The first phase of the Bihar Legislative Assembly elections concluded peacefully on Thursday, marking a historic voter turnout of 64.66%, the highest ever recorded in the state’s electoral history.

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi, closely monitored polling activities through 100% live webcasting, implemented for the first time across all polling stations in Bihar.

Polling was conducted across 121 Assembly Constituencies in 18 districts, covering an electorate of over 3.75 crore voters. The CEC also interacted with presiding officers and district election officials from the control room to ensure smooth conduct of the elections.

In a notable first, 16 international delegates from six countries — Sou

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