This story is from September 24, 2021

Bihar: First phase of panchayat polls in 10 districts today

Voting for the first phase of election to the three-tier panchayati raj institutions will commence on Friday. The election will be held at 12 blocks in 10 districts from 7am to 5pm.
Bihar: First phase of panchayat polls in 10 districts today
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PATNA: Voting for the first phase of election to the three-tier panchayati raj institutions will commence on Friday. The election will be held at 12 blocks in 10 districts from 7am to 5pm.
Altogether 15,328 candidates are in the fray. Of these, 7,235 are male and 8,093 female voters. The officials of the State Election Commission (SEC) said on Thursday voting would be held at 2,119 polling booths set up in 1,609 buildings.
Counting of votes will take place on September 26 and 27.
However, 858 contestants have been elected unopposed and no candidates are in the fray on 72 posts where election will be held in the first phase.
Campaigning for Phase I came to an end at 5pm on Wednesday. The SEC also took stock of the preparations for the first phase and issued necessary directions.
For the first time, electronic voting machines (EVMs) are being used in the panchayat polls in the state. Election to the post of sarpanch and panch will be held through ballot papers while EVMs will be used for election of mukhiya, ward member, panchayat samiti, and zila parishad.
In the first phase, voting will take place under Dawath and Sanjhauli in Rohtas district, Belaganj and Khijarsarai in Kaimur, Govindpur in Nawada, Aurangabad, Kako in Jehanabad, Bandipur and Suryapur in Arwal, Tarapur in Munger, Sikandra in Jamui, and Dhauraiya in Banka districts, respectively.
Sources at the state police headquarters said 2,300 officers and 10,000 police personnel had been deployed in the districts concerned to ensure free, fair and peaceful polling.
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