New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday announced that no re-polls have been recommended in the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections after a detailed post-poll scrutiny of voting records and related documents.

In a press note, the ECI said that the scrutiny of Form 17A (Register of Voters) and other poll-day documents was carried out across all 121 Assembly constituencies that went to polls in the first phase.

The exercise, aimed at ensuring transparency and identifying any malpractice at the polling stations, was conducted smoothly in the presence of 121 Returning Officers and an equal number of General Observers appointed by the Commission.

Around 455 candidates and their agents took part in the scrutiny process.

The Commission had earlier issued detailed

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