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Bihar polls: Notification for fifth phase issued | The notification for the fifth phase of the six-phased State Assembly elections in Bihar was issued here today. Thirty-five out of 243 Assembly constituencies
will go to polls in this phase on November 9. The districts to be covered in this
phase are Patna, Gaya, Nawada, Nalanda, Sheikhpura, Jehanabad, Arwal and Bhojpur.
The last day for the filing of nominations for this phase is October 22 and scrutiny
will be over by October 23. Candidates can withdraw their nomination papers till
October 25. The six-phase poll for 243 seats begins from October 21 and concludes
on November 20 The first phase of elections will take place on October 21 for
47 state assembly seats, the second phase on October 24, the third phase on October
28 for 48 seats, the fourth on November1 for 42 seats, the fifth phase on November
9 for 25 seats and the sixth and last phase on November 20 for 26 seats. Counting
of votes will take place on November 24. Bihar has over 5.5 crore voters, who
will exercise their franchise through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
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