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Bihar polls: 109 nominations filled for first phase of Assembly elections

Patna, Oct 07 (UNI) Altogether 109 candidates including former Bihar Chief Minister and president of Hindustani Awam Morcha Jitan Ram Manjhi filed their nomination papers for the first phase of the three-phased Bihar assembly election here on Wednesday.
Sources at the Chief Electoral Officer said here today that the nominations were made for 26 seats out of 71 slated for the poll in the first phase.
International shooter Shreyasi Singh also filed her papers from Jamui constituency.
The last date for filing nomination is October 8 and the scrutiny of would be done the next day on October 9 for 71 assembly constituencies slated for polling on October 28.
The candidates can withdraw their nomination papers by October 12.
In the first phase, 71 assembly constituencies witnessing poll include Kahalgaon, Sultanganj, Amarpur, Dhoraiya (SC), Banka, Katoria (ST), Belhar, Tarapur, Munger, Jamalpur, Suryagarha, Lakhisarai, Sheikhpura, Barbigha, Mokama, Barh, Masaurhi (SC), Paliganj, Bikram, Sandesh, Barhara, Arrah, Agiaon (SC), Tarari, Jagdishpur, Shahpur, Brahampur, Buxar, Dumraon, Rajpur (SC), Ramgarh, Mohania (SC), Bhabua, Chainpur, Chenari (SC), Sasaram, Kargahar, Dinara, Nokha, Dehri, Karakat, Arwal, Kurtha, Jehanabad, Ghosi, Makhdumpur (SC), Goh, Obra, Nabinagar, Kutumba (SC), Aurangabad, Rafiganj, Gurua, Sherghati, Imamganj (SC), Barachatti (SC), Bodh Gaya (SC), Gaya Town, Tikari, Belaganj, Atri, Wazirganj, Rajauli (SC), Hisua, Nawada, Gobindpur, Warsaliganj, Sikandra (SC), Jamui, Jhajha, Chakai.
Counting of votes would take place on November 10.
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