Voting for 121 of the 243 Assembly seats in the first phase of the Bihar elections was underway on Thursday. As of 5 pm, the voter turnout was 60.1%, according to the Election Commission.

While the highest turnout was recorded in Begusarai district (67.3%), the lowest polling was in Sheikhpura district (52.3%).

Voting is being held at 45,341 stations, most of them in rural areas. Of the 3.7 crore voters in these constituencies, 10.7 lakh are first-time voters, including 7.3 lakh between the age of 18 and 19.

The Opposition’s chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday urged the residents of Bihar to cast their votes in large numbers while keeping in mind their present and future, ANI reported.

“Vote for employment, education, good healthcare,” the Rashtriya Janata Dal leader said. “We are going to win, Bihar is going to win. A new government will be formed on 14th November...”