In Bihar, the second Phase of Panchayat Elections passed off peacefully. No untoward incident has been reported from any part of the state.<br />''  <br />''For the first time, EVMs was  used in Panchayat polls in the state. Electoral fortune of over 70 thousand candidates are sealed in EVMs.<br />''  <br />''An estimated 55 percent voting was recorded in todays poll. Polling was  held in 692 Gram Panchayats spread over 34 districts including Patna, Rohtash and Nalanda today. <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">  <br />''Counting of votes will take place on 1st  and 2nd  of October. Three thousand 402 candidates elected unopposed. The third phase of polling will be held on October 8.</span>