The poll panel said that a voter turnout of 53.51 percent was recorded but the figure was likely to go up
Polling in 94 Assembly constituencies in the second phase of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha polls was conducted peacefully, said the Election Commission on Tuesday, amid reports that voters in some villages boycotted the election.
The EC’s voter turnout mobile app showed a provisional voter turnout of over 54 percent for the phase two polls. The polling percentage is likely to go up as the poll panel updates the figure with more inputs from these constituencies. The voting percentage in the respective seats in the 2015 polls was 56.17, according to the Election Commission.
The combined voter turnout in the two phases was recorded at 53.79 percent till 5 pm, the Commission said.
The polling for the second phase took place even…