<span style="color: #222222;">The fifth Phase of Panchayat Elections passed off peacefully in Bihar. No untoward incident has been reported from any part of the state.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">For the first time, EVMs was used in Panchayat polls in the state. Electoral fortune of 92 thousand 972 candidates are sealed in EVMs.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">An estimated over 60 percent voting was recorded in todays poll. Polling was today held in 58 blocks spread over 38 districts including Patna, Gaya  and Madhubani.<br />''</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Counting of votes will take place on 26th and 27 th of October. The sixth phase of polling will be held on November 3.</span><br />