The nomination process for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections concluded this evening. In this phase, polling will be held on 6th November for 121 assembly constituencies across 18 districts. Scrutiny of nomination papers will take place tomorrow, and candidates can withdraw their nominations until 20th October. Our correspondent reports that on the last day of nominations for the first phase, several prominent candidates, including four ministers from the Nitish Kumar government, filed their nomination papers. Senior BJP leader and Health Minister Mangal Pandey filed his nomination from the Siwan constituency. Jibesh Mishra submitted his papers as the BJP candidate from Jale in Darbhanga, while Dr. Prem Kumar filed his nomination from the Gaya Town constituency. JD(U) candi

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