates, 122 are women, and Priti Kinnar, contesting from Bhore on behalf of the Jan Suraaj Party, is a tra

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