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Nearly 9.5 lakh Bihar voters chose NOTA: EC

According to statistics released by the Election Commission, a total of 9,47,276 voters chose NOTA

Nearly 9.5 lakh Bihar voters chose NOTA: EC
IANS Patna
Last Updated : Nov 08 2015 | 10:02 PM IST

Around 9.5 lakh voters in Bihar chose not to vote for any candidate in the assembly elections and pressed the "None of the Above" (NOTA) button on the electronic voting machines (EVMs).

According to statistics released by the Election Commission on Sunday night, a total of 9,47,276 voters chose NOTA -- 2.5 per cent of the total votes polled.

The Grand Alliance of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress won a whopping 178 of the 243 seats, leaving the BJP and its allies with just 58 seats.

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First Published: Nov 08 2015 | 9:55 PM IST

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