India News | Bihar Municipal Polls: Counting of Votes Begins at 68 Centres

Patna, Dec 30 (PTI) Counting of votes for the Bihar municipal polls began on Friday morning amid tight security arrangements, a senior official said.

Voting to seal the political fate of 11,127 candidates in 23 districts of the state had taken place on Wednesday.

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“The counting of votes of 17 municipal corporations, including Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC), two nagar parishads and 49 nagar panchayats began at 8 am across 68 counting centers,” the official of the Bihar State Election Commission said.

“These centers are under multi-layered security cover. The result is expected to be out in the afternoon,” he said.

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Stray incidents of violence had marred polling for the urban local bodies in the state, with 57.17 per cent of the nearly 62 lakh voters exercising their franchise.

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