Patna: An estimated 55 per cent voters cast their votes in Laukaha assembly bypoll in Bihar`s Madhubani district which passed off peacefully today, an election official said. There was no no report of violence or rigging of votes or any electoral malpractices, Additional Chief Electoral Officer Kumar Anshumali told reporters.
He said that the election authorities had deployed 1119 polling officials and used 267 EVMs. 20 companies of security forces were deployed for the bypoll. Countingn of votes will take place on December four. Altogether 13 candidates, including JD(U)`s Satish Kumar Sah, RJD`s Mukhtar Ahmed and CPI(M)`s Satya Narayan Yadav were in the fray.
The death of JD(U) Minister Hari Prasad Sah last month necessitated the poll.
PTI