Bihar Assembly Elections phase II: As it happened

The second phase of staggered Assembly Elections in Bihar ended on Friday with about 54 percent of the 8.58 million electorate voting in 32 of the 243 constituencies.

Patna: Tens of thousands of voters on Friday defied the Maoists and stood in long-winding queues in the second phase of Bihar's staggered Assembly Elections. As many as 23 of the 32 constituencies where ballotting is taking place is Maoist-affected.

16 October 2015

18:26 IST

Women voters outnumbered men voters by 5%; polling% of women voters- 57.5%, polling % men voters- 52.5%, says EC.

18:24 IST

Giving a detailed information on the polling % for the second phase of  Bihar polls, the EC says: "Kaimur saw 57.86% polling, Rohtas- 54.66%, Arwal- 53.21%, Jehanabad - 56.49%, Aurangabad- 52.50% and Gaya - 55.54%."