Polling for six nagar panchayats and municipal bypolls recorded an total voter turnout of 62.41 per cent, State Election Commissioner Deepak Prasad stated.
Polling, which was performed from 7 am to five pm, coated 489 cubicles, with 538 candidates within the fray. (Representational/HT)
State Election Commissioner Deepak Prasad stated whereas 70.20 per cent of the eligible voters used the e-voting system, 54.63 per cent exercised their franchise by visiting polling cubicles.
“Bihar has made history today. Bibha Kumari, a resident of Pakridayal in East Champaran district, became the first person in the country to cast a vote via mobile phone during a local body election,” the State Election Commission posted on X.
“A symbol of convenience, security, and empowered participation,” it added.
Polling for six nagar panchayats and municipal bypolls recorded an total voter turnout of 62.41 per cent, Prasad stated, including that the elections had been performed peacefully throughout all places.
Polling, which was performed from 7 am to five pm, coated 489 cubicles, with 538 candidates within the fray.
Prasad stated the introduction of e-voting goals to extend voter turnout and make the method extra inclusive.
The system was particularly designed for voters who face challenges in reaching polling cubicles, such because the aged, disabled, pregnant ladies, and migrants.
Only pre-registered customers had been allowed to vote by way of the e-voting platform, he added.
The districts the place the nagar panchayat and municipal bypolls had been held included Patna, Buxar, Bhojpur, Kaimur, Nalanda, Katihar, Araraia, Saharsa, East Champaran, and so forth.
Counting of votes might be held on June 30.
