Bihar polls: Polling begins for 4th phase

New Delhi: Voting began on Sunday in the fourth and penultimate phase of the Bihar elections involving 55 assembly constituencies, including 12 affected by Maoists, in the state's flood-prone belt.

For the 55 seats being contested in this phase, a total of 1,46,93,294 electorate will be able to cast vote on 14,139 polling stations to elect their representatives from 776 candidates of which 57 are women.

The fourth phase covers seven districts of north and western Bihar – West Champaran, East Champaran, Sitamarhi, Sheohar, Muzaffarpur, Gopalganj and Siwan.

Voting will be held from 7 a.m. till 5 p.m. in 43 seats, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. in eight others and from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the remaining four.