Counting of votes for the Bihar Legislative Council elections is underway today, 27 October, for four graduate and four teacher constituencies. The results will decide the political future of 150 candidates contesting the eight seats.
According to the report, counting began at 8 a.m. at centres set up in Patna, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Purnia and Chapra. The votes are being counted for all four graduate constituencies and four teacher constituencies. Polling for these seats was held on 23 October.
The teacher constituencies recorded an average turnout of 74.55 percent, while the graduate constituencies saw 43.87 percent voting. Several candidates are in the fray for the Patna graduate seat. They include JDU’s Neeraj Kumar, Jan Suraaj’s Anuj Singh and RJD’s Dilip Kumar.
The counting process is being conducted in phases. Therefore, the initial trends should not be treated as the final results. The names of the winners will be confirmed only after the Election Commission makes its official announcement.
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