In Bihar, polling for the first phase of Assembly elections began 7 AM this morning. The polling is being held under tight security cover. The polling will be upto 5 p.m. In Simri Bakhtiarpur assembly constituency polling will be upto 3p.m. Polling is going on in 47 constituencies spread over eight districts of Madhubani, Supaul, Araria, Kishanganj, Purnea, Katihar, Madhepura and Saharsa. Over one crore seven lakh voters will decide the electoral fortune of 631 candidates including 52 women. Important candidates whose fate will be sealed in EVMs today are State Congress Chief Mehboob Ali Kaiser, and three Ministers Vijendra Prasad Yadav,Narendra Narayan Yadav and Smt. Renu Kumari.State Director General of Police said that jawans of central para-military forces have been deployed on booths for peaceful poll. He said, state's border with Nepal and West Bengal has been sealed to prevent any infiltration of anti social elements. The Director General of Police said Jawans of Special Task Force would keep air surveillance from helicopters to ensure trouble free polls.Chief Electoral officer Sudhir Kumar Rakesh told that Observers and Micro Observers have been appointed to ensure free and fair polls. Ten thousand eight hundred sixty eight polling booths have been set-up for this purpose. Mr. Rakesh said that for the first time, the Election Commission has made an arrangement to live webcast of the voting process from 20 percent of the booths directly to be monitored by the district election officers, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer at Patna and the Election Commission in New Delhi. Now we take you over to Krishna Kumar Lal who will describe the polling scenario at a polling booth in Madhubani:Meanwhile, the Election Commission has issued a list of 14 alternative documents to be accepted by presiding officers during assembly elections in Bihar to verify the identity of voters in case they do not have Electors photo identity card. These alternative documents include Passport, Driving licence, PAN card, Arms licence, Certificate of physically handicap, Freedom fighter identity card, Cast certificate, Pass book of bank or Post Office, Service identity card issued by state or central government offices and job card issued under NAREGA. Property document such as registered deed, Pension document,

In Bihar, polling for the first phase of Assembly elections began 7 AM this morning. The polling is being held under tight security cover. The polling will be upto 5 p.m. In Simri Bakhtiarpur assembly constituency polling will be upto 3p.m. Polling is going on in 47 constituencies spread over eight districts of Madhubani, Supaul, Araria, Kishanganj, Purnea, Katihar, Madhepura and Saharsa. Over one crore seven lakh voters will decide the electoral fortune of 631 candidates including 52 women. Important candidates whose fate will be sealed in EVMs today are State Congress Chief Mehboob Ali Kaiser, and three Ministers Vijendra Prasad Yadav,Narendra Narayan Yadav and Smt. Renu Kumari.State Director General of Police said that jawans of central para-military forces have been deployed on booths for peaceful poll. He said, state's border with Nepal and West Bengal has been sealed to prevent any infiltration of anti social elements. The Director General of Police said Jawans of Special Task Force would keep air surveillance from helicopters to ensure trouble free polls.Chief Electoral officer Sudhir Kumar Rakesh told that Observers and Micro Observers have been appointed to ensure free and fair polls. Ten thousand eight hundred sixty eight polling booths have been set-up for this purpose. Mr. Rakesh said that for the first time, the Election Commission has made an arrangement to live webcast of the voting process from 20 percent of the booths directly to be monitored by the district election officers, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer at Patna and the Election Commission in New Delhi. Now we take you over to Krishna Kumar Lal who will describe the polling scenario at a polling booth in Madhubani:Meanwhile, the Election Commission has issued a list of 14 alternative documents to be accepted by presiding officers during assembly elections in Bihar to verify the identity of voters in case they do not have Electors photo identity card. These alternative documents include Passport, Driving licence, PAN card, Arms licence, Certificate of physically handicap, Freedom fighter identity card, Cast certificate, Pass book of bank or Post Office, Service identity card issued by state or central government offices and job card issued under NAREGA. Property document such as registered deed, Pension document,