Bihar polls: Voting under way for third phase

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Patna: Voting was under way on Thursday in the third phase of Bihar's elections, with the stakes high for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in the 48 constituencies spread across six districts. Ignoring the Maoists' call of poll boycott, voters, particularly women and youths, queued up outside the polling booths soon after balloting began at 7 a.m to elect a new 243-member assembly. In some places, queues started forming outside the polling booths minutes before the voting began.

Text: IANS

Images: PTI

Image: A Muslim voter displays his voter identity card before casting his ballot during the third phase of Bihar Assembly elections in Hajipur on October 28, 2010.