7:39 AM (IST) BIHAR PHASE 2 ELECTION POLLING LATEST UPDATES OVER 2.85 CRORE VOTERS TO EXERCISE FRANCHISE IN PHASE 2 With the exception of three districts — Patna, Bhagalpur, and Nalanda —

the other districts voting today are situated north of the Ganga river. The districts in which polls will be held in the second phase are West Champaran, East Champaran, Sheohar, Sitamarhi,

Madhubani, Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur, Gopalganj, Siwan, Saran, Vaishali, Samastipur, Begusarai, Khagaria, Bhagalpur, Nalanda, and Patna. Out of the total 1,463 candidates in the second phase,

1,316 are men, 146 are women and one is transgender. Of the total 2,85,50,285 voters, 1,50,33,034 are male, 1,35,16,271 female and 980 transgender, as per the poll panel data. The Election