Bihar Assembly Elections 2015: Know all about 3rd phase polls

Patna, Oct 15: Bihar is all set to hold third phase of assembly elections on Wednesday, Oct 28. High-octave Bihar assembly polls are a neck-to-neck contest between the NDA-led alliance of BJP-LJP-HAM and the Grand Alliance of Congress-JDU-RJD.

Polling has already been held in 81 assembly seats in the first two phases on Oct 12 and Oct 16 respectively.

Let's take a look at the statistics of the third phase polls:

Total Electorate: 1,45,85,177 (Males: 78,31,388; Females: 66,86,718; Transgenders: 599)

Total Candidates: 808 (Females: 71; Criminal candidates: 215)

High profile candidates: RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadv's sons Tej Pratap Yadav, Tejashwi Prasad from Mahua and Raghopur , BJP leader Nand Kishore Yadav, Deputy Speaker Amarendra Pratap Singh (Ara) and BJP's chief whip Arun Kumar Sinha Kumhrar. [215 candidates have criminal cases pending against them]

Age Factor: 576 (72%) candidates have declared their age to be between 25 and 50 years while 226 (28%) candidates have declared their age to be between 51 and 80 years.

Party-wise candidates:

BJP- 34
BSP- 47
CPI- 19
CPM- 7
Congress- 7
JD (U)- 18
NCP- 2
RJD- 25
LJP- 10
RLSP- 2
Registered Political Parties (other then recognized National and State)- 354
Independents- 283

Constituencies (50):

1. Ekma
2. Manjhi
3. Baniapur
4. Taraiya
5. Marhaura
6. Chapra
7. Garkha (SC)
8. Amnour
9. Parsa
10. Sonepur
11. Hajipur
12. Lalgani
13. Vaishali
14. Mahua
15. Raja Pakar (SCl
16. Raghopur
17. Mahnar
18. Patepur (SC)
19. Asthawan
20. Biharsharif
21. Rajgir (SC)
22. Islampur
23. Hilsa
24. Nalanda
25. Harnaut
26. Mokama
27. Barh
28. Bakhtiarpur
29. Digha
30. Bankipur
31. Kumhrar
32. Patna Sahib
33. Fatuha
34. Danapur
35. Maner
36. Phulwari (SC)
37. Masaurhi (SC)
38. Paliganj
39. Bikram
40. Sandesh
41. Barhara
42. Arrah
43. Agiaon (SC)
44. Tarari
45. Iagdishpur
46. Shah pur
47. Brahampur
48. Buxar
49. Dumraon
50. Rajpur (SC)

Districts (6): Bhojpur, Buxar, Nalanda, Patna, Saran, Vaishali

Polling Time:

7 am to 3 pm: Valmikinagar, Ramanagar, Raghopur and Patepur segments

7 am to 5 am: In rest of the constituencies

Polling Stations: 14,170

Number of EVMs to be used in the elections:

Control Units - 14,170
Ballot Units - 20,812

Security: The polling booths will be manned by central forces and the polling will be webcast live for security purposes.

Key Issues: Corruption, Crime, Development, Drinking water, Unemployment, Migration of work force, Industrial Backwardness, Electricity, Poor educational infrastructure, and Neglect of rural areas.

Results: The counting of votes will take place on Sunday, November 8 for 243-assembly seats of Bihar.

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