More than 24 percent polling till early afternoon in Bihar

Patna, Apr 11 The four Lok Sabha constituencies of Bihar, where polling is being held in the first of the seven-phase general elections on Thursday, enlisted 24.57 percent voter turnout till noon, an election official said.

Incidents of poll blacklist were reported from some places in Jamui and Nawada bodies electorate while the police recovered three bombs, including a cane bomb.

"Around 24.57 percent of voting was recorded in the first five hours of polling in four Lok Sabha seats," Joint Chief Electoral Officer Pravin Kumar Gupta told.

The CEO office said 25 percent turnout was recorded in Nawada assembly bypoll.

Voting at a polling station of Nawada Lok Sabha seat was withheld for some time following the capture of a polling officer who was found in a drunken state, official sources said.

Polling resumed at the booth after he was captured, the sources said.

According to reports received from the districts, people boycotted casting a ballot at certain stalls in Jamui and Nawada Lok Sabha constituencies refering to non-availability of water and lack of road connectivity in their areas.

A cane bomb was found from a polling station in Aurangabad Lok Sabha voting public just before voting started.

Two bombs were found underneath Nevta connect on Imamganj-Raniganj main road falling under Imamganj assembly constituency. The bombs were later defused.