About 11 per cent voting in first two hours of Bihar polls
According to officials, the polling is going on by and large peacefully, though a can bomb, found by security personnel near a polling station in Rafiganj Assembly constituency created a stir among voters.
Among the constituencies where polling is going on are six Maoist-dominated districts- Kaimur, Rohtas, Arwal, Jehanabad, Aurangabad and Gaya.
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A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan Harendra Singh Gurjar,died of heart attack while he was manning a polling station at Baseta village of Imamganj Assembly constituency of Gaya district, CRPF Commandant Birendra.
In this phase, around 86 lakh voters will decide the fates of 456 candidates.
Amid tight security, voting began at 7 am in 32 constituencies spread across six Naxal-hit districts of the state.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged voters to cast their votes as he tweeted: "In the second phase of polling for the Bihar Assembly polls, I am urging voters to cast their votes."
Around 57 percent voters exercised their franchise in the first phase of polling for the Bihar Assembly polls on Monday.
Polling remained peaceful in the state which will witness five-phased polling to elect a new assembly.
The battle for Bihar is being fought mainly between the the BJP-led NDA and the 'grand alliance' of the ruling Janata Dal(U), Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Congress.
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