Bihar Assembly Election: 54% votes polled in crucial second phase; highest polling in Muzaffarpur, lowest in Patna

In the second phase of the Bihar polls on Tuesday, 54.42 percent of the total 2.85 crore electors in 94 constituencies exercised their franchise till 6 pm, according to estimates by the Election Commission's Voter Turnout App.This projected turnout was slightly less than the 2015 elections where 55 percent of the electorate voted in the second phase.Among the 17 districts where these 94 seats are located, the highest poll percentage of 59.98 has been recorded in Muzaffarpur, followed by Begusarai at 58.82 percent and then Sitamarhi at 57.40 percent.The lowest turnout of 48.24 percent has been reported from the Patna district. Its Kumhrar, an urban constituency, has recorded just 36.4 percent voting.The estimated overall turnout at 6 pm is 52.77 percent (provisional), the poll panel data said. The turnout during the corresponding hours in the first phase on 28 October was  53.46 percent.The 94 constituencies of Bihar Assembly went to poll in the second phase of elections which will decide the electoral fate of RJD leader and Mahagathbandhan's chief ministerial face Tejashwi Yadav and more than 1,450 other candidates.Vaishali district's Raghopur, from where RJD leader and chief ministerial candidate of the opposition Grand Alliance Tejashwi Yadav is contesting, has recorded 54.42 percent polling, as per the EC data.Hasanpur constituency, from where Lalu Prasad's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav is in the fray, has recorded an estimated 57 percent votes.Over 56 percent voting was recorded in Parsa from where JDU's Chandrika Roy, the father of Tej Pratap's estranged wife Aishwarya, is contesting.Here is the estimated voter turnout in each constituency in Phase 2 of Bihar Assembly polls: (As per the Voter Turnout app)

Constituency Name	Estimated Turnout
Maner	61.80%
Chanpatia	63.62%
Madhuban	61%
Paroo	60%
Matihani	60.31%
Sahebpur Kamal	60.89%
Bachhwara	59.82%
Barauli	59.00%
Baruraj	61.20%
Alauli	57.62%
Fatuha	59.70%
Kalyanpur	60.01%
Bakhri	60.00%
Nathnagar	59.20%
Cheria Bariarpur	57.82%
Bakhtiarpur	59.20%
Sahebganj	56.52%
Phulwari	59.76%
Nautan	57.29%
Sitamarhi	58.80%
Jhanjharpur	55.70%
Kanti	61.43%
Kusheshwar Asthan	55.30%
Parbatta	57.23%
Minapur	60.90%
Bibhutipur	56%
Gopalpur	57.20%
Teghra	58.02%
Baikunthpur	56.64%
Hasanpur	57.00%
Begusarai	55.37%
Islampur	54.60%
Raghopur	54%
Bihpur	59.82%
Gaura Bauram	53.80%
Beldaur	53.73%
Sheohar	56.04%
Runnisaidpur	59.47%
Pirpainti	57.20%
Belsand	53.63%
Bhorey	54.18%
Sonepur	58%
Hilsa	53.20%
Harsidhi (SC)	59.75%
Govindganj	54.50%
Madhubani	52.60%
Vaishali	58.55%
Amnour	53%
Hajipur	57.16%
Lalganj	57%
Ujiarpur	56%
Mohiuddinnagar	55.00%
Phulparas	57.00%
Kuchaikote	54.00%
Khagaria	56.10%
Rajnagar	53.57%
Bettiah	58.24%
Benipur	53.40%
Chapra	53%
Garkha	53%
Parsa	56.78%
Rajgir	52%
Rosera	56.00%
Baniapur	53.89%
Rajapakar	53%
Daraundha	50.83%
Taraiya	54.30%
Asthawan	51.01%
Gopalganj	51.50%
Mahnar	54.10%
Marhaura	54.00%
Alinagar	55.20%
Darauli	52.80%
Harnaut	50.65
Darbhanga Rural	53.20%
Patna Sahib	50.60%
Hathua	55.60%
Goriakothi	50.03%
Ziradei	51.50%
Manjhi	55%
Danapur	49.80%
Pipra	52.07%
Barharia	52%
Nalanda	51.25%
Raghunathpur	51.34%
Maharajganj	54.10%
Ekma	51%
Siwan	52.15%
Kesaria	54.70%
Biharsharif	46.11%
Bhagalpur	42.50%
Bankipur	35.90%
Digha	34.50%
Kumhrar	36.40%

 Polling began at 7 am, but the time for its conclusion has been extended by one hour till 6 pm to facilitate COVID-19 patients and those with symptoms of the disease to exercise their franchise during the final hour.The process, however, concluded early in Maoist-hit areas.The Election Commission had said voting would end at 4 pm in eight seats — Gaura Bauram and Kusheshwar Asthan in Darbhanga district; Minapur, Paroo, and Sahebganj in Muzaffarpur; Alauli and Beldour in Khagaria; and Raghopur in Vaishali.