Counting of votes polled in Bihar Assembly elections began at 8 am on Tuesday at 55 counting centres across 38 districts of the state.
The voting across 243-assembly constituencies in Bihar was held in three phases on October 28, November 3, and November 7 to decide the fate of 3,755 candidates. Over 7,29,27,396 electors were eligible to vote in Bihar polls and the voter turnout was at 57.05 per cent, which was 0.39 per cent higher compared to 56.66 per cent in 2015 elections.
The poll body also increased the number of counting centres to 55 in 38 districts across Bihar, in order to comply with social distancing guidelines. The number of counting centres in the state was 38 during the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
EC trends for 200 of 243 seats: NDA leading on 102 seats – BJP 54, JDU-42, Vikassheel Insaan Party-5, HAM-1
Mahagathbandhan ahead on 88 seats – RJD 57, Congress 17, Left 14
BSP leading on one seat, LJP on 4, while AIMIM is ahead on 2 & independents on 3
EC trends for 189 of 243 seats: NDA leading on 97 seats – BJP 53, JDU 39, Vikassheel Insaan Party 5
Mahagathbandhan ahead on 82 seats – RJD 54, Congress 14, Left 14
BSP has a lead on one seat, LJP on four, while AIMIM is ahead on 2 & independents on three
Janata Dal (United) leading in Valmiki Nagar Lok Sabha seat in Bihar which went to by-poll, as per Election Commission
EC trends for 161 of 243 seats: NDA leading on 81 seats – BJP 42, JDU 34, Vikassheel Insaan Party 5 Mahagathbandhan ahead on 75 seats – RJD 51, Congress 13, Left 11 BSP has a lead on one seat, LJP on two, while AIMIM and an independent ahead on one each
A year ago, RJD couldn’t win a single seat in Lok Sabha polls. As per Lok Sabha results, JDU & allies were to win over 200 seats. In last one year, nothing has harmed brand Nitish or added to brand RJD, we’re losing only due to COVID19 impact: Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi
RJD’s Tej Pratap Yadav trailing behind JDU’s Raj Kumar Ray from Hasanpur seat
BJP’s Jamui candidate Shreyasi Singh leads over RJD’s Vijay Prakash by 1,323 votes.
Early trends of counting in Bihar assembly polls: the NDA is leading in 15 seats, while the Grand Alliance is ahead in nine constituencies.
As per the Election Commission of India’s trends at around 9:40 am on Tuesday NDA is leading on 32 seats – BJP 20, JDU 9 and Vikassheel Insaan Party on 3 seats.
