Overview
- ECI data showed 60.13% turnout by 5 pm across 121 constituencies, with Begusarai leading and strong participation by women voters.
- Polling was largely peaceful, though Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha alleged his convoy was attacked in Lakhisarai; the election chief asked the state DGP to act.
- Opposition claims of power cuts and deliberate slow voting were rejected by Bihar’s Chief Electoral Officer, who said polling proceeded smoothly.
- High-profile contests featured RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav and BJP leaders Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, as Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party tested its debut appeal.
- Election logistics covered 45,341 polling stations for roughly 3.75 crore eligible voters, including about 10.72 lakh new electors.