Amid tight security arrangements, voting for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections was held peacefully on Thursday with the highest-ever voter turnout of 64.66% in the history of the state.

A total of 45,341 polling booths were set up across 121 constituencies in 18 districts, for over 3.75 crore voters. The fate of 1,314 candidates, including 122 women, was sealed in the EVMs.

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Till 5 pm, the highest polling was reported from Begusarai district (67.32%), followed by Samastipur (66.65%) and Madhepura (65.74%), while the lowest turnout was recorded in Sheikhpura, where 52.36 per cent of voters exercised their franchise.

Except for a few stray incidents reported from some areas, the polling passed off peacefully. Election boycotts were reported from Booth No. 56 in

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