The voting in booth numbers 67 and 68 of Purnia was delayed due to a technical snag in the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) today.
The fifth and final phase of the Bihar Assembly polls began at 7 am today for 57 seats spread across nine districts.
The 57 constituencies include 24 in Seemanchal region bordering West Bengal and spread over Madhubani, Darbhanga, Supual, Madhepura, Saharsa, Araria, Kisanganj, Purnea, and Katihar districts.
The prominent leaders, whose fate would be decided in this phase include Janata Dal (United )'s Bijendra Prasad Yadav (Supaul), Rashtriya Janata Dal's Siddiqui (Alinagar), Minister Narendra Narayan Yadav (Alamnagar) and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's close aide Bhola Yadav (Bahadurpur).
